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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 70.1% (674th of 1080)

Based on 10 user benchmarks.  Model: KSM256
Poor: 37%Average: 70.1% Great: 82%

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Good average bench

The KSM256 256GB averaged 29.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 268MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 63.2MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the KSM256 256GB is 44.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the KSM256 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 28.8MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 118MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)
Rank 67470.1%
Min Avg Max
377 Read 451 515
348 Write 389 433
55.7 Mixed 305 365
118 SusWrite 304 403
81.2% 362 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.2 4K Read 19.6 25.6
23.3 4K Write 63.2 113
1.2 4K Mixed 16.5 22.5
84.3% 33.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
109 DQ Read 118 132
46.5 DQ Write 268 333
19.6 DQ Mixed 28.8 33.5
68.9% 138 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
238GB free
Firmware: S0628A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 415 438 445 446 446 MB/s
92% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 433
Mixed 365
SusWrite 393
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 22.5
127% 53.6 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 30.3
79% 160 MB/s
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0628A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 312 345 345 387 183 MB/s
81.9% Excellent
Read 487
Write 415
Mixed 316
SusWrite 316
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 94.3
4K Mixed 20.9
112% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 122
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 28.5
79% 161 MB/s
228GB free
Firmware: S0618B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 401 403 404 404 404 MB/s
76.7% Very good
Read 465
Write 391
Mixed 344
SusWrite 403
90% 401 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 52.1
4K Mixed 17.3
80% 29.7 MB/s
DQ Read 109
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 30.7
78% 156 MB/s
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0618B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 133 71 68 28 97 MB/s
53.2% Above average
Read 455
Write 375
Mixed 338
SusWrite 118
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 17.4
4K Write 43.1
4K Mixed 15
68% 25.2 MB/s
DQ Read 113
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 28.8
60% 119 MB/s
68GB free
Firmware: 0204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 358 168 69 52 52 MB/s
52.8% Above average
Read 389
Write 349
Mixed 294
SusWrite 172
67% 301 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 38.2
4K Mixed 15.9
71% 24.6 MB/s
DQ Read 112
DQ Write 134
DQ Mixed 28
48% 91.4 MB/s
68GB free
Firmware: 0204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 169 83 67 52 65 MB/s
37.2% Below average
Read 377
Write 348
Mixed 55.7
SusWrite 131
50% 228 MB/s
4K Read 16.2
4K Write 23.3
4K Mixed 1.2
38% 13.6 MB/s
DQ Read 125
DQ Write 46.5
DQ Mixed 19.6
32% 63.7 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 77,541,018 SSDs tested

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Typical KSM256 256GB Builds (Compare 7 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 42824YG

CPU
Core i7-2860QMIntel  $469Bench 62%, 4,317 samples7x
GPU
Quadro 2000MNvidiaBench 5%, 3,227 samples7x
SSD
KSM256 256GBBench 70%, 10 samples1x
RAM
KHX1600C9S3L/4G 029E CM3X4GSD1066 KHX1600C9S3L/4G 029E CM3X4GSD1066 16GBKingstonBench 37%, 4 samples4x
Team-Elite-1333 4x8GBTeamBench 48%, 68 samples1x
RMT3020EC58E9F1333 2x4GBRamaxelBench 44%, 946 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $469

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