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SMSM151S3/512G 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 65.8% (741st of 1080)

Based on 7 user benchmarks.  Model: Kingston SMSM151S3/512G
Poor: 52%Average: 65.8% Great: 82%

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Above average average bench

The Kingston SMSM151S3/512G 512GB averaged 34.2% 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 232MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 58.6MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SMSM151S3/512G 512GB is 30.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Kingston SMSM151S3/512G 512GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 12.6MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 134MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7 samples)
Rank 74165.8%
Min Avg Max
233 Read 361 452
252 Write 335 406
88.3 Mixed 228 383
222 SusWrite 335 392
70.8% 315 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.9 4K Read 20.5 26.8
15.7 4K Write 58.6 99.6
8.4 4K Mixed 12.6 16
78.2% 30.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
75.7 DQ Read 134 153
15 DQ Write 232 297
15.7 DQ Mixed 60.8 82.4
80.6% 142 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0927A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 396 394 394 390 400 MB/s
82.4% Excellent
Read 409
Write 380
Mixed 219
SusWrite 392
79% 350 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 99.6
4K Mixed 16
114% 47.5 MB/s
DQ Read 145
DQ Write 277
DQ Mixed 80
98% 167 MB/s
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0927A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 336 311 332 350 358 MB/s
73.7% Very good
Read 380
Write 377
Mixed 194
SusWrite 333
72% 321 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 86.6
4K Mixed 14.7
100% 41.5 MB/s
DQ Read 144
DQ Write 275
DQ Mixed 82.4
99% 167 MB/s
427GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V1021B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 258 385 391 409 392 MB/s
59.7% Above average
Read 452
Write 406
Mixed 383
SusWrite 367
90% 402 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 15.7
4K Mixed 13.4
57% 16.7 MB/s
DQ Read 75.7
DQ Write 15
DQ Mixed 15.7
19% 35.5 MB/s
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0927A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 313 325 326 305 312 MB/s
57.9% Above average
Read 308
Write 294
Mixed 201
SusWrite 310
63% 278 MB/s
4K Read 12.9
4K Write 50.5
4K Mixed 9.4
58% 24.3 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 297
DQ Mixed 77.1
99% 172 MB/s
439GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 208 228 225 232 236 MB/s
52.3% Above average
Read 370
Write 252
Mixed 286
SusWrite 222
63% 283 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 36.7
4K Mixed 8.4
56% 20.6 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 205
DQ Mixed 16.2
58% 125 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 76,175,467 SSDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 25%
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Desktop
Desktop 72%
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Workstation
Workstation 22%
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System: Default string

CPU
Xeon E5-2620 v3IntelBench 66%, 6,890 samples1,029x
Xeon E5-2640 v3IntelBench 71%, 3,267 samples965x
Xeon E5-2670 v3IntelBench 66%, 3,953 samples915x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples494x
UHD Graphics 600IntelBench 1%, 35,976 samples485x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $195Bench 71%, 428,800 samples464x
SSD
SMSM151S3/512G 512GBKingstonBench 66%, 7 samples1x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples1,373x
Atermiter 2x8GBUnknownBench 59%, 2,316 samples494x
123456789012345678 4x2GBABCDBench 24%, 5,869 samples356x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $59

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