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Toshiba

THNSNK256GCS8 SATA 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 65.7% (734th of 1072)

Based on 1,249 user benchmarks.  Model: TOSHIBA THNSNK256GCS8 SATA 256GB
Poor: 46%Average: 65.7% Great: 83%

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Above average average bench

The Toshiba THNSNK256GCS8 SATA 256GB 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 Mixed IO Speed 137MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 327MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba THNSNK256GCS8 SATA 256GB is 36.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Toshiba THNSNK256GCS8 SATA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 180MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 189MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,249 samples)
Rank 73465.7%
Min Avg Max
299 Read 357 410
90.9 Write 218 260
125 Mixed 180 205
91.4 SusWrite 189 253
52.5% 236 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.81 4K Read 18.3 25.5
22.3 4K Write 66.2 105
11.6 4K Mixed 24.7 35.5
94.4% 36.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
93.5 DQ Read 327 369
66.4 DQ Write 168 209
54.9 DQ Mixed 137 167
131% 211 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
236GB free
Firmware: K8DC4101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 256 256 257 257 256 MB/s
78.1% Very good
Read 380
Write 261
Mixed 204
SusWrite 257
62% 275 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 70.7
4K Mixed 31.5
113% 41.8 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 160
150% 239 MB/s
155GB free (System drive)
Firmware: K8DC4101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 190 186 173 241 192 MB/s
60.6% Good
Read 338
Write 239
Mixed 190
SusWrite 200
54% 242 MB/s
4K Read 14.7
4K Write 56.2
4K Mixed 24.3
83% 31.7 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 65.1
DQ Mixed 117
108% 174 MB/s
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: K8DA4101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 217 218 232 228 235 MB/s
43.6% Average
Read 306
Write 241
Mixed 164
SusWrite 222
52% 233 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 15.6
4K Mixed 14.7
54% 15.9 MB/s
DQ Read 19.7
DQ Write 39
DQ Mixed 26.6
21% 28.4 MB/s
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System: Dell Inspiron 13-5378

CPU
Core i5-7200UIntelBench 45%, 205,332 samples352x
Core i7-7500UIntelBench 48%, 139,101 samples235x
Core i3-7100UIntelBench 43%, 37,239 samples144x
GPU
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples757x
HD Graphics 610IntelBench 2%, 9,913 samples26x
SSD
THNSNK256GCS8 SATA 256GBToshibaBench 66%, 1,249 samples43x
RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBUnknownBench 37%, 41,676 samples138x
8ATF1G64HZ-2G3B1 1x8GBUnknownBench 37%, 4,524 samples99x
HMA851S6AFR6N-UH 1x4GBUnknownBench 33%, 8,561 samples40x
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