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RBU-SMS100S3256GA 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 62.3% (775th of 1072)

Based on 118 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON RBU-SMS100S3256GA
Poor: 42%Average: 62.3% Great: 75%

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Above average average bench

The Kingston RBU-SMS100S3256GA 256GB averaged 37.7% 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 Random Read Speed 22.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 456MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston RBU-SMS100S3256GA 256GB is 32.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Kingston RBU-SMS100S3256GA 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 189MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 12.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 118 samples)
Rank 77562.3%
Min Avg Max
355 Read 456 503
67.7 Write 316 360
135 Mixed 288 410
59 SusWrite 189 345
69.6% 312 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.4 4K Read 22.2 28.1
14.9 4K Write 50.1 71.4
6.2 4K Mixed 12.6 18.8
76.3% 28.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.6 DQ Read 135 172
20.6 DQ Write 170 229
7.03 DQ Mixed 36.8 59.8
59.9% 114 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S8FM06.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 287 312 310 336 334 MB/s
65.8% Good
Read 432
Write 331
Mixed 218
SusWrite 308
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 20.2
4K Write 39.6
4K Mixed 16.1
72% 25.3 MB/s
DQ Read 169
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 57.4
78% 141 MB/s
117GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S8FM06.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 337 215 27 7.3 84 MB/s
65.8% Good
Read 482
Write 307
Mixed 240
SusWrite 163
66% 298 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 57.6
4K Mixed 19
94% 34.1 MB/s
DQ Read 171
DQ Write 222
DQ Mixed 57.8
82% 150 MB/s
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S8FM06.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 90 94 57 36 32 MB/s
39.5% Below average
Read 511
Write 25
Mixed 15.2
SusWrite 59.5
32% 153 MB/s
4K Read 13.7
4K Write 11.8
4K Mixed 6.7
36% 10.7 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 110
DQ Mixed 9.3
35% 78.4 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,666,380 SSDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 6%
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Desktop
Desktop 43%
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Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire V5-573G

CPU
Core i5-4200UIntel  $281Bench 43%, 64,450 samples136x
Core i7-4500UIntel  $393Bench 50%, 39,249 samples99x
Core i5-4210UIntelBench 41%, 82,966 samples50x
GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples235x
GeForce GT 750MNvidiaBench 8%, 13,088 samples47x
GTX 850MNvidiaBench 14%, 13,931 samples15x
SSD
RBU-SMS100S3256GA 256GBKingstonBench 62%, 118 samples1x
RAM
HMT451S6MFR6A-PB HMT451S6MFR8A-PB 8GBHynixBench 51%, 1,105 samples88x
HMT451S6MFR6A-PB HMT451S6AFR8A-PB 8GBHynixBench 50%, 270 samples25x
HMT451S6MFR6A-PB Kingston ACR16D3LS1KFG/4G 8GBHynixBench 50%, 239 samples18x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 42% - Average Total price: $281

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