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SATA3-256GB 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Average Bench: 64.6% (745th of 1072)

Based on 24 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSPEED SATA3-256GB
Poor: 28%Average: 64.6% Great: 97%

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Above average average bench

The Kingspeed SATA3-256GB 256GB averaged 35.3% 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 279MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.9MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingspeed SATA3-256GB 256GB is 68.9%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kingspeed SATA3-256GB 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 21.7MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 125MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 24 samples)
Rank 74564.6%
Min Avg Max
351 Read 436 514
167 Write 345 438
9.7 Mixed 254 431
20.7 SusWrite 222 446
70.2% 314 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.7 4K Read 25.9 43.9
4.3 4K Write 63.3 113
0.2 4K Mixed 12.3 25.3
88.5% 33.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
54.6 DQ Read 125 178
74.7 DQ Write 279 348
0.1 DQ Mixed 21.7 43.8
67.9% 142 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0803A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 441 447 450 454 452 MB/s
100% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 436
Mixed 431
SusWrite 446
103% 456 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 24.6
140% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 34.3
90% 184 MB/s
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0803A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 442 429 113 159 107 MB/s
76.3% Very good
Read 514
Write 286
Mixed 431
SusWrite 276
84% 377 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 0.2
108% 47.8 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 29.6
81% 164 MB/s
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0803A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 429 444 126 56 56 MB/s
66.9% Good
Read 488
Write 336
Mixed 21.6
SusWrite 247
60% 273 MB/s
4K Read 15.4
4K Write 57.7
4K Mixed 14
72% 29 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 0.5
72% 167 MB/s
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0506A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 23 35 26 17 29 MB/s
30.5% Below average
Read 391
Write 201
Mixed 15
SusWrite 32.3
35% 160 MB/s
4K Read 8.7
4K Write 44.1
4K Mixed 0.5
37% 17.8 MB/s
DQ Read 54.6
DQ Write 74.7
DQ Mixed 0.7
18% 43.3 MB/s
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0506A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 27 11 41 38 49 MB/s
27.8% Poor
Read 362
Write 229
Mixed 16.4
SusWrite 33.1
35% 160 MB/s
4K Read 15.3
4K Write 8.7
4K Mixed 0.5
28% 8.17 MB/s
DQ Read 63.1
DQ Write 105
DQ Mixed 0.6
24% 56.2 MB/s
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0506A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 71 19 18 57 11 MB/s
25.4% Poor
Read 369
Write 167
Mixed 10
SusWrite 31.4
31% 144 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 0.3
33% 8.37 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,905,846 SSDs tested

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Gaming 7%
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Desktop 62%
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Workstation 6%
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System: HP Compaq Elite 8300 CMT

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples1,043x
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples971x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples402x
GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples382x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples336x
HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 52,547 samples209x
SSD
SATA3-256GB 256GBKingspeedBench 65%, 24 samples1x
RAM
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 17,707 samples48x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples27x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples27x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $297

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