Average Bench: 60.6% (798th of 1072)

Based on 755 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON RBU-SNS8100S3256GD

Above average average bench

The Kingston RBU-SNS8100S3256GD 256GB averaged 39.3% 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 Random Read Speed 21.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 444MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston RBU-SNS8100S3256GD 256GB is 33.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Kingston RBU-SNS8100S3256GD 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 178MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 240MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 755 samples)
Min Avg Max
343 Read 444 496
129 Write 293 331
112 Mixed 240 388
64 SusWrite 178 317
64.2% 289 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.5 4K Read 21.8 29
14.8 4K Write 51.2 82.6
6.8 4K Mixed 15.3 20.7
79.7% 29.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.5 DQ Read 150 169
50.4 DQ Write 185 229
8.11 DQ Mixed 51.3 65.4
70.9% 129 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
232GB free
Firmware: S8FM06.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 320 322 322 310 320 MB/s
Read 498
Write 332
Mixed 239
SusWrite 317
77% 347 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 59.5
4K Mixed 14.6
82% 31.8 MB/s
DQ Read 169
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 62.7
85% 152 MB/s
186GB free
Firmware: S8FM06.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 308 315 262 232 209 MB/s
Read 456
Write 196
Mixed 239
SusWrite 274
65% 291 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 54.4
4K Mixed 19.1
88% 32.1 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 222
DQ Mixed 63.1
84% 151 MB/s
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S8FM06.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 323 327 328 318 328 MB/s
Read 415
Write 322
Mixed 236
SusWrite 323
73% 324 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 47.9
4K Mixed 16.4
80% 28.8 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 63.7
86% 153 MB/s
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S8FM06.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 203 138 93 85 90 MB/s
Read 425
Write 325
Mixed 231
SusWrite 134
62% 279 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 37.4
4K Mixed 17
74% 25.4 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 130
DQ Mixed 64.6
71% 120 MB/s
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S8FM06.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 54 151 38 65 25 MB/s
Read 381
Write 302
Mixed 207
SusWrite 74.3
54% 241 MB/s
4K Read 15.8
4K Write 18.6
4K Mixed 14.2
52% 16.2 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 185
DQ Mixed 10.7
50% 112 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,872,508 SSDs tested

Typical RBU-SNS8100S3256GD 256GB Builds (Compare 493 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire VN7-791

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