Kingston

OM8SEP4256Q-A0 256GB

OM8SEP4256Q-A0 256GB
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Effective Speed +34% Effective Speed 34%Average Score +42% Read 132%, Write 63%, 4K Read 7%, 4K Write 5%, Mixed 89%, 4K Mixed -53%, SusWrite 47%Peak Score +128% Read 348%, Write 120%, 4K Read 48%, 4K Write 94%, Mixed 175%, 4K Mixed -17%, SusWrite 127%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +100% DQ Read 14%, DQ Write 190%, DQ Mixed 28%, ADQ Read 21%, ADQ Write 82%, ADQ Mixed 44%, Age 326%, AS-SSD Total 95%

Average Bench: 132% (176^th of 1072)

Based on 25 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON OM8SEP4256Q-A0

Poor: 71%Average: 132% Great: 233%

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Outstanding average bench

The Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0 256GB averaged 31.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 374MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 527MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0 256GB is 161%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kingston OM8SEP4256Q-A0 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 437MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 29.5MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)

Rank 176132%

Min	Avg	Max
288	Read 1,061	2,271
260	Write 662	1,067
239	Mixed 679	1165
132	SusWrite 437	878
158% 710 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
12.2	4K Read 36.6	63.7
20.3	4K Write 92	237
10.9	4K Mixed 29.5	49.8
142% 52.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
286	DQ Read 395	417
241	DQ Write 527	1,038
258	DQ Mixed 374	425
307% 432 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

FRA-User, 4 months ago.

189GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBI01108

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1002 226 182 185 183 182 MB/s

210% Outstanding

Write 1,021

Mixed 1,077

SusWrite 327

263% 1,197 MB/s

4K Read 60.2

4K Write 172

4K Mixed 44.3

239% 92.3 MB/s

DQ Read 415

DQ Write 689

DQ Mixed 420

356% 508 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

238GB free

Firmware: SBI01108

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1030 1046 1047 591 189 190 MB/s

192% Outstanding

Write 1,062

Mixed 1,112

SusWrite 682

248% 1,111 MB/s

4K Read 44.7

4K Write 125

4K Mixed 43.2

189% 70.9 MB/s

DQ Read 420

DQ Write 954

DQ Mixed 422

397% 598 MB/s

RUS-User, 5 months ago.

76GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBI01108

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1030 268 185 189 190 190 MB/s

190% Outstanding

Write 1,028

Mixed 1,138

SusWrite 342

260% 1,179 MB/s

4K Read 53.2

4K Write 116

4K Mixed 42.2

196% 70.6 MB/s

DQ Read 416

DQ Write 595

DQ Mixed 424

343% 478 MB/s

RUS-User, 5 months ago.

141GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBI01108

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1021 288 189 190 190 190 MB/s

185% Outstanding

Write 1,029

Mixed 1,091

SusWrite 345

255% 1,157 MB/s

4K Read 50.4

4K Write 108

4K Mixed 39.8

185% 66.1 MB/s

DQ Read 415

DQ Write 598

DQ Mixed 422

343% 479 MB/s

CAN-User, 6 months ago.

191GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBI01108

SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 482 239 171 177 177 MB/s

104% Outstanding

Write 472

Mixed 482

SusWrite 286

103% 460 MB/s

4K Read 39.5

4K Write 79.1

4K Mixed 32.3

143% 50.3 MB/s

DQ Read 413

DQ Write 462

DQ Mixed 365

295% 413 MB/s

TWN-User, 5 days ago.

198GB free

Firmware: SBI01108

SusWrite @10s intervals: 580 570 563 559 528 349 MB/s

96.5% Outstanding

Write 562

Mixed 489

SusWrite 525

125% 558 MB/s

4K Read 42.1

4K Write 24.9

4K Mixed 24

108% 30.3 MB/s

DQ Read 245

DQ Write 25.8

DQ Mixed 45.9

56% 106 MB/s

USA-User, 14 days ago.

49GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBI01108

SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 161 160 162 160 169 MB/s

64.2% Good

Write 444

Mixed 461

SusWrite 191

91% 405 MB/s

4K Read 21.6

4K Write 32.3

4K Mixed 15.8

70% 23.2 MB/s

DQ Read 293

DQ Write 182

DQ Mixed 288

201% 254 MB/s

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Desktop 50%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Bosgame B95

CPU
N95IntelBench 47%, 1,057 samples	18x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 3%, 811 samples	18x

SSD
OM8SEP4256Q-A0 256GBKingstonBench 132%, 25 samples	11x

RAM
CT8G4SFS832A.M8FR 1x8GBCrucialBench 44%, 269 samples	8x
Longsys Electronics Co Ltd FD4AS3200CQGZE 1x16GBShenzhenBench 44%, 15 samples	8x
Vengeance SODIM DDR4 3200 C22 1x31GBCorsairBench 41%, 112 samples	1x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Kingston

OM8SEP4256Q-A0 256GB

Average Bench: 132% (176^th of 1072)

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OM8SEP4256Q-A0 256GB

Average Bench: 132% (176th of 1072)

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Terrible consistency

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Average Bench: 132% (176^th of 1072)