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OM3PDP3256B-AH 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2022.

Average Bench: 96.6% (270th of 1072)

Based on 13 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON OM3PDP3256B-AH
Poor: 48%Average: 96.6% Great: 129%

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Excellent average bench

The Kingston OM3PDP3256B-AH 256GB averaged just 3.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston OM3PDP3256B-AH 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 281MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 787MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston OM3PDP3256B-AH 256GB is 81.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kingston OM3PDP3256B-AH 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 348MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 59MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 13 samples)
Rank 27096.6%
Min Avg Max
168 Read 754 1,096
402 Write 787 1,009
102 Mixed 652 858
230 SusWrite 348 516
143% 635 MB/s
Min Avg Max
2 4K Read 22.6 42.8
4.4 4K Write 59 107
2.4 4K Mixed 31.9 55.4
106% 37.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
37.8 DQ Read 369 612
78.1 DQ Write 216 422
49.9 DQ Mixed 281 404
212% 289 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 695 669 302 275 339 316 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 905
Write 947
Mixed 858
SusWrite 433
177% 786 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 33.9
4K Mixed 24.5
84% 27.2 MB/s
DQ Read 612
DQ Write 422
DQ Mixed 356
309% 463 MB/s
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 645 522 3.8 304 283 133 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 886
Write 993
Mixed 761
SusWrite 315
166% 739 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 63.6
4K Mixed 40.2
133% 45.1 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 245
DQ Mixed 321
235% 310 MB/s
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 258 232 308 317 337 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 816
Write 893
Mixed 772
SusWrite 285
155% 691 MB/s
4K Read 41.9
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 50.8
182% 64.8 MB/s
DQ Read 37.8
DQ Write 78.1
DQ Mixed 49.9
40% 55.3 MB/s
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 544 540 292 290 312 MB/s
90.1% Outstanding
Read 936
Write 1,008
Mixed 688
SusWrite 396
170% 757 MB/s
4K Read 4.6
4K Write 31.6
4K Mixed 11
38% 15.7 MB/s
DQ Read 434
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 396
291% 385 MB/s
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 459 133 206 309 223 MB/s
85.7% Excellent
Read 812
Write 731
Mixed 804
SusWrite 304
149% 663 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 37.5
4K Mixed 23.4
83% 27.6 MB/s
DQ Read 233
DQ Write 173
DQ Mixed 199
150% 202 MB/s
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Gaming 9%
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Desktop 40%
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Workstation 8%
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System: HP Pro x360 Fortis 11 inch G9 Notebook PC

CPU
Pentium Silver N6000IntelBench 34%, 1,823 samples33x
Celeron N5100IntelBench 34%, 996 samples10x
Celeron N4500IntelBench 28%, 1,026 samples1x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 4%, 1,242 samples33x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 4%, 2,226 samples10x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 2%, 4,536 samples1x
SSD
OM3PDP3256B-AH 256GBKingstonBench 97%, 13 samples1x
RAM
K4A8G165WC-BCWE 2x4GBSamsungBench 69%, 1,054 samples19x
H5AN8G6NDJR-XNC 2x4GBHynixBench 67%, 684 samples17x
MT40A512M16TB-062E:R 2x4GBMicronBench 66%, 267 samples6x
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