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THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 109% (221st of 1072)

Based on 23,829 user benchmarks.  Models: THNSN5256GPUK TOSHIBA, NVMe THNSN5256GPUK TO, THNSN5256GPUK NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB, NVMe THNSN5256GPUK NV
Poor: 66%Average: 109% Great: 141%

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Outstanding average bench

The Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB averaged 8.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 319MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 685MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB is 74.1%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 186MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 417MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 23,829 samples)
Rank 221109%
Min Avg Max
269 Read 779 1,127
62.3 Write 417 765
200 Mixed 417 748
77 SusWrite 186 258
99.5% 450 MB/s
Min Avg Max
6.78 4K Read 33.4 42.7
31.9 4K Write 92.3 143
10.6 4K Mixed 38.1 58
148% 54.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
291 DQ Read 685 837
85.1 DQ Write 283 493
49.6 DQ Mixed 319 591
280% 429 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 191 213 161 150 158 MB/s
120% Outstanding
Read 1,098
Write 748
Mixed 765
SusWrite 184
155% 698 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 58.4
4K Mixed 41.6
139% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 696
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 298
271% 425 MB/s
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 208 219 193 187 211 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 764
Write 260
Mixed 390
SusWrite 215
90% 407 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 65.3
4K Mixed 44.8
135% 46.2 MB/s
DQ Read 805
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 375
326% 499 MB/s
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 97 121 81 85 124 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 954
Write 612
Mixed 296
SusWrite 104
108% 492 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 63.1
4K Mixed 41.8
121% 42.5 MB/s
DQ Read 638
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 268
235% 364 MB/s
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 242 175 191 186 178 MB/s
92.7% Outstanding
Read 766
Write 372
Mixed 399
SusWrite 191
96% 432 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 56.5
4K Mixed 32.4
101% 36.1 MB/s
DQ Read 541
DQ Write 297
DQ Mixed 310
260% 383 MB/s
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KHA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 135 237 147 154 162 MB/s
61.5% Good
Read 442
Write 567
Mixed 384
SusWrite 173
88% 391 MB/s
4K Read 20.5
4K Write 34.4
4K Mixed 24.1
80% 26.3 MB/s
DQ Read 244
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 151
122% 174 MB/s
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Typical THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB Builds (Compare 2,121 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
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Desktop 83%
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Workstation 55%
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System: Alienware Aurora R6

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples1,330x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples447x
Core i5-7400Intel  $110Bench 64%, 234,266 samples261x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples696x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples458x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples178x
SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples390x
RAM
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 74%, 20,415 samples228x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G3B1 2x8GBMicronBench 73%, 7,552 samples158x
M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 74%, 24,860 samples75x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $299

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