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THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 109% (229th of 1080)

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 229109%
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%
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 35 37 37 38 MB/s
432% Outstanding
Read 5,401
Write 47
Mixed 91.3
SusWrite 36.3
290% 1,394 MB/s
4K Read 529
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 4.8
809% 179 MB/s
148GB free
Firmware: 5KDA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 262 272 263 266 264 MB/s
134% Outstanding
Read 1,061
Write 773
Mixed 779
SusWrite 267
160% 720 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 81.1
4K Mixed 48.2
159% 55 MB/s
DQ Read 836
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 561
418% 570 MB/s
163GB free
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 263 269 258 271 260 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 580
Write 285
Mixed 448
SusWrite 266
88% 395 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 79.9
4K Mixed 43
145% 51.4 MB/s
DQ Read 781
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 406
333% 489 MB/s
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KHA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 238 230 229 229 224 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 741
Write 530
Mixed 418
SusWrite 228
106% 479 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 66.6
4K Mixed 34.3
118% 42.2 MB/s
DQ Read 703
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 343
286% 428 MB/s
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 247 206 177 199 199 MB/s
96.2% Outstanding
Read 607
Write 781
Mixed 546
SusWrite 199
120% 533 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 91.9
4K Mixed 14.8
117% 46.5 MB/s
DQ Read 798
DQ Write 395
DQ Mixed 410
354% 534 MB/s
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KDA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 229 257 216 226 221 MB/s
87.2% Excellent
Read 839
Write 698
Mixed 420
SusWrite 236
122% 548 MB/s
4K Read 11.6
4K Write 46.5
4K Mixed 28.8
79% 29 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 298
226% 306 MB/s
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5KHA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 120 117 119 135 130 MB/s
82.8% Excellent
Read 364
Write 181
Mixed 434
SusWrite 128
62% 277 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 56.6
4K Mixed 42.7
132% 43.5 MB/s
DQ Read 762
DQ Write 87.4
DQ Mixed 156
182% 335 MB/s
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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  $135Bench 76%, 256,717 samples1,355x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $200Bench 84%, 712,312 samples469x
Core i5-7400Intel  $70Bench 64%, 234,266 samples269x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples704x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples472x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples183x
SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples396x
RAM
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 74%, 20,415 samples230x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G3B1 2x8GBMicronBench 73%, 7,552 samples161x
HMA82GU6AFR8N-UH 1x16GBHynixBench 43%, 3,066 samples76x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $413

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