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THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2...
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Effective Speed -401%Effective Speed -401%Average Score -601%Read -438%, Write -1,015%, 4K Read -167%, 4K Write -124%, Mixed -675%, 4K Mixed -190%, SusWrite -1,597%Peak Score -594%Read -426%, Write -741%, 4K Read -350%, 4K Write -165%, Mixed -524%, 4K Mixed -278%, SusWrite -1,673%Value & Sentiment -466%User Rating -37%, Market Share -896%Nice To Haves -282%DQ Read -177%, DQ Write -286%, DQ Mixed -255%, ADQ Read -150%, ADQ Write -344%, ADQ Mixed -365%, Age -432%, AS-SSD Total -249%

Average Bench: 109% (229^th 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

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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

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

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

USA-User, 3 days ago.

28GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 36 37 37 33 MB/s

337% Outstanding

Write 43.3

Mixed 94.5

SusWrite 36.1

268% 1,292 MB/s

4K Read 331

4K Write 2.5

4K Mixed 5.1

510% 113 MB/s

USA-User, 3 days ago.

173GB free

Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 268 265 272 199 128 MB/s

142% Outstanding

Write 391

Mixed 414

SusWrite 237

106% 483 MB/s

4K Read 37.7

4K Write 185

4K Mixed 55.7

226% 92.7 MB/s

DQ Read 756

DQ Write 259

DQ Mixed 379

313% 464 MB/s

USA-User, 2 days ago.

149GB free

Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 233 238 271 251 255 MB/s

136% Outstanding

Write 333

Mixed 347

SusWrite 252

105% 480 MB/s

4K Read 26.4

4K Write 165

4K Mixed 51.9

194% 81.1 MB/s

DQ Read 760

DQ Write 213

DQ Mixed 400

317% 458 MB/s

USA-User, 9 hrs ago.

51GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 95 109 76 70 71 MB/s

92.1% Outstanding

Write 341

Mixed 383

SusWrite 85.2

100% 456 MB/s

4K Read 28.3

4K Write 37

4K Mixed 34.3

106% 33.2 MB/s

DQ Read 532

DQ Write 41.6

DQ Mixed 158

147% 244 MB/s

USA-User, 4 days ago.

103GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 105 98 83 47 66 MB/s

76.2% Very good

Write 358

Mixed 219

SusWrite 93.7

71% 324 MB/s

4K Read 25.8

4K Write 71.4

4K Mixed 24.6

108% 40.6 MB/s

DQ Read 384

DQ Write 196

DQ Mixed 245

194% 275 MB/s

ROU-User, 4 days ago.

15GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 5KDA4101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 61 54 66 88 60 MB/s

52.9% Above average

Write 114

Mixed 286

SusWrite 72.1

45% 203 MB/s

4K Read 4.7

4K Write 56.8

4K Mixed 30.1

76% 30.5 MB/s

DQ Read 298

DQ Write 155

DQ Mixed 148

131% 200 MB/s

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System: Alienware Aurora R6

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $100Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	1,408x
Core i7-7700KIntel $148Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	475x
Core i5-7400Intel $70Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	279x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	732x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	482x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	186x

SSD
THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 109%, 23,829 samples	408x

RAM
HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 74%, 20,415 samples	233x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G3B1 2x8GBMicronBench 73%, 7,552 samples	165x
HMA82GU6AFR8N-UH 1x16GBHynixBench 43%, 3,066 samples	77x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $378

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Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $299	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $380	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
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Toshiba

THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

Average Bench: 109% (229^th of 1080)

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THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

Average Bench: 109% (229th of 1080)

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Very poor consistency

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