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Effective Speed -661%Effective Speed -661%Average Score -717%Read -726%, Write -1,118%, 4K Read -244%, 4K Write -250%, Mixed -866%, 4K Mixed -473%, SusWrite -1,340%Peak Score -506%Read -320%, Write -580%, 4K Read -374%, 4K Write -267%, Mixed -467%, 4K Mixed -549%, SusWrite -982%Value & Sentiment -771%User Rating -37%, Market Share -1,506%Nice To Haves -674%DQ Read -454%, DQ Write -244%, DQ Mixed -486%, ADQ Read -806%, ADQ Write -375%, ADQ Mixed -2,098%, Age -565%, AS-SSD Total -367%

Average Bench: 71.7% (644^th of 1080)

Based on 7,147 user benchmarks. Model: KingFast

Poor: 31%Average: 71.7% Great: 139%

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Good average bench

The KingFast 256GB averaged 28.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 265MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the KingFast 256GB is 107%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the KingFast 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 220MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 189MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 7,147 samples)

Rank 64471.7%

Min	Avg	Max
321	Read 506	1410
96.2	Write 381	944
24.3	Mixed 334	824
43.1	SusWrite 220	422
80.4% 360 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13	4K Read 26	40.6
11.3	4K Write 59	104
0.4	4K Mixed 19.3	33.9
95.3% 34.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
79.3	DQ Read 189	418
17.1	DQ Write 265	551
0.46	DQ Mixed 67.6	357
95.6% 174 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

MUS-User, 3 days ago.

53GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V0530B3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 151 167 150 154 145 MB/s

133% Outstanding

Write 910

Mixed 882

SusWrite 201

196% 887 MB/s

4K Read 34.5

4K Write 78.4

4K Mixed 28.1

130% 47 MB/s

DQ Read 410

DQ Write 459

DQ Mixed 412

316% 427 MB/s

POL-User, 3 days ago.

198GB free

Firmware: S1211A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 455 452 456 343 138 MB/s

96.5% Outstanding

Write 458

Mixed 354

SusWrite 384

96% 428 MB/s

4K Read 27.7

4K Write 113

4K Mixed 24.6

134% 55.2 MB/s

DQ Read 251

DQ Write 340

DQ Mixed 30.2

97% 207 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

173GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V0718B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 191 39 64 56 47 MB/s

76.2% Very good

Write 426

Mixed 378

SusWrite 138

80% 356 MB/s

4K Read 31.1

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 22

134% 54.5 MB/s

DQ Read 83.9

DQ Write 340

DQ Mixed 28

75% 150 MB/s

TUN-User, 3 days ago.

201GB free (System drive)

Firmware: W0905A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 321 318 326 317 285 MB/s

61.3% Good

Write 293

Mixed 322

SusWrite 309

73% 323 MB/s

4K Read 19.7

4K Write 37.1

4K Mixed 18.5

73% 25.1 MB/s

DQ Read 128

DQ Write 118

DQ Mixed 46.4

56% 97.5 MB/s

EGY-User, 3 days ago.

58GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 140 27 82 75 74 MB/s

47.8% Average

Write 346

Mixed 309

SusWrite 93.5

63% 282 MB/s

4K Read 15.1

4K Write 34.6

4K Mixed 12.5

57% 20.7 MB/s

DQ Read 191

DQ Write 248

DQ Mixed 50.3

85% 163 MB/s

DEU-User, 1 day ago.

116GB free (System drive)

Firmware: U0503A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 23 103 23 83 43 MB/s

41.8% Average

Write 162

Mixed 43.9

SusWrite 64.5

33% 150 MB/s

4K Read 10.8

4K Write 47.4

4K Mixed 9.8

54% 22.7 MB/s

DQ Read 178

DQ Write 222

DQ Mixed 0.5

56% 134 MB/s

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 8%

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System: HP EliteDesk 800 G1 SFF

CPU
Core i5-4570Intel $65Bench 62%, 129,272 samples	1,935x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	1,643x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	919x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	3,589x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	445x
GTX 1650Nvidia $148Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	437x

SSD
KingFast 256GBBench 72%, 7,147 samples	121x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	97x
HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 51%, 8,612 samples	87x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 17,707 samples	84x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $80

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Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $285	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $146
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KingFast 256GB

Average Bench: 71.7% (644^th of 1080)

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