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SMSM150S324G1 24GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 34.7% (993rd of 1074)

Based on 10 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SMSM150S324G1
Poor: 31%Average: 34.7% Great: 38%

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Poor average bench

The Kingston SMSM150S324G1 24GB averaged 65.2% 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 Random Read Speed 20.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 357MB/s

Excellent consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SMSM150S324G1 24GB is just 7.61%. This is an extremely narrow range which indicates that the Kingston SMSM150S324G1 24GB performs superbly consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 13.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 37.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)
Rank 99334.7%
Min Avg Max
293 Read 357 398
22.7 Write 76.4 118
88 Mixed 142 173
24 SusWrite 37.9 42.5
33.3% 153 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.6 4K Read 20.5 24.7
8.6 4K Write 14.9 17.2
5.88 4K Mixed 9.68 13.7
51.3% 15 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.1 DQ Read 80.4 93.4
6.3 DQ Write 13.1 17.4
5.4 DQ Mixed 16.4 26.5
19.8% 36.6 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
17GB free
Firmware: S8FM03.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 37 38 37 38 37 MB/s
34.5% Below average
Read 364
Write 48.7
Mixed 142
SusWrite 39.9
32% 149 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 11.3
4K Mixed 8.9
54% 14.8 MB/s
DQ Read 74.1
DQ Write 8.5
DQ Mixed 13.6
17% 32.1 MB/s
22GB free
Firmware: S8FM03.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 41 40 39 40 39 MB/s
34.5% Below average
Read 334
Write 52.7
Mixed 152
SusWrite 41.5
32% 145 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 17.1
4K Mixed 12.7
54% 16.2 MB/s
DQ Read 92
DQ Write 17.4
DQ Mixed 24.5
26% 44.6 MB/s
12GB free
Firmware: S8FM03.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 44 33 36 23 20 MB/s
33.2% Below average
Read 387
Write 31.7
Mixed 109
SusWrite 34.4
30% 140 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 11
4K Mixed 7.6
46% 13 MB/s
DQ Read 90.6
DQ Write 9.2
DQ Mixed 14.8
20% 38.2 MB/s
22GB free
Firmware: S8FM03.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 38 40 40 38 37 MB/s
32.6% Below average
Read 325
Write 100
Mixed 147
SusWrite 42.5
34% 154 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 16.6
4K Mixed 11.2
48% 14.8 MB/s
DQ Read 93.4
DQ Write 16
DQ Mixed 26.5
27% 45.3 MB/s
12GB free
Firmware: S8FM03.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 30 25 23 17 16 MB/s
32% Below average
Read 398
Write 22.7
Mixed 88
SusWrite 24
28% 133 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 8.6
4K Mixed 6.9
43% 11.7 MB/s
DQ Read 92.8
DQ Write 6.3
DQ Mixed 5.4
15% 34.8 MB/s
22GB free
Firmware: S8FM03.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 41 39 39 35 38 MB/s
30.5% Below average
Read 293
Write 105
Mixed 143
SusWrite 39.2
32% 145 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 16.5
4K Mixed 10.9
46% 14.3 MB/s
DQ Read 92.8
DQ Write 17.2
DQ Mixed 26.4
27% 45.5 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 76,022,698 SSDs tested

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Typical SMSM150S324G1 24GB Builds (Compare 336 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
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Workstation
Workstation 4%
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System: Asus K46CB

CPU
Core i7-3537UIntelBench 52%, 17,065 samples130x
Core i5-3317UIntel  $225Bench 47%, 26,848 samples77x
Core i5-3337UIntelBench 47%, 33,616 samples73x
GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples247x
GeForce GT 740MNvidiaBench 6%, 15,605 samples88x
GTX 750Nvidia  $120Bench 15%, 66,662 samples1x
SSD
SMSM150S324G1 24GBKingstonBench 35%, 10 samples1x
RAM
SH564128FJ8NWRNSQR 0194 SH564568FJ8NZRNSDR 6GBUnknownBench 42%, 320 samples35x
SH564128FJ8NWRNSQR 2x4GBSmartBench 46%, 660 samples22x
EBJ40UG8BBU0-GN-F Hynix HMT325S6CFR8C-PB 6GBElpidaBench 41%, 736 samples18x
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