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M2 NVME SSD 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2023.

Average Bench: 178% (126th of 1074)

Based on 3 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON M2 NVME SSD 250GB
Poor: 102%Average: 178% Great: 233%

Outstanding average bench

The Kingston M2 NVME SSD 250GB averaged 78.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston M2 NVME SSD 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 494MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 742MB/s

Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this SSD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 31.2MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 560MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3 samples)
Rank 126178%
Min Avg Max
870 Read 1,585 2,029
801 Write 1,179 1,406
701 Mixed 1,011 1,181
222 SusWrite 560 1,126
242% 1,084 MB/s
Min Avg Max
39.1 4K Read 42.7 48.6
72.2 4K Write 120 157
18 4K Mixed 31.2 38.7
168% 64.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
343 DQ Read 673 840
481 DQ Write 742 888
338 DQ Mixed 494 585
431% 636 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U1006A5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1483 1439 1475 1578 525 257 MB/s
233% Outstanding
Read 1,855
Write 1,406
Mixed 1,151
SusWrite 1,126
310% 1,384 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 36.8
175% 68.7 MB/s
DQ Read 836
DQ Write 888
DQ Mixed 585
516% 770 MB/s
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U1006A5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 754 171 294 186 289 294 MB/s
200% Outstanding
Read 2,029
Write 1,331
Mixed 1,181
SusWrite 332
270% 1,218 MB/s
4K Read 48.6
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 38.7
206% 81.4 MB/s
DQ Read 840
DQ Write 857
DQ Mixed 559
500% 752 MB/s
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V1226A0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 531 103 149 305 131 116 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 870
Write 801
Mixed 701
SusWrite 222
145% 649 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 72.2
4K Mixed 18
122% 43.5 MB/s
DQ Read 343
DQ Write 481
DQ Mixed 338
276% 387 MB/s

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