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Toshiba

THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 156% (111th of 1016)

Based on 9,347 user benchmarks.  Models: NVMe THNSN5256GPU7 TO, THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe TOSHIBA 256GB, THNSN5256GPU7 TOSHIBA, NVMe THNSN5256GPU7 NV
Poor: 86%Average: 156% Great: 213%

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Outstanding average bench

The Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB averaged 55.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 516MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 703MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB is 126%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 595MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 633MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9,347 samples)
Rank 111156%
Min Avg Max
450 Read 1,023 1,451
223 Write 701 1,068
331 Mixed 633 852
176 SusWrite 595 1,007
165% 738 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.7 4K Read 42.3 44.7
28.4 4K Write 92.5 140
15.1 4K Mixed 45.4 61.8
171% 60.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
291 DQ Read 703 849
152 DQ Write 498 755
259 DQ Mixed 516 652
408% 572 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57DA4105 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 826 1013 961 1073 1102 1100 MB/s
206% Outstanding
Read 1,281
Write 976
Mixed 709
SusWrite 1,012
223% 995 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 58.8
196% 73.3 MB/s
DQ Read 842
DQ Write 574
DQ Mixed 581
468% 666 MB/s
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57XA4104 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 988 1068 1010 1147 909 983 MB/s
189% Outstanding
Read 1,014
Write 744
Mixed 760
SusWrite 1,018
199% 884 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 46.4
169% 61.2 MB/s
DQ Read 841
DQ Write 713
DQ Mixed 641
517% 732 MB/s
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57XA4104 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 913 986 1003 1043 876 842 MB/s
186% Outstanding
Read 893
Write 835
Mixed 661
SusWrite 944
188% 833 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 58.9
194% 70 MB/s
DQ Read 840
DQ Write 611
DQ Mixed 611
488% 687 MB/s
133GB free
Firmware: 57XA4104 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 989 992 991 896 505 166 MB/s
181% Outstanding
Read 1,397
Write 996
Mixed 847
SusWrite 756
223% 999 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 92.5
4K Mixed 40.4
144% 53.9 MB/s
DQ Read 830
DQ Write 719
DQ Mixed 621
508% 724 MB/s
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57XA4104 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 992 929 801 678 642 718 MB/s
175% Outstanding
Read 791
Write 828
Mixed 658
SusWrite 793
173% 768 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 56.2
201% 73.8 MB/s
DQ Read 784
DQ Write 717
DQ Mixed 635
508% 712 MB/s
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57XA4104 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 813 808 798 809 809 792 MB/s
170% Outstanding
Read 991
Write 903
Mixed 706
SusWrite 805
191% 851 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 40.7
154% 59.3 MB/s
DQ Read 820
DQ Write 697
DQ Mixed 598
492% 705 MB/s
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57MS4109 Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 374 376 439 448 449 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 574
Mixed 520
SusWrite 411
114% 504 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 84.9
4K Mixed 42
154% 54.6 MB/s
DQ Read 580
DQ Write 273
DQ Mixed 389
298% 414 MB/s
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Typical THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB Builds (Compare 8,556 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 14%
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Desktop
Desktop 53%
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Workstation 25%
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System: Microsoft Surface Pro 4

CPU
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 43%, 25,553 samples5,201x
Core i7-6650UIntelBench 48%, 3,601 samples2,587x
Core m3-6Y30IntelBench 30%, 3,581 samples767x
GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 184,491 samples5,199x
Iris 540 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 7%, 4,265 samples1,374x
Iris Graphics 540IntelBench 8%, 2,538 samples1,213x
SSD
THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 156%, 9,347 samples1x
RAM
2x4GBSamsungBench 60%, 14,184 samples2,012x
2x2GBSamsungBench 49%, 5,948 samples1,848x
2x4GBHynixBench 61%, 5,020 samples1,660x
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9 months ago.

Superbly fast, extremely reliable.

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Good

2 years ago.

The drive is great and fast but speeds can drop really quickly and is overall very jumpy in terms of speed. But I still encounter this SSD as being fast then most drives you will ever see.

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