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SMSR150S3256G 128GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 54% (859th of 1072)

Based on 35 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SMSR150S3256G
Poor: 38%Average: 54% Great: 68%

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Average average bench

The Kingston SMSR150S3256G 128GB averaged 45.9% 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 437MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SMSR150S3256G 128GB is 29.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Kingston SMSR150S3256G 128GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 148MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 171MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 35 samples)
Rank 85954%
Min Avg Max
305 Read 437 509
15.6 Write 171 192
10.5 Mixed 223 270
94.7 SusWrite 148 187
54.1% 245 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.45 4K Read 20.5 29.1
15.6 4K Write 50.5 107
0.8 4K Mixed 12.1 20.5
73.3% 27.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.7 DQ Read 107 151
22.9 DQ Write 159 220
5.44 DQ Mixed 34 58.9
53.5% 100 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S8FM04.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 181 178 183 187 186 MB/s
71.5% Very good
Read 434
Write 188
Mixed 226
SusWrite 184
57% 258 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 18.8
120% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 149
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 58.3
80% 143 MB/s
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S8FM04.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 144 160 107 126 183 MB/s
58.4% Above average
Read 464
Write 172
Mixed 223
SusWrite 146
55% 251 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 41.7
4K Mixed 17.3
77% 26.9 MB/s
DQ Read 149
DQ Write 202
DQ Mixed 54.9
75% 135 MB/s
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S8FM04.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 169 154 177 174 180 MB/s
52.6% Above average
Read 421
Write 158
Mixed 185
SusWrite 170
52% 234 MB/s
4K Read 14.5
4K Write 33.4
4K Mixed 14.4
58% 20.8 MB/s
DQ Read 147
DQ Write 202
DQ Mixed 53.1
74% 134 MB/s
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S8FM04.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 127 128 78 133 151 MB/s
49.6% Average
Read 399
Write 173
Mixed 205
SusWrite 130
50% 227 MB/s
4K Read 18.9
4K Write 31.2
4K Mixed 15.5
65% 21.9 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 134
DQ Mixed 56.8
65% 110 MB/s
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S8FM04.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 161 89 53 37 146 MB/s
48.6% Average
Read 406
Write 180
Mixed 214
SusWrite 97.6
50% 224 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 34.5
4K Mixed 14.8
66% 22.7 MB/s
DQ Read 113
DQ Write 191
DQ Mixed 49.6
66% 118 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,776,094 SSDs tested

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Gaming 7%
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Desktop 50%
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Workstation 6%
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System: Acer Aspire S7-392

CPU
Core i7-4500UIntel  $393Bench 50%, 39,249 samples27x
Core i5-4200UIntel  $281Bench 43%, 64,450 samples11x
Core i5-4210UIntelBench 41%, 82,966 samples2x
GPU
HD 4400 (Mobile 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 275,372 samples40x
SSD
SMSR150S3256G 128GBKingstonBench 54%, 35 samples1x
RAM
2x4GBElpidaBench 51%, 4,362 samples29x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples7x
2x2GBElpidaBench 44%, 4,273 samples2x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 46% - Average Total price: $393

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