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TOSHIBA 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 63.3% (761st of 1072)

Based on 1,520 user benchmarks.  Model: KBG30ZPZ256G TOSHIBA
Poor: 30%Average: 63.3% Great: 117%

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Above average average bench

The Kbg30zpz256g TOSHIBA 256GB averaged 36.6% 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 Mixed IO Speed 141MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 400MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kbg30zpz256g TOSHIBA 256GB is 87.8%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kbg30zpz256g TOSHIBA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 127MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 181MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,520 samples)
Rank 76163.3%
Min Avg Max
308 Read 440 580
12.6 Write 193 461
19 Mixed 181 458
11.8 SusWrite 127 405
51.8% 235 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.3 4K Read 28.7 45.4
6.33 4K Write 38.3 89.6
7.43 4K Mixed 22.4 54.4
92.4% 29.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
169 DQ Read 400 651
13.5 DQ Write 108 244
22.1 DQ Mixed 141 407
133% 217 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ADMS0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 31 13 14 12 13 MB/s
63.5% Good
Read 1,000
Write 15.4
Mixed 20.9
SusWrite 19.5
55% 264 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 11.1
78% 18 MB/s
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ADMS0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 14 38 14 34 14 MB/s
53.6% Above average
Read 813
Write 22.2
Mixed 24.2
SusWrite 25
46% 221 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 22
61% 14.5 MB/s
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ADMS0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 89 97 93 115 126 MB/s
49.9% Average
Read 393
Write 171
Mixed 50
SusWrite 108
39% 181 MB/s
4K Read 14.5
4K Write 35.2
4K Mixed 16.7
62% 22.1 MB/s
DQ Read 300
DQ Write 84.5
DQ Mixed 90.1
93% 158 MB/s
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ADMS0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 148 175 123 130 133 MB/s
48.4% Average
Read 391
Write 204
Mixed 227
SusWrite 142
54% 241 MB/s
4K Read 8.3
4K Write 57.6
4K Mixed 11.7
58% 25.9 MB/s
DQ Read 244
DQ Write 60.2
DQ Mixed 139
106% 148 MB/s
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ADMS0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 113 111 113 99 88 MB/s
41.1% Average
Read 318
Write 184
Mixed 124
SusWrite 104
40% 182 MB/s
4K Read 14.9
4K Write 10.3
4K Mixed 10.7
42% 12 MB/s
DQ Read 330
DQ Write 92.3
DQ Mixed 89.5
98% 170 MB/s
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ADMS0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 32 14 14 35 13 MB/s
40.4% Average
Read 381
Write 105
Mixed 27.9
SusWrite 23.3
29% 134 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 8.4
4K Mixed 9.9
54% 14.1 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 14.5
DQ Mixed 32.8
61% 133 MB/s
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System: Microsoft Surface Pro 6

CPU
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples803x
Core i7-8650UIntelBench 52%, 42,414 samples506x
Core i5-8350UIntelBench 52%, 19,808 samples367x
GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples1,676x
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TOSHIBA 256GBKbg30zpz256gBench 63%, 1,520 samples1x
RAM
2x4GBSamsungBench 59%, 26,293 samples932x
H9CCNNNBJTALAR-NUD 2x4GBHynixBench 61%, 14,211 samples380x
2x8GBSamsungBench 62%, 17,576 samples236x
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