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RBUSNS8154P3256GJ 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 96.2% (272nd of 1072)

Based on 18,615 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON RBUSNS8154P3256GJ
Poor: 63%Average: 96.2% Great: 126%

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Excellent average bench

The Kingston RBUSNS8154P3256GJ 256GB averaged just 3.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston RBUSNS8154P3256GJ 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 402MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 546MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston RBUSNS8154P3256GJ 256GB is 63.5%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kingston RBUSNS8154P3256GJ 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 237MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 62.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 18,615 samples)
Rank 27296.2%
Min Avg Max
380 Read 602 749
230 Write 532 817
246 Mixed 481 732
116 SusWrite 237 347
104% 463 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.5 4K Read 32.5 35.4
24.7 4K Write 62.9 98.5
13.4 4K Mixed 30.5 46.7
122% 42 MB/s
Min Avg Max
313 DQ Read 546 703
204 DQ Write 410 699
201 DQ Mixed 402 587
321% 453 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FK11.C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 207 205 209 203 209 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 772
Write 808
Mixed 617
SusWrite 239
136% 609 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 57.6
4K Mixed 36.6
114% 39.4 MB/s
DQ Read 696
DQ Write 466
DQ Mixed 491
391% 551 MB/s
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FK11.C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 213 216 218 220 216 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 647
Write 614
Mixed 670
SusWrite 251
122% 545 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 61.6
4K Mixed 41.3
122% 42.3 MB/s
DQ Read 689
DQ Write 530
DQ Mixed 500
404% 573 MB/s
73GB free
Firmware: E8FK11.C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 238 236 247 250 235 MB/s
83.5% Excellent
Read 622
Write 639
Mixed 566
SusWrite 280
118% 527 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 23.1
4K Mixed 23.2
77% 23.2 MB/s
DQ Read 679
DQ Write 109
DQ Mixed 191
192% 327 MB/s
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FK11.C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 212 213 220 214 236 MB/s
83.1% Excellent
Read 644
Write 547
Mixed 584
SusWrite 250
113% 506 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 43.9
4K Mixed 26.9
91% 30.8 MB/s
DQ Read 399
DQ Write 231
DQ Mixed 297
226% 309 MB/s
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FK11.C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 183 173 181 178 175 MB/s
80.8% Excellent
Read 581
Write 555
Mixed 620
SusWrite 216
111% 493 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 41
4K Mixed 23.8
88% 29.5 MB/s
DQ Read 485
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 416
304% 400 MB/s
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Gaming 35%
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Desktop 76%
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Workstation 30%
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CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples730x
Core i5-8300HIntelBench 65%, 167,898 samples481x
GPU
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples634x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples576x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples1x
SSD
RBUSNS8154P3256GJ 256GBKingstonBench 96%, 18,615 samples219x
RAM
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 1x8GBHynixBench 40%, 73,050 samples234x
HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 1x16GBHynixBench 44%, 33,430 samples173x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 96,646 samples86x
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