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KBG30ZMV256G TOS 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 122% (187th of 1072)

Based on 248 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe KBG30ZMV256G TOS
Poor: 58%Average: 122% Great: 170%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme KBG30ZMV256G TOS 256GB averaged 21.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme KBG30ZMV256G TOS 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 334MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 579MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme KBG30ZMV256G TOS 256GB is 112%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme KBG30ZMV256G TOS 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 389MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 450MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 248 samples)
Rank 187122%
Min Avg Max
491 Read 745 949
71.7 Write 450 830
62.5 Mixed 476 753
46.3 SusWrite 389 740
115% 515 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.2 4K Read 39.3 50.8
17.4 4K Write 79.3 131
15.8 4K Mixed 46.3 67.8
161% 55 MB/s
Min Avg Max
332 DQ Read 579 658
54.9 DQ Write 272 510
54.8 DQ Mixed 334 545
272% 395 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ADHA0101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 13 12 32 34 72 MB/s
158% Outstanding
Read 2,884
Write 6.2
Mixed 10.7
SusWrite 28.5
152% 732 MB/s
4K Read 103
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
156% 34.3 MB/s
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 307 164 128 85 103 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 896
Write 148
Mixed 122
SusWrite 154
71% 330 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 84
4K Mixed 44.8
163% 56.3 MB/s
DQ Read 653
DQ Write 222
DQ Mixed 265
241% 380 MB/s
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ADHA0102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 222 179 58 59 68 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 842
Write 644
Mixed 634
SusWrite 172
128% 573 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 66.5
4K Mixed 45.2
149% 49.4 MB/s
DQ Read 574
DQ Write 160
DQ Mixed 393
283% 376 MB/s
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 116 74 140 154 194 MB/s
93.7% Outstanding
Read 758
Write 50.3
Mixed 568
SusWrite 134
83% 377 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 55.9
4K Mixed 39.8
128% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 633
DQ Write 39.8
DQ Mixed 170
166% 281 MB/s
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 111 104 95 95 107 MB/s
80% Excellent
Read 649
Write 155
Mixed 176
SusWrite 106
59% 272 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 58.7
4K Mixed 35.6
122% 41.5 MB/s
DQ Read 356
DQ Write 73.8
DQ Mixed 138
121% 189 MB/s
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ADHA0101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 61 17 31 65 14 MB/s
59.3% Above average
Read 686
Write 156
Mixed 22.9
SusWrite 36.9
48% 225 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 9.9
4K Mixed 16.5
71% 18.7 MB/s
DQ Read 355
DQ Write 19.2
DQ Mixed 42.8
67% 139 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,798,627 SSDs tested

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Typical KBG30ZMV256G TOS 256GB Builds (Compare 32,153 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 113%
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Desktop
Desktop 97%
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Workstation 104%
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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $241

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples8,139x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples7,874x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples3,820x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples2,424x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples2,343x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples2,151x
SSD
KBG30ZMV256G TOS 256GBNvmeBench 122%, 248 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,986x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples1,459x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples966x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 117% - Outstanding Total price: $756

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