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RBUSNS8154P3256GJ2 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 87.3% (366th of 1072)

Based on 285 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON RBUSNS8154P3256GJ2
Poor: 61%Average: 87.3% Great: 119%

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Very good average bench

The Kingston RBUSNS8154P3256GJ2 256GB averaged just 12.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston RBUSNS8154P3256GJ2 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 446MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 589MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston RBUSNS8154P3256GJ2 256GB is 57.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston RBUSNS8154P3256GJ2 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 262MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 58.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 285 samples)
Rank 36687.3%
Min Avg Max
310 Read 450 700
255 Write 485 772
230 Mixed 418 701
152 SusWrite 262 337
90.8% 403 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.53 4K Read 22.3 34.9
35.1 4K Write 58.3 107
13.3 4K Mixed 30.1 46.4
103% 36.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
352 DQ Read 589 704
180 DQ Write 373 676
222 DQ Mixed 446 585
342% 469 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FK11.Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 212 208 215 213 215 MB/s
82.8% Excellent
Read 584
Write 638
Mixed 609
SusWrite 235
116% 517 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 44
4K Mixed 23
90% 30.4 MB/s
DQ Read 550
DQ Write 254
DQ Mixed 300
250% 368 MB/s
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FK11.Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 207 217 220 216 219 MB/s
73% Very good
Read 548
Write 255
Mixed 255
SusWrite 253
73% 328 MB/s
4K Read 17.7
4K Write 44.7
4K Mixed 18.9
75% 27.1 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 296
219% 293 MB/s
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FK11.Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 253 180 164 173 168 MB/s
68.3% Good
Read 428
Write 477
Mixed 425
SusWrite 213
87% 386 MB/s
4K Read 14.6
4K Write 32.2
4K Mixed 19.1
64% 22 MB/s
DQ Read 460
DQ Write 370
DQ Mixed 394
301% 408 MB/s
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FK11.Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 250 180 148 135 42 MB/s
48.2% Average
Read 574
Write 535
Mixed 250
SusWrite 162
85% 380 MB/s
4K Read 5.2
4K Write 20.9
4K Mixed 7.2
28% 11.1 MB/s
DQ Read 184
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 127
102% 145 MB/s
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FK11.Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 191 192 182 225 214 MB/s
48.1% Average
Read 350
Write 189
Mixed 317
SusWrite 204
59% 265 MB/s
4K Read 7.9
4K Write 21.1
4K Mixed 12.6
39% 13.9 MB/s
DQ Read 293
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 203
152% 208 MB/s
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System: Asus ZenBook UX533FD_UX533FD

CPU
Core i7-8565UIntelBench 55%, 81,207 samples196x
Core i5-8265UIntelBench 53%, 87,841 samples41x
GPU
UHD Graphics 620IntelBench 5%, 178,291 samples165x
GeForce GTX 1050 with Max-Q DesignNvidiaBench 21%, 1,537 samples72x
SSD
RBUSNS8154P3256GJ2 256GBKingstonBench 87%, 285 samples18x
RAM
M471A1K44BM0-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 72%, 6,645 samples178x
HMA851S6AFR6N-UH 2x4GBHynixBench 57%, 26,973 samples30x
M471A5244CB0-CRC 2x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 36,396 samples29x
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