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KXG60ZNV256G NVM 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 191% (106th of 1072)

Based on 754 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe KXG60ZNV256G NVM
Poor: 125%Average: 191% Great: 239%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme KXG60ZNV256G NVM 256GB averaged 91.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme KXG60ZNV256G NVM 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 659MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,597MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme KXG60ZNV256G NVM 256GB is 114%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme KXG60ZNV256G NVM 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 498MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 111MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 754 samples)
Rank 106191%
Min Avg Max
880 Read 1,597 2,071
407 Write 1,283 1,645
650 Mixed 1,079 1,277
359 SusWrite 498 585
249% 1,114 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.7 4K Read 44.7 53.9
60.2 4K Write 111 164
37.9 4K Mixed 59.8 76.4
203% 71.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
426 DQ Read 833 1,163
212 DQ Write 702 1,139
285 DQ Mixed 659 792
523% 731 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
207GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 603 484 355 261 336 383 MB/s
132% Outstanding
Read 982
Write 845
Mixed 702
SusWrite 404
164% 733 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 85
4K Mixed 48.5
158% 55.8 MB/s
DQ Read 600
DQ Write 247
DQ Mixed 514
356% 454 MB/s
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10604106 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1216 546 386 387 390 388 MB/s
131% Outstanding
Read 984
Write 1,336
Mixed 880
SusWrite 552
212% 938 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 55.6
4K Mixed 38.1
120% 40.5 MB/s
DQ Read 541
DQ Write 359
DQ Mixed 448
335% 449 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,715,286 SSDs tested

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Gaming 14%
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Desktop 82%
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Workstation 14%
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System: Dell Precision 3630 Tower

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples592x
Core i7-8700KIntel  $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples367x
Core i7-9700Intel  $260Bench 92%, 79,875 samples258x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)IntelBench 5%, 147,588 samples270x
Quadro P2000NvidiaBench 41%, 13,958 samples199x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples129x
SSD
KXG60ZNV256G NVM 256GBNvmeBench 191%, 754 samples1x
RAM
HMA82GU6JJR8N-VK 2x16GBUnknownBench 88%, 962 samples149x
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples131x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples114x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $200

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