Kingspeed

256GB 256GB

256GB 256GB
BENCHMARKS (39)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed -57%Effective Speed -57%Average Score -58%Read -8%, Write -33%, 4K Read -44%, 4K Write -67%, Mixed -57%, 4K Mixed -124%, SusWrite -74%Peak Score -21%Read -4%, Write -12%, 4K Read -31%, 4K Write -15%, Mixed -4%, 4K Mixed -71%, SusWrite -10%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -48%DQ Read -51%, DQ Write -8%, DQ Mixed -84%, ADQ Read -74%, ADQ Write -30%, ADQ Mixed -179%, Age 65%, AS-SSD Total -27%

Average Bench: 62.9% (770^th of 1072)

Based on 39 user benchmarks. Model: Kingspeed 256GB

Poor: 41%Average: 62.9% Great: 81%

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Above average average bench

The Kingspeed 256GB 256GB averaged 37.1% 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 93.2MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 23.9MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingspeed 256GB 256GB is 40.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingspeed 256GB 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 170MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 228MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 39 samples)

Rank 77062.9%

Min	Avg	Max
301	Read 425	487
68.6	Write 305	432
30	Mixed 228	407
48.1	SusWrite 170	352
62.7% 282 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
3.6	4K Read 23.9	32.7
3.4	4K Write 52.4	106
1.2	4K Mixed 20.1	34
89.7% 32.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.5	DQ Read 188	243
3	DQ Write 222	331
0.2	DQ Mixed 93.2	180
101% 168 MB/s

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 4 months ago.

108GB free

Firmware: 02000008

SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 338 189 67 65 66 MB/s

82.6% Excellent

Write 341

Mixed 328

SusWrite 178

74% 332 MB/s

4K Read 35.1

4K Write 81

4K Mixed 30.6

135% 48.9 MB/s

DQ Read 232

DQ Write 293

DQ Mixed 170

154% 232 MB/s

USA-User, 2 years ago.

238GB free

Firmware: R0430A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 59 58 56 63 58 MB/s

54% Above average

Write 401

Mixed 142

SusWrite 76.1

61% 276 MB/s

4K Read 28.7

4K Write 41.7

4K Mixed 6.4

74% 25.6 MB/s

DQ Read 92.4

DQ Write 331

DQ Mixed 14.4

68% 146 MB/s

USA-User, 16 months ago.

120GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S0123A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 199 36 49 13 72 MB/s

50.6% Above average

Write 376

Mixed 30

SusWrite 86

50% 227 MB/s

4K Read 25

4K Write 20.4

4K Mixed 9.2

60% 18.2 MB/s

DQ Read 186

DQ Write 328

DQ Mixed 1.8

73% 172 MB/s

USA-User, 21 months ago.

49GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 02000008

SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 87 51 34 39 13 MB/s

47.8% Average

Write 272

Mixed 34.1

SusWrite 54.4

43% 198 MB/s

4K Read 9.2

4K Write 57.2

4K Mixed 15.5

64% 27.3 MB/s

DQ Read 212

DQ Write 131

DQ Mixed 23.1

57% 122 MB/s

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7010

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Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	3,923x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	3,540x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples	1,609x

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HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	2,190x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	984x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	933x

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256GB 256GBKingspeedBench 63%, 39 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	226x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	158x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	152x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $59

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Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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Average Bench: 62.9% (770^th of 1072)

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