Kston

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512GB 512GB
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Effective Speed +16% Effective Speed 16%Average Score +23% Read 34%, Write 76%, 4K Read 5%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed 47%, 4K Mixed -28%, SusWrite 35%Peak Score +134% Read 219%, Write 233%, 4K Read 31%, 4K Write 61%, Mixed 132%, 4K Mixed 39%, SusWrite 223%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +149% DQ Read 247%, DQ Write 225%, DQ Mixed 268%, ADQ Read 75%, ADQ Write 53%, ADQ Mixed 50%, Age 66%, AS-SSD Total 206%

Average Bench: 114% (199^th of 1072)

Based on 31 user benchmarks. Model: Kston 512GB

Poor: 41%Average: 114% Great: 196%

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Outstanding average bench

The Kston 512GB 512GB averaged 14.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kston 512GB 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 389MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 570MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kston 512GB 512GB is 156%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kston 512GB 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 400MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 526MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 31 samples)

Rank 199114%

Min	Avg	Max
182	Read 615	1,618
79.8	Write 713	1,614
21.9	Mixed 526	982
66.3	SusWrite 400	1,250
127% 563 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13	4K Read 36.2	56.5
4.4	4K Write 81.5	197
1	4K Mixed 35.2	80.8
143% 51 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.4	DQ Read 570	1,275
13.6	DQ Write 442	1,166
1.2	DQ Mixed 389	1,220
323% 467 MB/s

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

NOR-User, 4 months ago.

251GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T0709A3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1056 269 216 217 214 164 MB/s

165% Outstanding

Write 1,295

Mixed 969

SusWrite 356

235% 1,055 MB/s

4K Read 41.7

4K Write 125

4K Mixed 25.4

162% 64.1 MB/s

DQ Read 793

DQ Write 680

DQ Mixed 478

429% 650 MB/s

ESP-User, 22 days ago.

369GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFQ61C3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 198 180 77 76 102 MB/s

79.6% Very good

Write 170

Mixed 295

SusWrite 137

57% 256 MB/s

4K Read 33.6

4K Write 77

4K Mixed 36.5

138% 49 MB/s

DQ Read 250

DQ Write 286

DQ Mixed 191

165% 242 MB/s

KOR-User, 16 months ago.

90GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFQ61C3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 323 142 79 65 107 MB/s

67.8% Good

Write 352

Mixed 298

SusWrite 172

67% 299 MB/s

4K Read 23.9

4K Write 56.6

4K Mixed 26.2

100% 35.6 MB/s

DQ Read 247

DQ Write 282

DQ Mixed 193

165% 240 MB/s

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Workstation 2%

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Core2 Duo E8400Intel $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples	13x
Core2 Duo E7500Intel $109Bench 39%, 39,897 samples	7x
Core i5-3317UIntel $225Bench 47%, 26,848 samples	4x

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GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	12x
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	11x
GeForce 9500 GTNvidiaBench 2%, 27,834 samples	9x

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512GB 512GBKstonBench 114%, 31 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	45x
1x2GBUnknownBench 17%, 99,586 samples	6x
BRAN51288G16C1600L 1x8GBUnknownBench 29%, 99 samples	6x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $89

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Kston

512GB 512GB

Average Bench: 114% (199^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 114% (199th of 1072)

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