Kingston

SKC100S3240G 240GB

SKC100S3240G 240GB
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Effective Speed -38%Effective Speed -38%Average Score -43%Read -13%, Write -66%, 4K Read -32%, 4K Write -32%, Mixed -32%, 4K Mixed -72%, SusWrite -58%Peak Score -34%Read 1%, Write -64%, 4K Read -26%, 4K Write -10%, Mixed -26%, 4K Mixed -37%, SusWrite -75%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -41%DQ Read -21%, DQ Write -37%, DQ Mixed -33%, ADQ Read -39%, ADQ Write -46%, ADQ Mixed -99%, Age -29%, AS-SSD Total -25%

Average Bench: 71.1% (650^th of 1072)

Based on 195 user benchmarks. Models: KINGSTON SKC100S3240G, KINGSTON SKC100S

Poor: 51%Average: 71.1% Great: 89%

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Good average bench

The Kingston SKC100S3240G 240GB averaged 28.9% 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 131MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.1MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SKC100S3240G 240GB is 37.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SKC100S3240G 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 188MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 244MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 195 samples)

Rank 65071.1%

Min	Avg	Max
310	Read 405	512
146	Write 244	295
181	Mixed 273	335
125	SusWrite 188	221
61.8% 277 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.8	4K Read 26.1	34.2
16.8	4K Write 66.5	111
9.56	4K Mixed 26.1	42.5
108% 39.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.9	DQ Read 235	304
60.3	DQ Write 198	261
9.41	DQ Mixed 131	249
122% 188 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

FIN-User, 4 months ago.

22GB free

Firmware: 321ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 190 201 154 130 108 MB/s

85.9% Excellent

Write 278

Mixed 273

SusWrite 154

62% 280 MB/s

4K Read 33.6

4K Write 101

4K Mixed 40.1

156% 58.1 MB/s

DQ Read 304

DQ Write 248

DQ Mixed 220

180% 258 MB/s

DEU-User, 3 months ago.

96GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 503ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 172 214 217 219 219 MB/s

85% Excellent

Write 277

Mixed 283

SusWrite 209

65% 292 MB/s

4K Read 32

4K Write 88.9

4K Mixed 38

144% 53 MB/s

DQ Read 288

DQ Write 258

DQ Mixed 155

148% 234 MB/s

USA-User, 6 months ago.

98GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 321ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 195 202 199 191 204 MB/s

77.1% Very good

Write 247

Mixed 241

SusWrite 198

59% 262 MB/s

4K Read 29.1

4K Write 93.8

4K Mixed 32.3

135% 51.7 MB/s

DQ Read 233

DQ Write 194

DQ Mixed 202

155% 210 MB/s

USA-User, 7 months ago.

81GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 321ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 157 179 189 192 168 MB/s

64.6% Good

Write 250

Mixed 259

SusWrite 180

58% 260 MB/s

4K Read 16.8

4K Write 50.7

4K Mixed 27.3

87% 31.6 MB/s

DQ Read 301

DQ Write 245

DQ Mixed 241

189% 262 MB/s

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Typical SKC100S3240G 240GB Builds (Compare 559 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 62%

Destroyer

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock B75 Pro3-M - $85

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	136x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	78x
Core i5-3570KIntel $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples	37x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	42x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	40x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	27x

SSD
SKC100S3240G 240GBKingstonBench 71%, 195 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	12x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	10x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x2GBCorsairBench 51%, 607 samples	7x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $382

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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

Kingston

SKC100S3240G 240GB

Average Bench: 71.1% (650^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 71.1% (650th of 1072)

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