Kingston

SKC600512G 512GB

SKC600512G 512GB
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Effective Speed -5%Effective Speed -5%Average Score -3%Read -9%, Write -7%, 4K Read 3%, 4K Write -34%, Mixed 4%, 4K Mixed -1%, SusWrite 21%Peak Score +4% Read 1%, Write -4%, 4K Read 11%, 4K Write -10%, Mixed 3%, 4K Mixed 12%, SusWrite 16%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -18%DQ Read -17%, DQ Write -25%, DQ Mixed -33%, ADQ Read -43%, ADQ Write -44%, ADQ Mixed -47%, Age 82%, AS-SSD Total -14%

Average Bench: 93.8% (289^th of 1072)

Based on 50 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SKC600512G

Poor: 65%Average: 93.8% Great: 116%

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Excellent average bench

The Kingston SKC600512G 512GB averaged just 6.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston SKC600512G 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 177MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 44.6MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SKC600512G 512GB is 51%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SKC600512G 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 360MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 228MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)

Rank 28993.8%

Min	Avg	Max
295	Read 418	512
230	Write 380	467
257	Mixed 372	438
142	SusWrite 360	449
86.2% 383 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.4	4K Read 35.5	47.8
21.3	4K Write 65.2	111
14	4K Mixed 44.6	65.2
145% 48.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
34.2	DQ Read 228	315
10.9	DQ Write 201	286
23.5	DQ Mixed 177	249
143% 202 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

CAN-User, 9 months ago.

357GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S4500104

SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 129 134 139 135 134 MB/s

86% Excellent

Write 425

Mixed 403

SusWrite 133

80% 359 MB/s

4K Read 37.9

4K Write 71.8

4K Mixed 48.4

158% 52.7 MB/s

DQ Read 226

DQ Write 204

DQ Mixed 205

156% 212 MB/s

ROU-User, 13 months ago.

477GB free

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 374 373 373 373 373 MB/s

72.9% Very good

Write 353

Mixed 363

SusWrite 373

83% 370 MB/s

4K Read 24.5

4K Write 37.4

4K Mixed 27.4

92% 29.8 MB/s

DQ Read 117

DQ Write 148

DQ Mixed 139

103% 135 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 months ago.

263GB free

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 253 237 258 268 269 MB/s

52.5% Above average

Write 280

Mixed 259

SusWrite 254

61% 272 MB/s

4K Read 15.5

4K Write 21.6

4K Mixed 17.7

58% 18.3 MB/s

DQ Read 163

DQ Write 161

DQ Mixed 79.8

82% 134 MB/s

MYS-User, 8 months ago.

333GB free

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 157 182 159 148 148 MB/s

36.7% Below average

Write 192

Mixed 235

SusWrite 158

52% 232 MB/s

4K Read 17.4

4K Write 7.1

4K Mixed 10.7

44% 11.7 MB/s

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Gaming 114%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 99%

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Motherboard: Asrock X79 Champion

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	12x
Core i7-4960XIntel $1,189Bench 78%, 5,121 samples	12x
Core i7-3970XIntel $217Bench 78%, 2,677 samples	3x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	9x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	4x
GTX Titan XNvidia $615Bench 75%, 15,621 samples	3x

SSD
SKC600512G 512GBKingstonBench 94%, 50 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance DDR3 4x8GBCorsairBench 65%, 368 samples	7x
F3 DDR3 2133 C11 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 69%, 62 samples	4x
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GBKingstonBench 80%, 411 samples	2x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $721

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Kingston

SKC600512G 512GB

Average Bench: 93.8% (289^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asrock X79 Champion

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SKC600512G 512GB

Average Bench: 93.8% (289th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asrock X79 Champion

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Average Bench: 93.8% (289^th of 1072)