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SKC2500M81000G 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 291% (32nd of 1072)

Based on 3,615 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SKC2500M81000G
Poor: 185%Average: 291% Great: 374%

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Outstanding average bench

The Kingston SKC2500M81000G 1TB averaged 191.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston SKC2500M81000G 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 630MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,357MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SKC2500M81000G 1TB is 189%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kingston SKC2500M81000G 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 147MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 53.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,615 samples)
Rank 32291%
Min Avg Max
1,326 Read 2,357 2,827
1035 Write 1,716 2,209
905 Mixed 1,489 1,795
490 SusWrite 1,197 1,910
377% 1,690 MB/s
Min Avg Max
35.8 4K Read 53.5 65.1
68.5 4K Write 147 235
50.4 4K Mixed 74.9 98.7
255% 91.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
664 DQ Read 1,163 1,383
370 DQ Write 861 1,255
371 DQ Mixed 630 668
574% 885 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
871GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S7780101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1594 1600 1619 1641 1650 1554 MB/s
329% Outstanding
Read 2,548
Write 1,639
Mixed 1,612
SusWrite 1,610
414% 1,852 MB/s
4K Read 55
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 70.4
234% 79.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,407
DQ Write 1,114
DQ Mixed 660
657% 1,060 MB/s
378GB free
Firmware: S7780101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1392 1113 1112 1097 1101 1118 MB/s
322% Outstanding
Read 2,334
Write 1,876
Mixed 1601
SusWrite 1,156
390% 1,742 MB/s
4K Read 51.8
4K Write 247
4K Mixed 85.9
319% 128 MB/s
DQ Read 1,341
DQ Write 1,353
DQ Mixed 652
681% 1,115 MB/s
363GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S7780101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1281 1173 1182 1214 1178 1195 MB/s
317% Outstanding
Read 2,592
Write 1,945
Mixed 1,112
SusWrite 1,204
381% 1,713 MB/s
4K Read 59.2
4K Write 176
4K Mixed 87.7
295% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,228
DQ Write 917
DQ Mixed 652
601% 932 MB/s
601GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S7780102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1242 1055 1059 1062 1058 1053 MB/s
308% Outstanding
Read 2,568
Write 1,648
Mixed 1,594
SusWrite 1,088
384% 1,724 MB/s
4K Read 58.4
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 80.9
274% 98.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,359
DQ Write 1,080
DQ Mixed 659
646% 1,033 MB/s
518GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S7780102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1388 1084 1110 1109 1116 1117 MB/s
306% Outstanding
Read 2,616
Write 1,427
Mixed 1,246
SusWrite 1,154
357% 1,611 MB/s
4K Read 57.9
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 81.2
272% 96.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,219
DQ Write 888
DQ Mixed 721
629% 942 MB/s
630GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S7780101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1373 1197 1184 1176 1177 1178 MB/s
306% Outstanding
Read 2,781
Write 2,124
Mixed 1,707
SusWrite 1,214
437% 1,957 MB/s
4K Read 59.2
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 76.5
257% 88.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,040
DQ Write 792
DQ Mixed 660
563% 831 MB/s
391GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S7780101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1466 1089 965 1191 486 86 MB/s
304% Outstanding
Read 2,716
Write 2,132
Mixed 1,684
SusWrite 880
413% 1,853 MB/s
4K Read 57.2
4K Write 183
4K Mixed 85.1
292% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,292
DQ Write 989
DQ Mixed 656
622% 979 MB/s
618GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S7780101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1340 1076 1092 1158 1134 1133 MB/s
278% Outstanding
Read 2,639
Write 1846
Mixed 1,602
SusWrite 1,156
404% 1,811 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 56.6
192% 69.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,134
DQ Write 787
DQ Mixed 663
575% 861 MB/s
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Typical SKC2500M81000G 1TB Builds (Compare 3,267 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 143%
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Desktop 100%
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Workstation 132%
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System: Komplett PC

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples173x
Core i5-9400FIntel  $102Bench 85%, 299,482 samples173x
Core i7-10700FIntel  $180Bench 93%, 44,448 samples160x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples348x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples311x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples299x
SSD
SKC2500M81000G 1TBKingstonBench 291%, 3,615 samples1x
RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples544x
KF3200C18D4/8G 2x8GBKingstonBench 96%, 1,404 samples202x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 2x8GBKingstonBench 90%, 30,532 samples194x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $724

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