Average Bench: 112% (204th of 1072)

Based on 432 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SKC6002048G

Outstanding average bench

The Kingston SKC6002048G 2TB averaged 12.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston SKC6002048G 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 245MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 51.9MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SKC6002048G 2TB is 48.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SKC6002048G 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 376MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 416MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 432 samples)
Min Avg Max
367 Read 476 515
284 Write 416 475
296 Mixed 376 412
300 SusWrite 422 473
95% 423 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.1 4K Read 39.2 46.7
37.8 4K Write 86 121
30.3 4K Mixed 51.9 65.6
171% 59 MB/s
Min Avg Max
221 DQ Read 335 365
124 DQ Write 298 367
139 DQ Mixed 245 276
203% 293 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: S4500105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 438 450 461 459 459 MB/s
Read 498
Write 450
Mixed 398
SusWrite 451
101% 449 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 58.1
195% 68.1 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 368
DQ Mixed 273
231% 335 MB/s
493GB free
Firmware: S4500105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 465 467 464 466 466 MB/s
Read 512
Write 470
Mixed 405
SusWrite 464
104% 463 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 81.8
4K Mixed 50.5
165% 56.7 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 275
224% 319 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: S4300102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 461 461 458 457 456 MB/s
Read 473
Write 434
Mixed 389
SusWrite 459
99% 439 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 79.9
4K Mixed 50.4
162% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 272
222% 318 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: S4800109
SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 421 421 421 423 422 MB/s
Read 394
Write 409
Mixed 380
SusWrite 421
91% 401 MB/s
4K Read 45.4
4K Write 84.5
4K Mixed 57.3
187% 62.4 MB/s
DQ Read 231
DQ Write 193
DQ Mixed 134
122% 186 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: S4300102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 308 314 339 336 339 MB/s
Read 511
Write 462
Mixed 407
SusWrite 323
96% 426 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 78.5
4K Mixed 52.4
171% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 267
210% 292 MB/s
271GB free
Firmware: S4300102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 404 411 414 415 415 MB/s
Read 434
Write 411
Mixed 381
SusWrite 411
92% 409 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 75.4
4K Mixed 49.3
156% 53.3 MB/s
DQ Read 359
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 272
225% 324 MB/s
451GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S4800113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 377 425 441 427 420 MB/s
Read 403
Write 404
Mixed 392
SusWrite 422
92% 406 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 75.8
4K Mixed 44.4
151% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 245
DQ Write 133
DQ Mixed 109
102% 162 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: S4800113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 239 236 235 240 235 MB/s
Read 310
Write 388
Mixed 323
SusWrite 238
71% 315 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 93.9
4K Mixed 57.5
188% 64.8 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 165
140% 205 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,695,394 SSDs tested

Typical SKC6002048G 2TB Builds (Compare 1,778 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $77

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