Kingston

SEDC450R960G 960GB

SEDC450R960G 960GB
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Effective Speed +3% Effective Speed 3%Average Score +3% Read -21%, Write 8%, 4K Read -12%, 4K Write 15%, Mixed 5%, 4K Mixed -10%, SusWrite 39%Peak Score -1%Read -19%, Write 3%, 4K Read -19%, 4K Write 19%, Mixed 0%, 4K Mixed -15%, SusWrite 27%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +19% DQ Read 7%, DQ Write 3%, DQ Mixed 15%, ADQ Read 6%, ADQ Write 4%, ADQ Mixed 20%, Age 92%, AS-SSD Total 4%

Average Bench: 101% (251^st of 1072)

Based on 45 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SEDC450R960G

Poor: 76%Average: 101% Great: 119%

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Outstanding average bench

The Kingston SEDC450R960G 960GB averaged 1.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston SEDC450R960G 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 311MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 101MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SEDC450R960G 960GB is 43%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SEDC450R960G 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 377MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 378MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 45 samples)

Rank 251101%

Min	Avg	Max
277	Read 377	426
332	Write 437	498
238	Mixed 378	424
191	SusWrite 411	493
90.6% 401 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.9	4K Read 30.6	36.1
49.8	4K Write 101	145
22.9	4K Mixed 40.9	50.5
152% 57.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
209	DQ Read 346	392
153	DQ Write 300	370
72.4	DQ Mixed 311	380
236% 319 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

SWE-User, 7 months ago.

769GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SCEKH3.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 445 442 468 469 468 MB/s

104% Outstanding

Write 468

Mixed 407

SusWrite 448

98% 433 MB/s

4K Read 30.9

4K Write 80.5

4K Mixed 41.6

143% 51 MB/s

DQ Read 366

DQ Write 340

DQ Mixed 354

265% 353 MB/s

TUR-User, 5 months ago.

535GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SCEKH3.7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 424 427 453 457 453 MB/s

95.1% Outstanding

Write 424

Mixed 354

SusWrite 421

89% 395 MB/s

4K Read 26.7

4K Write 72.5

4K Mixed 37

126% 45.4 MB/s

DQ Read 365

DQ Write 311

DQ Mixed 338

253% 338 MB/s

CAN-User, 5 months ago.

721GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SCEKH3.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 412 409 421 416 431 MB/s

90% Outstanding

Write 432

Mixed 385

SusWrite 407

91% 401 MB/s

4K Read 24.5

4K Write 61

4K Mixed 33.7

113% 39.7 MB/s

DQ Read 322

DQ Write 350

DQ Mixed 362

265% 345 MB/s

ZAF-User, 2 months ago.

389GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SCEKH3.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 404 424 454 455 435 MB/s

83.4% Excellent

Write 399

Mixed 363

SusWrite 428

87% 386 MB/s

4K Read 20.8

4K Write 50.1

4K Mixed 27.7

94% 32.9 MB/s

DQ Read 357

DQ Write 276

DQ Mixed 320

238% 318 MB/s

MEX-User, 7 months ago.

439GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SCEKH3.7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 392 374 281 284 274 MB/s

82.1% Excellent

Write 424

Mixed 363

SusWrite 324

83% 369 MB/s

4K Read 20.7

4K Write 70.8

4K Mixed 31.2

109% 40.9 MB/s

DQ Read 330

DQ Write 303

DQ Mixed 318

238% 317 MB/s

MEX-User, 5 months ago.

92GB free

Firmware: SCEKH3.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 417 411 413 412 405 MB/s

79.7% Very good

Write 413

Mixed 332

SusWrite 412

86% 380 MB/s

4K Read 18.9

4K Write 57.9

4K Mixed 26.4

93% 34.4 MB/s

DQ Read 351

DQ Write 155

DQ Mixed 131

129% 212 MB/s

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Typical SEDC450R960G 960GB Builds (Compare 835 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 61%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VI FORMULA - $400

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	495x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	159x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	49x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	65x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	54x
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	51x

SSD
SEDC450R960G 960GBKingstonBench 101%, 45 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	32x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	28x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GBCorsairBench 55%, 18,444 samples	26x

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Value: 119% - Outstanding

Total price: $652

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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

SEDC450R960G 960GB

Average Bench: 101% (251^st of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VI FORMULA - $400

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SEDC450R960G 960GB

Average Bench: 101% (251st of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VI FORMULA - $400

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Average Bench: 101% (251^st of 1072)