Kingston

SKC2500M8500G 500GB

SKC2500M8500G 500GB
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Effective Speed +164% Effective Speed 164%Average Score +186% Read 408%, Write 281%, 4K Read 50%, 4K Write 63%, Mixed 269%, 4K Mixed 60%, SusWrite 173%Peak Score +225% Read 454%, Write 357%, 4K Read 52%, 4K Write 89%, Mixed 305%, 4K Mixed 64%, SusWrite 252%Value & Sentiment -155%User Rating -14%, Market Share -296%Nice To Haves +181% DQ Read 261%, DQ Write 239%, DQ Mixed 89%, ADQ Read 233%, ADQ Write 176%, ADQ Mixed 108%, Age 104%, AS-SSD Total 237%

Average Bench: 260% (52^nd of 1072)

Based on 4,181 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SKC2500M8500G

Poor: 163%Average: 260% Great: 334%

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Outstanding average bench

The Kingston SKC2500M8500G 500GB averaged 160.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston SKC2500M8500G 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 541MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,321MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SKC2500M8500G 500GB is 172%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kingston SKC2500M8500G 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 808MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 143MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 4,181 samples)

Rank 52260%

Min	Avg	Max
1,225	Read 2,321	2,807
747	Write 1,544	2,216
560	Mixed 1,326	1,712
370	SusWrite 808	1,362
333% 1,500 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
32.6	4K Read 51.6	65.3
54.3	4K Write 143	231
39.6	4K Mixed 72.1	95.7
246% 88.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
538	DQ Read 1,088	1,324
217	DQ Write 797	1216
285	DQ Mixed 541	626
513% 809 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

CZE-User, 3 days ago.

232GB free

Firmware: S7780102

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1008 743 747 745 748 745 MB/s

309% Outstanding

Write 1,756

Mixed 1,579

SusWrite 789

376% 1,692 MB/s

4K Read 63.9

4K Write 214

4K Mixed 93.6

330% 124 MB/s

DQ Read 1,324

DQ Write 1,063

DQ Mixed 562

592% 983 MB/s

ARG-User, 2 days ago.

135GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S7780101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 746 606 729 733 478 490 MB/s

298% Outstanding

Write 1,743

Mixed 1,675

SusWrite 630

381% 1,718 MB/s

4K Read 62.5

4K Write 179

4K Mixed 88.2

303% 110 MB/s

DQ Read 1,322

DQ Write 1036

DQ Mixed 576

595% 978 MB/s

TUR-User, 1 day ago.

134GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S7780101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 924 373 761 750 744 746 MB/s

281% Outstanding

Write 1945

Mixed 1,672

SusWrite 716

390% 1,753 MB/s

4K Read 58.3

4K Write 156

4K Mixed 81.2

275% 98.6 MB/s

DQ Read 1,150

DQ Write 850

DQ Mixed 573

544% 858 MB/s

FIN-User, 1 day ago.

128GB free

Firmware: S7780101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1000 735 735 745 742 743 MB/s

271% Outstanding

Write 2,014

Mixed 1,701

SusWrite 783

399% 1,791 MB/s

4K Read 55.3

4K Write 128

4K Mixed 75.2

248% 86.3 MB/s

DQ Read 1048

DQ Write 698

DQ Mixed 405

428% 717 MB/s

CZE-User, 2 days ago.

181GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S7780101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 919 688 643 715 380 733 MB/s

262% Outstanding

Write 1377

Mixed 1,409

SusWrite 680

316% 1,423 MB/s

4K Read 57.8

4K Write 150

4K Mixed 80.3

270% 95.9 MB/s

DQ Read 1,283

DQ Write 849

DQ Mixed 571

560% 901 MB/s

AUS-User, 6 mins ago.

264GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S7780101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1011 294 542 469 432 427 MB/s

246% Outstanding

Write 1,090

Mixed 1,406

SusWrite 529

312% 1,415 MB/s

4K Read 47.6

4K Write 165

4K Mixed 65.4

243% 92.6 MB/s

DQ Read 878

DQ Write 624

DQ Mixed 330

361% 611 MB/s

CZE-User, 4 days ago.

67GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S7780101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 373 180 209 200 162 MB/s

182% Outstanding

Write 909

Mixed 177

SusWrite 250

194% 899 MB/s

4K Read 41

4K Write 90.2

4K Mixed 54.2

179% 61.8 MB/s

DQ Read 864

DQ Write 55.3

DQ Mixed 48.8

139% 323 MB/s

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Gaming 142%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 130%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) - $140

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $154Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	5,226x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $201Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	3,431x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,672x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,727x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1,381x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1,365x

SSD
SKC2500M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 260%, 4,181 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	705x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	691x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	347x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $757

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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

SKC2500M8500G 500GB

Average Bench: 260% (52^nd of 1072)

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Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) - $140

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SKC2500M8500G 500GB

Average Bench: 260% (52nd of 1072)

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