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SKC2500M8250G 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2020.

Average Bench: 212% (98th of 1080)

Based on 1,594 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SKC2500M8250G
Poor: 121%Average: 212% Great: 276%

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Outstanding average bench

The Kingston SKC2500M8250G 250GB averaged 111.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston SKC2500M8250G 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 404MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,224MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SKC2500M8250G 250GB is 155%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kingston SKC2500M8250G 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 411MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 122MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,594 samples)
Rank 98212%
Min Avg Max
794 Read 2,224 2,783
430 Write 907 1,225
234 Mixed 990 1,316
252 SusWrite 411 728
249% 1,133 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.5 4K Read 51 64.3
33.1 4K Write 122 217
26.6 4K Mixed 65 92.4
225% 79.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
424 DQ Read 656 735
172 DQ Write 599 1,109
141 DQ Mixed 404 473
365% 553 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S7780101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 520 352 334 353 352 351 MB/s
258% Outstanding
Read 2,809
Write 1,209
Mixed 1,313
SusWrite 377
314% 1,427 MB/s
4K Read 62.6
4K Write 176
4K Mixed 85
297% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 724
DQ Write 639
DQ Mixed 406
380% 590 MB/s
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S7780101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 517 362 359 361 361 242 MB/s
252% Outstanding
Read 2,668
Write 1,180
Mixed 1,303
SusWrite 367
303% 1,379 MB/s
4K Read 60.5
4K Write 192
4K Mixed 83.3
300% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 730
DQ Write 610
DQ Mixed 385
366% 575 MB/s
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S7780101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 351 351 355 295 268 MB/s
245% Outstanding
Read 2,642
Write 761
Mixed 959
SusWrite 345
256% 1,177 MB/s
4K Read 60.4
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 83.8
288% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 731
DQ Write 571
DQ Mixed 410
372% 570 MB/s
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S7780100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 525 354 357 219 355 326 MB/s
226% Outstanding
Read 2,522
Write 1,179
Mixed 463
SusWrite 356
246% 1,130 MB/s
4K Read 45.9
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 71.8
246% 92.4 MB/s
DQ Read 679
DQ Write 548
DQ Mixed 407
361% 545 MB/s
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S7780100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 266 216 180 233 181 MB/s
209% Outstanding
Read 2,462
Write 524
Mixed 91.4
SusWrite 240
177% 830 MB/s
4K Read 54.3
4K Write 61.9
4K Mixed 82.2
220% 66.1 MB/s
DQ Read 717
DQ Write 396
DQ Mixed 404
342% 506 MB/s
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S7780101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 371 363 355 260 356 MB/s
189% Outstanding
Read 2,349
Write 406
Mixed 181
SusWrite 358
176% 823 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 47.6
4K Mixed 60.3
158% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 638
DQ Write 377
DQ Mixed 461
356% 492 MB/s
92GB free
Firmware: S7780100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 518 361 361 358 361 363 MB/s
186% Outstanding
Read 1,466
Write 1,227
Mixed 1,113
SusWrite 387
234% 1,048 MB/s
4K Read 55.4
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 71.6
243% 84.9 MB/s
DQ Read 728
DQ Write 539
DQ Mixed 293
311% 520 MB/s
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S7780100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 508 255 327 263 268 259 MB/s
162% Outstanding
Read 1,365
Write 1,188
Mixed 1,095
SusWrite 314
221% 990 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 86.2
4K Mixed 57.9
190% 63.4 MB/s
DQ Read 730
DQ Write 565
DQ Mixed 442
387% 579 MB/s
231GB free
Firmware: S7780101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1092 951 1165 759 358 357 MB/s
156% Outstanding
Read 1,200
Write 1,054
Mixed 1,035
SusWrite 780
228% 1,017 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 55.2
4K Mixed 40.1
136% 44 MB/s
DQ Read 421
DQ Write 416
DQ Mixed 403
307% 413 MB/s
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Typical SKC2500M8250G 250GB Builds (Compare 1,415 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 97%
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Desktop
Desktop 98%
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Workstation
Workstation 89%
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Motherboard: Asrock B560M Steel Legend

CPU
Core i5-11400FIntel  $106Bench 94%, 46,609 samples276x
Core i5-10400FIntel  $94Bench 85%, 153,026 samples228x
Core i5-11400Intel  $125Bench 94%, 24,459 samples197x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $254Bench 100%, 447,556 samples203x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $399Bench 128%, 442,467 samples139x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples71x
SSD
SKC2500M8250G 250GBKingstonBench 212%, 1,594 samples1x
RAM
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples65x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 91%, 47,229 samples63x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples63x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $360

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