Kingston

SM2280S3G2480G 480GB

SM2280S3G2480G 480GB
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Effective Speed -10%Effective Speed -10%Average Score -11%Read -1%, Write -4%, 4K Read -30%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -32%, SusWrite 8%Peak Score -11%Read 0%, Write 1%, 4K Read -36%, 4K Write -13%, Mixed -14%, 4K Mixed -41%, SusWrite 23%Value & Sentiment -890%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,767%Nice To Haves -22%DQ Read -11%, DQ Write -1%, DQ Mixed -78%, ADQ Read -10%, ADQ Write -4%, ADQ Mixed -62%, Age -1%, AS-SSD Total -8%

Average Bench: 89.4% (338^th of 1072)

Based on 1,177 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SM2280S3G2480G

Poor: 68%Average: 89.4% Great: 107%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Kingston SM2280S3G2480G 480GB averaged just 10.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston SM2280S3G2480G 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 161MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 34.2MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SM2280S3G2480G 480GB is 39.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SM2280S3G2480G 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 320MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 324MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,177 samples)

Rank 33889.4%

Min	Avg	Max
312	Read 453	507
71.9	Write 391	489
164	Mixed 324	370
152	SusWrite 320	477
83.5% 372 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.8	4K Read 26.4	31.7
45.1	4K Write 81.2	108
20.5	4K Mixed 34.2	41.4
127% 47.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
217	DQ Read 296	332
82.9	DQ Write 277	353
39.8	DQ Mixed 161	186
155% 245 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

NOR-User, 2 days ago.

447GB free

Firmware: SAFM01.R

SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 483 484 477 483 477 MB/s

112% Outstanding

Write 488

Mixed 367

SusWrite 480

103% 459 MB/s

4K Read 31.8

4K Write 113

4K Mixed 40

159% 61.7 MB/s

DQ Read 294

DQ Write 325

DQ Mixed 182

172% 267 MB/s

TUR-User, 11 days ago.

277GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SAFM01.W

SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 342 262 471 295 392 MB/s

94.4% Outstanding

Write 483

Mixed 332

SusWrite 350

93% 413 MB/s

4K Read 26.3

4K Write 73

4K Mixed 35.8

124% 45 MB/s

DQ Read 324

DQ Write 351

DQ Mixed 184

181% 286 MB/s

NLD-User, 1 month ago.

81GB free

Firmware: SAFM01.R

SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 231 205 324 362 336 MB/s

81.2% Excellent

Write 84.9

Mixed 349

SusWrite 278

66% 296 MB/s

4K Read 23.8

4K Write 58.6

4K Mixed 31

107% 37.8 MB/s

DQ Read 307

DQ Write 241

DQ Mixed 124

134% 224 MB/s

DEU-User, 25 days ago.

188GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SAFM01.R

SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 257 314 253 301 204 MB/s

68% Good

Write 344

Mixed 339

SusWrite 282

79% 352 MB/s

4K Read 25.1

4K Write 51

4K Mixed 18.2

88% 31.4 MB/s

DQ Read 298

DQ Write 9.7

DQ Mixed 173

121% 160 MB/s

GBR-User, 16 days ago.

162GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SAFM01.R

SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 194 169 212 250 227 MB/s

65.3% Good

Write 436

Mixed 217

SusWrite 235

74% 333 MB/s

4K Read 24.5

4K Write 21.6

4K Mixed 26.3

82% 24.1 MB/s

DQ Read 247

DQ Write 83.6

DQ Mixed 146

113% 159 MB/s

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Gaming 68%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER - $286

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	1,761x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	538x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	274x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	453x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	348x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	242x

SSD
SM2280S3G2480G 480GBKingstonBench 89%, 1,177 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	171x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	117x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	99x

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Value: 118% - Outstanding

Total price: $641

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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 $182	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) $30	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

SM2280S3G2480G 480GB

Average Bench: 89.4% (338^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII RANGER - $286

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SM2280S3G2480G 480GB

Average Bench: 89.4% (338th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 89.4% (338^th of 1072)