Average Bench: 92.8% (296th of 1072)

Based on 16 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SKC6001
Poor: 64%Average: 92.8% Great: 119%

Excellent average bench

The Kingston SKC6001 1TB averaged just 7.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston SKC6001 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 206MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 41MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SKC6001 1TB is 54.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SKC6001 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 344MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 369MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 16 samples)
Min Avg Max
362 Read 431 488
276 Write 399 463
263 Mixed 369 408
81.1 SusWrite 344 461
86.8% 385 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.3 4K Read 31.6 45.8
29.8 4K Write 69.8 118
19.4 4K Mixed 41 64.1
137% 47.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
100 DQ Read 257 367
70.6 DQ Write 270 352
84.4 DQ Mixed 206 276
171% 244 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
696GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 344 347 353 265 287 MB/s
Read 397
Write 355
Mixed 355
SusWrite 322
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 29.9
4K Mixed 23.8
99% 29.4 MB/s
DQ Read 287
DQ Write 99.3
DQ Mixed 166
130% 184 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,736,121 SSDs tested

Typical SKC6001 1TB Builds (Compare 25 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 24%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk

System: Packard imedia S2185

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