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KINGSTON SKC2500M8500G 500GB

KINGSTON SKC2500M8500G 500GB
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Effective Speed +187% Effective Speed 187%Average Score +209% Read 401%, Write 295%, 4K Read 64%, 4K Write 102%, Mixed 294%, 4K Mixed 77%, SusWrite 233%Peak Score +249% Read 474%, Write 377%, 4K Read 65%, 4K Write 137%, Mixed 322%, 4K Mixed 84%, SusWrite 285%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +207% DQ Read 261%, DQ Write 297%, DQ Mixed 122%, ADQ Read 230%, ADQ Write 206%, ADQ Mixed 111%, Age 170%, AS-SSD Total 261%

Average Bench: 282% (36^th of 1072)

Based on 42 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe KINGSTON SKC2500M8500G

Poor: 171%Average: 282% Great: 380%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme KINGSTON SKC2500M8500G 500GB averaged 182.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme KINGSTON SKC2500M8500G 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 550MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,291MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme KINGSTON SKC2500M8500G 500GB is 209%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme KINGSTON SKC2500M8500G 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 987MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 56.2MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 42 samples)

Rank 36282%

Min	Avg	Max
830	Read 2,291	2,906
917	Write 1,603	2,315
622	Mixed 1,413	1,787
505	SusWrite 987	1,489
351% 1,573 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
29.3	4K Read 56.2	70.9
20.2	4K Write 177	290
37.7	4K Mixed 79.5	107
281% 104 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
630	DQ Read 1,078	1325
146	DQ Write 885	1,422
235	DQ Mixed 550	735
530% 838 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

RUS-User, 3 months ago.

266GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S7780101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1037 729 713 722 703 724 MB/s

321% Outstanding

Write 1,519

Mixed 1,077

SusWrite 771

331% 1,498 MB/s

4K Read 66.5

4K Write 271

4K Mixed 99.9

372% 146 MB/s

DQ Read 1,324

DQ Write 1,153

DQ Mixed 571

610% 1,016 MB/s

TUR-User, 6 months ago.

350GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S7780101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 618 765 663 709 704 733 MB/s

301% Outstanding

Write 864

Mixed 996

SusWrite 699

270% 1,227 MB/s

4K Read 57.4

4K Write 241

4K Mixed 94

335% 131 MB/s

DQ Read 1,324

DQ Write 1,408

DQ Mixed 555

641% 1,095 MB/s

SVK-User, 5 months ago.

96GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S7780101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 787 472 385 467 444 350 MB/s

237% Outstanding

Write 1458

Mixed 1,477

SusWrite 484

331% 1,495 MB/s

4K Read 55

4K Write 124

4K Mixed 74.1

244% 84.2 MB/s

DQ Read 715

DQ Write 587

DQ Mixed 568

448% 623 MB/s

MYS-User, 16 days ago.

143GB free

Firmware: S7780101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 614 651 684 679 493 578 MB/s

209% Outstanding

Write 1,029

Mixed 1,080

SusWrite 616

217% 968 MB/s

4K Read 54.4

4K Write 165

4K Mixed 76.4

268% 98.6 MB/s

DQ Read 1123

DQ Write 806

DQ Mixed 572

533% 833 MB/s

MYS-User, 3 months ago.

358GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S7780101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 797 644 530 503 510 503 MB/s

206% Outstanding

Write 1303

Mixed 1,245

SusWrite 581

276% 1,240 MB/s

4K Read 46.4

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 64

211% 73.6 MB/s

DQ Read 1,033

DQ Write 386

DQ Mixed 707

523% 709 MB/s

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Gaming 208%

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Desktop 114%

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Workstation 229%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS D4

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	908x
Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	655x
Core i9-12900KIntel $288Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	508x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	435x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	356x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	343x

SSD
KINGSTON SKC2500M8500G 500GBNvmeBench 282%, 42 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	129x
KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GBKingstonBench 91%, 43,162 samples	110x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	99x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $1,216

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Nvme

KINGSTON SKC2500M8500G 500GB

Average Bench: 282% (36^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS D4

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KINGSTON SKC2500M8500G 500GB

Average Bench: 282% (36th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 282% (36^th of 1072)