Kingston

SKC3000D2048G 2TB

SKC3000D2048G 2TB
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Effective Speed -18%Effective Speed -18%Average Score -21%Read -65%, Write -21%, 4K Read -44%, 4K Write 5%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -9%, SusWrite -4%Peak Score -50%Read -89%, Write -30%, 4K Read -136%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed -33%, 4K Mixed -61%, SusWrite 5%Value & Sentiment -69%User Rating -36%, Market Share -101%Nice To Haves -10%DQ Read 4%, DQ Write 6%, DQ Mixed 7%, ADQ Read 2%, ADQ Write 5%, ADQ Mixed 5%, Age -104%, AS-SSD Total -7%

Average Bench: 458% (10^th of 1080)

Based on 10,369 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SKC3000D2048G

Poor: 278%Average: 458% Great: 614%

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Outstanding average bench

The Kingston SKC3000D2048G 2TB averaged 358.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston SKC3000D2048G 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,559MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,805MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SKC3000D2048G 2TB is 336%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kingston SKC3000D2048G 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 59.6MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 216MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 10,369 samples)

Rank 10458%

Min	Avg	Max
1,608	Read 2,506	3,121
1,958	Write 3,805	4,874
1,753	Mixed 2,879	3,480
1,475	SusWrite 3,054	4,791
694% 3,061 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
40.1	4K Read 59.6	81.1
98.5	4K Write 216	357
65.3	4K Mixed 99.3	136
332% 125 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
988	DQ Read 1,751	2,418
572	DQ Write 1,326	2,012
737	DQ Mixed 1,559	2,248
1,160% 1,545 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

POL-User, 9 hrs ago.

1.5TB free (System drive)

Firmware: EIFK31.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3830 4699 4959 5222 5254 5265 MB/s

653% Outstanding

Write 5,050

Mixed 3,519

SusWrite 4,871

938% 4,126 MB/s

4K Read 74.6

4K Write 337

4K Mixed 139

470% 183 MB/s

DQ Read 2,384

DQ Write 1,540

DQ Mixed 1,943

1,454% 1,955 MB/s

HUN-User, 10 hrs ago.

2TB free

Firmware: EIFK31.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4445 4543 4536 4460 4473 4444 MB/s

597% Outstanding

Write 4030

Mixed 2,990

SusWrite 4,483

818% 3,601 MB/s

4K Read 56.7

4K Write 282

4K Mixed 117

385% 152 MB/s

DQ Read 2,107

DQ Write 1,801

DQ Mixed 2,042

1,506% 1,983 MB/s

CZE-User, 14 hrs ago.

649GB free

Firmware: EIFK31.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4745 3471 3493 3522 3611 3629 MB/s

537% Outstanding

Write 4,500

Mixed 3,056

SusWrite 3,745

784% 3,445 MB/s

4K Read 66.6

4K Write 311

4K Mixed 122

422% 167 MB/s

DQ Read 1,921

DQ Write 1,605

DQ Mixed 1,771

1,324% 1,766 MB/s

FRA-User, 10 hrs ago.

1.5TB free (System drive)

Firmware: EIFK31.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4129 2721 2157 2287 2553 2551 MB/s

475% Outstanding

Write 4,815

Mixed 3,110

SusWrite 2,733

754% 3,319 MB/s

4K Read 70.5

4K Write 331

4K Mixed 125

442% 175 MB/s

DQ Read 1,713

DQ Write 1,284

DQ Mixed 1,583

1,160% 1,527 MB/s

USA-User, 3 hrs ago.

666GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EIFK31.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2429 2538 2103 2026 1309 1342 MB/s

368% Outstanding

Write 1,843

Mixed 2,150

SusWrite 1,958

444% 1,965 MB/s

4K Read 59.3

4K Write 223

4K Mixed 96.9

332% 126 MB/s

DQ Read 1,753

DQ Write 1,348

DQ Mixed 1,504

1,138% 1,535 MB/s

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Gaming 291%

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Desktop 123%

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Workstation 346%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX - $200

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel $280Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	2,487x
Core i9-13900KIntel $440Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	2,022x
Core i5-13600KIntel $235Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	1,066x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $732Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	1,447x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,739Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,386x
RTX 4080Nvidia $960Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	1,018x

SSD
SKC3000D2048G 2TBKingstonBench 458%, 10,369 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance DDR5 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 162%, 40,739 samples	820x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C36 2x16GBG.SKILL $105Bench 173%, 39,467 samples	736x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C32 2x16GBG.SKILL $110Bench 187%, 18,403 samples	596x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,326

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $85
Intel Core i5-13600K $235	Nvidia RTX 4070 $499	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $342

Kingston

SKC3000D2048G 2TB

Average Bench: 458% (10^th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 458% (10th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 458% (10^th of 1080)