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SKC3000D2048G 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Average Bench: 482% (3rd of 1071)

Based on 3,704 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SKC3000D2048G
Poor: 300%Average: 482% Great: 637%

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Outstanding average bench

The Kingston SKC3000D2048G 2TB averaged 382.3% 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 1,584MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 4,019MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SKC3000D2048G 2TB is 337%. 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 63.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 241MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,704 samples)
Rank 3482%
Min Avg Max
1,558 Read 2,604 3,216
1,990 Write 4,019 4,906
1,626 Mixed 2,977 3,488
1,572 SusWrite 3,214 4,840
727% 3,203 MB/s
Min Avg Max
42.9 4K Read 63.5 82.6
113 4K Write 241 356
72.5 4K Mixed 107 137
361% 137 MB/s
Min Avg Max
910 DQ Read 1,716 2,413
631 DQ Write 1,427 2,059
738 DQ Mixed 1,584 2,205
1,183% 1,575 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: EIFK31.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4619 4779 4755 4669 4824 4878 MB/s
612% Outstanding
Read 2,914
Write 3,838
Mixed 3,225
SusWrite 4,754
836% 3,683 MB/s
4K Read 62
4K Write 274
4K Mixed 109
379% 148 MB/s
DQ Read 2,054
DQ Write 1,919
DQ Mixed 1,951
1,474% 1,974 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: EIFK31.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3909 3906 3946 3937 3923 3919 MB/s
513% Outstanding
Read 3,011
Write 4,195
Mixed 3,401
SusWrite 3,923
824% 3,632 MB/s
4K Read 87.2
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 102
333% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 2,008
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 412
476% 872 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: EIFK31.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1989 2104 2118 2122 2124 2134 MB/s
315% Outstanding
Read 1,900
Write 2,049
Mixed 1,965
SusWrite 2,098
453% 2,003 MB/s
4K Read 60.4
4K Write 87.1
4K Mixed 70.8
228% 72.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,301
DQ Write 492
DQ Mixed 650
546% 815 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 67,508,965 SSDs tested.

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Typical SKC3000D2048G 2TB Builds (Compare 3,530 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 292%
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Desktop
Desktop 123%
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Workstation
Workstation 348%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX - $245

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel  $403Bench 126%, 22,194 samples1,031x
Core i9-13900KIntel  $560Bench 129%, 25,364 samples816x
Core i5-13600KIntel  $315Bench 122%, 18,190 samples449x
GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia  $800Bench 240%, 36,699 samples515x
RTX 4090Nvidia  $1,600Bench 370%, 17,532 samples508x
RTX 4080Nvidia  $1,100Bench 290%, 11,448 samples355x
SSD
SKC3000D2048G 2TBKingstonBench 482%, 3,704 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 165%, 13,313 samples375x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 175%, 9,221 samples311x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 192%, 5,688 samples235x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $1,448

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Intel Core i5-13600K $315Nvidia RTX 3060 $290Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12600K $225Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $300Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $86
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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