Kingston

SKC3000D2048G 2TB

SKC3000D2048G 2TB
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Effective Speed +366% Effective Speed 366%Average Score +466% Read 448%, Write 839%, 4K Read 74%, 4K Write 147%, Mixed 702%, 4K Mixed 121%, SusWrite 930%Peak Score +528% Read 516%, Write 905%, 4K Read 89%, 4K Write 192%, Mixed 722%, 4K Mixed 133%, SusWrite 1,138%Value & Sentiment +10% User Rating -14%, Market Share 33%Nice To Haves +449% DQ Read 559%, DQ Write 462%, DQ Mixed 579%, ADQ Read 437%, ADQ Write 359%, ADQ Mixed 499%, Age 215%, AS-SSD Total 481%

Average Bench: 458% (5^th of 1072)

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 5458%

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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Deep queue 4k

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

AUS-User, 2 hrs ago.

2TB free (System drive)

Firmware: EIFK51.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4189 4790 5124 5210 5253 4871 MB/s

604% Outstanding

Write 2,899

Mixed 2,984

SusWrite 4,906

735% 3,223 MB/s

4K Read 65.3

4K Write 298

4K Mixed 92.8

376% 152 MB/s

DQ Read 2,611

DQ Write 2,192

DQ Mixed 2,207

1,706% 2,336 MB/s

POL-User, 8 hrs ago.

2TB free

Firmware: EIFK31.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4256 4309 4308 4319 4302 4338 MB/s

564% Outstanding

Write 4,138

Mixed 3,201

SusWrite 4,305

831% 3,664 MB/s

4K Read 57.3

4K Write 224

4K Mixed 101

334% 127 MB/s

DQ Read 1,949

DQ Write 1491

DQ Mixed 1,700

1,277% 1,713 MB/s

BGR-User, 14 hrs ago.

1TB free (System drive)

Firmware: EIFK31.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4233 2411 1832 1879 1867 1927 MB/s

484% Outstanding

Write 4846

Mixed 3,492

SusWrite 2,358

778% 3,435 MB/s

4K Read 71.4

4K Write 292

4K Mixed 131

431% 165 MB/s

DQ Read 1924

DQ Write 1,852

DQ Mixed 1,914

1,430% 1,896 MB/s

AUS-User, 2 hrs ago.

1TB free

Firmware: EIFK31.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4420 2388 1769 1832 1813 1791 MB/s

483% Outstanding

Write 3,695

Mixed 3,303

SusWrite 2,336

688% 3,042 MB/s

4K Read 64.5

4K Write 311

4K Mixed 121

418% 166 MB/s

DQ Read 2,364

DQ Write 2,016

DQ Mixed 2,242

1,666% 2,207 MB/s

MEX-User, 14 hrs ago.

1TB free (System drive)

Firmware: EIFK31.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3993 2740 1566 1652 2026 2097 MB/s

417% Outstanding

Write 4,226

Mixed 3,199

SusWrite 2,346

721% 3,187 MB/s

4K Read 53.1

4K Write 144

4K Mixed 86

267% 94.3 MB/s

DQ Read 1,856

DQ Write 1,361

DQ Mixed 1,626

1,210% 1,614 MB/s

AUS-User, 3 hrs ago.

2TB free

Firmware: EIFK31.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2590 2726 2711 2673 2672 2715 MB/s

407% Outstanding

Write 2,520

Mixed 2,318

SusWrite 2,681

544% 2,400 MB/s

4K Read 64

4K Write 183

4K Mixed 98

319% 115 MB/s

DQ Read 1,431

DQ Write 1,282

DQ Mixed 1,330

1,004% 1,347 MB/s

USA-User, 16 hrs ago.

1.5TB free (System drive)

Firmware: EIFK31.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2679 2828 1778 1592 1608 1959 MB/s

382% Outstanding

Write 4,352

Mixed 3,166

SusWrite 2,074

703% 3,108 MB/s

4K Read 59.2

4K Write 210

4K Mixed 104

334% 124 MB/s

DQ Read 972

DQ Write 698

DQ Mixed 853

632% 841 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 - $220

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel $314Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	2,389x
Core i9-13900KIntel $486Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,943x
Core i5-13600KIntel $273Bench 122%, 27,559 samples	1,003x

GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $750Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	1,376x
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples	1,309x
RTX 4080Nvidia $1,000Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	982x

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

RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples	790x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	706x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	565x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,284

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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

Kingston

SKC3000D2048G 2TB

Average Bench: 458% (5^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX - $220

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SKC3000D2048G 2TB

Average Bench: 458% (5th of 1072)

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