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SKC3000D2048G 2TB

SKC3000D2048G 2TB
BENCHMARKS (18,813)
MKT (0.3%)
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Effective Speed -24%Effective Speed -24%Average Score -22%Read -62%, Write -21%, 4K Read -31%, 4K Write 4%, Mixed -12%, 4K Mixed -10%, SusWrite -19%Peak Score -51%Read -89%, Write -32%, 4K Read -125%, 4K Write -14%, Mixed -35%, 4K Mixed -61%, SusWrite 1%Value & Sentiment -48%User Rating -37%, Market Share -59%Nice To Haves -11%DQ Read 2%, DQ Write 3%, DQ Mixed 5%, ADQ Read -2%, ADQ Write 1%, ADQ Mixed 1%, Age -85%, AS-SSD Total -9%

Average Bench: 438% (14^th of 1080)

Based on 18,813 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SKC3000D2048G

Poor: 268%Average: 438% Great: 601%

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Outstanding average bench

The Kingston SKC3000D2048G 2TB averaged 338.2% 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 1,492MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,861MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SKC3000D2048G 2TB is 333%. 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 66.9MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 216MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 18,813 samples)

Rank 14438%

Min	Avg	Max
1,491	Read 2,589	3,141
1,939	Write 3,861	4,860
1,340	Mixed 2,891	3,476
1,130	SusWrite 2,669	4,617
680% 3,003 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
41.5	4K Read 66.9	83.9
93.1	4K Write 216	333
61.3	4K Mixed 100	135
344% 128 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
911	DQ Read 1,681	2,362
568	DQ Write 1,266	1,951
719	DQ Mixed 1,492	2,196
1,111% 1,480 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

AUS-User, 3 hrs ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: EIFK31.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4421 4434 4458 4332 4756 4774 MB/s

559% Outstanding

Write 4,008

Mixed 3,010

SusWrite 4,529

805% 3,540 MB/s

4K Read 68.6

4K Write 247

4K Mixed 118

386% 144 MB/s

DQ Read 1,536

DQ Write 1,026

DQ Mixed 1,267

949% 1,276 MB/s

AUT-User, 1 hr ago.

2TB free (System drive)

Firmware: EIFK31.7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3320 3658 4097 4161 4070 4107 MB/s

456% Outstanding

Write 2,794

Mixed 2,052

SusWrite 3,902

598% 2,625 MB/s

4K Read 44.1

4K Write 150

4K Mixed 72

239% 88.7 MB/s

DQ Read 1,942

DQ Write 1,377

DQ Mixed 1,723

1,270% 1,681 MB/s

NOR-User, 9 hrs ago.

1.5TB free (System drive)

Firmware: EIFK31.7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2965 3125 3209 3950 3133 2709 MB/s

438% Outstanding

Write 3,819

Mixed 3,095

SusWrite 3,182

707% 3,112 MB/s

4K Read 48

4K Write 137

4K Mixed 79.7

247% 88.2 MB/s

DQ Read 1,905

DQ Write 1,331

DQ Mixed 1,694

1,245% 1,644 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 hrs ago.

505GB free

Firmware: EIFK31.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4400 4506 2119 1352 1297 1338 MB/s

431% Outstanding

Write 3,690

Mixed 2,978

SusWrite 2,502

671% 2,964 MB/s

4K Read 59.3

4K Write 248

4K Mixed 112

364% 140 MB/s

DQ Read 1,376

DQ Write 1,180

DQ Mixed 1,359

996% 1,305 MB/s

CZE-User, 1 min ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: EIFK31.7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2968 3728 3587 4020 3884 4082 MB/s

403% Outstanding

Write 3,912

Mixed 3,035

SusWrite 3,712

715% 3,131 MB/s

4K Read 34.8

4K Write 148

4K Mixed 71.8

223% 84.8 MB/s

DQ Read 689

DQ Write 729

DQ Mixed 236

308% 551 MB/s

USA-User, 4 hrs ago.

399GB free

Firmware: EIFK31.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2029 1662 1195 361 114 614 MB/s

355% Outstanding

Write 4,850

Mixed 3,469

SusWrite 996

666% 2,933 MB/s

4K Read 67.1

4K Write 285

4K Mixed 119

405% 157 MB/s

DQ Read 1,841

DQ Write 1,390

DQ Mixed 1,656

1,227% 1,629 MB/s

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Typical SKC3000D2048G 2TB Builds (Compare 6,572 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 442%

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Desktop 123%

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Workstation 528%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK WIFI (MS-7D91)

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel $273Bench 126%, 41,056 samples	1,435x
Core i9-13900KIntel $400Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	1,285x
Core i9-14900KIntel $420Bench 131%, 12,283 samples	646x

GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia $1,802Bench 370%, 37,290 samples	1,149x
RTX 4070-TiNvidia $761Bench 240%, 46,082 samples	905x
RTX 4080Nvidia $993Bench 290%, 22,998 samples	666x

SSD
SKC3000D2048G 2TBKingstonBench 438%, 18,813 samples	1x

RAM
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C36 2x16GBG.SKILL $83Bench 173%, 39,467 samples	461x
Vengeance DDR5 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsair $105Bench 162%, 40,739 samples	349x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C32 2x16GBG.SKILL $110Bench 187%, 18,403 samples	320x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $2,158

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $285	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $125
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
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Kingston

SKC3000D2048G 2TB

Average Bench: 438% (14^th of 1080)

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Outstanding average bench

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Terrible consistency

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK WIFI (MS-7D91)

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SKC3000D2048G 2TB

Average Bench: 438% (14th of 1080)

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Outstanding average bench

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Terrible consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

Market Share (See Leaders)

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK WIFI (MS-7D91)

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Average Bench: 438% (14^th of 1080)