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SKC3000S512G 512GB

SKC3000S512G 512GB
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Effective Speed -69%Effective Speed -69%Average Score -58%Read -82%, Write -62%, 4K Read -45%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed -42%, 4K Mixed -17%, SusWrite -157%Peak Score -74%Read -90%, Write -72%, 4K Read -131%, 4K Write -11%, Mixed -64%, 4K Mixed -63%, SusWrite -87%Value & Sentiment -798%User Rating -37%, Market Share -1,559%Nice To Haves -27%DQ Read -27%, DQ Write -5%, DQ Mixed -10%, ADQ Read -19%, ADQ Write -16%, ADQ Mixed -17%, Age -92%, AS-SSD Total -30%

Average Bench: 323% (32^nd of 1080)

Based on 2,843 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SKC3000S512G

Poor: 184%Average: 323% Great: 451%

Popular builds with this SSD

Outstanding average bench

The Kingston SKC3000S512G 512GB averaged 223.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston SKC3000S512G 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,272MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,875MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SKC3000S512G 512GB is 267%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kingston SKC3000S512G 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 61.5MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 1,230MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2,843 samples)

Rank 32323%

Min	Avg	Max
991	Read 2,306	3,121
1,152	Write 2,875	3,748
1,043	Mixed 2,278	2,851
564	SusWrite 1,230	2,448
490% 2,172 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
36.1	4K Read 61.5	83.1
68.3	4K Write 200	342
50.7	4K Mixed 94.9	134
321% 119 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
731	DQ Read 1,435	1,829
286	DQ Write 1,086	1,804
440	DQ Mixed 1,272	1,911
948% 1,264 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

POL-User, 1 hr ago.

398GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EIFK31.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2030 348 691 623 1090 1505 MB/s

349% Outstanding

Write 3,729

Mixed 2,792

SusWrite 1,048

578% 2,563 MB/s

4K Read 62

4K Write 264

4K Mixed 109

373% 145 MB/s

DQ Read 1,781

DQ Write 1,017

DQ Mixed 1,113

905% 1,304 MB/s

HUN-User, 2 days ago.

440GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EIFK51.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2866 2355 2968 2516 538 526 MB/s

324% Outstanding

Write 3,790

Mixed 2,501

SusWrite 1,962

583% 2,568 MB/s

4K Read 47.6

4K Write 120

4K Mixed 71.9

228% 79.7 MB/s

DQ Read 1,381

DQ Write 954

DQ Mixed 1,220

896% 1,185 MB/s

CZE-User, 23 hrs ago.

325GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EIFK31.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1951 748 762 743 618 759 MB/s

289% Outstanding

Write 3,499

Mixed 2577

SusWrite 930

541% 2,400 MB/s

4K Read 58.8

4K Write 154

4K Mixed 90

286% 101 MB/s

DQ Read 1,039

DQ Write 707

DQ Mixed 895

662% 880 MB/s

SRB-User, 2 days ago.

322GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EIFK31.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1734 731 768 726 490 496 MB/s

287% Outstanding

Write 2,366

Mixed 2,246

SusWrite 824

423% 1,880 MB/s

4K Read 67.8

4K Write 197

4K Mixed 100

336% 122 MB/s

DQ Read 1,277

DQ Write 942

DQ Mixed 1,137

842% 1,119 MB/s

GRC-User, 2 days ago.

252GB free

Firmware: EIFK31.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2388 2405 855 668 629 582 MB/s

280% Outstanding

Write 1,792

Mixed 2,082

SusWrite 1,254

398% 1,766 MB/s

4K Read 49.3

4K Write 129

4K Mixed 77.6

243% 85.4 MB/s

DQ Read 1,292

DQ Write 938

DQ Mixed 1,071

812% 1,101 MB/s

FIN-User, 20 hrs ago.

243GB free

Firmware: EIFK31.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1120 1250 1246 851 493 475 MB/s

224% Outstanding

Write 1,076

Mixed 1,088

SusWrite 906

232% 1,028 MB/s

4K Read 52.2

4K Write 121

4K Mixed 78.8

244% 83.9 MB/s

DQ Read 1,414

DQ Write 829

DQ Mixed 1,052

802% 1,098 MB/s

FIN-User, 1 day ago.

185GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EIFK31.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1335 788 494 476 461 427 MB/s

172% Outstanding

Write 1,663

Mixed 1,449

SusWrite 664

304% 1,357 MB/s

4K Read 30.5

4K Write 67.5

4K Mixed 54.2

151% 50.7 MB/s

DQ Read 581

DQ Write 182

DQ Mixed 376

279% 380 MB/s

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Typical SKC3000S512G 512GB Builds (Compare 20,293 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 199%

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Desktop 111%

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Workstation 203%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $139

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $164Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	6,073x
Core i7-12700KIntel $220Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,925x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $166Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,968x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $807Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,155x
RTX 3070Nvidia $450Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,044x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $430Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,735x

SSD
SKC3000S512G 512GBKingstonBench 323%, 2,843 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	811x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $54Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	748x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 89%, 95,273 samples	693x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,109

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $299	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $380	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
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Kingston

SKC3000S512G 512GB

Average Bench: 323% (32^nd of 1080)

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $139

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SKC3000S512G 512GB

Average Bench: 323% (32nd of 1080)

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Terrible consistency

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $139

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