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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 -43%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed -42%, 4K Mixed -16%, SusWrite -157%Peak Score -73%Read -90%, Write -72%, 4K Read -127%, 4K Write -11%, Mixed -64%, 4K Mixed -63%, SusWrite -87%Value & Sentiment -638%User Rating -37%, Market Share -1,239%Nice To Haves -26%DQ Read -27%, DQ Write -5%, DQ Mixed -10%, ADQ Read -19%, ADQ Write -16%, ADQ Mixed -17%, Age -85%, 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%

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

POL-User, 1 day ago.

400GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EIFK31.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2494 1014 1014 648 1273 419 MB/s

362% Outstanding

Write 3,619

Mixed 1,731

SusWrite 1,144

494% 2,190 MB/s

4K Read 71.9

4K Write 282

4K Mixed 112

401% 155 MB/s

DQ Read 1,824

DQ Write 1,661

DQ Mixed 1,848

1,358% 1,778 MB/s

RUS-User, 1 day ago.

318GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EIFK31.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1792 568 546 514 517 497 MB/s

329% Outstanding

Write 3,698

Mixed 2,836

SusWrite 739

564% 2,505 MB/s

4K Read 71.4

4K Write 241

4K Mixed 113

380% 142 MB/s

DQ Read 1,483

DQ Write 1,032

DQ Mixed 1,305

961% 1,273 MB/s

POL-User, 1 day ago.

254GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EIFK31.6

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1752 733 737 632 688 627 MB/s

321% Outstanding

Write 3,539

Mixed 2,658

SusWrite 862

562% 2,500 MB/s

4K Read 57.9

4K Write 192

4K Mixed 94.9

311% 115 MB/s

DQ Read 1,107

DQ Write 1,293

DQ Mixed 1,578

1,084% 1,326 MB/s

UKR-User, 1 day ago.

423GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EIFK51.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1753 1664 1750 1975 1956 1687 MB/s

286% Outstanding

Write 1,841

Mixed 1,915

SusWrite 1,797

411% 1,819 MB/s

4K Read 44.5

4K Write 123

4K Mixed 69.7

222% 79.2 MB/s

DQ Read 1,024

DQ Write 680

DQ Mixed 844

632% 849 MB/s

DEU-User, 1 day ago.

287GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EIFK51.2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 697 650 548 580 602 582 MB/s

205% Outstanding

Write 2,699

Mixed 663

SusWrite 610

289% 1,276 MB/s

4K Read 33.9

4K Write 231

4K Mixed 50.9

239% 105 MB/s

DQ Read 1,592

DQ Write 726

DQ Mixed 776

677% 1,031 MB/s

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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

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Core i5-12600KIntel $155Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	6,143x
Core i7-12700KIntel $187Bench 114%, 133,111 samples	4,973x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $204Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,994x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $501Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,180x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,074x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $520Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,748x

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

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	823x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $51Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	770x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 89%, 95,273 samples	705x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $795

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Kingston

SKC3000S512G 512GB

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

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SKC3000S512G 512GB

Average Bench: 323% (32nd of 1080)

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Outstanding average bench

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Terrible consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $139

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