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SKC3000S512G 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Average Bench: 323% (25th of 1072)

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

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
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,843 samples)
Rank 25323%
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 BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
400GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EIFK31.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2798 3385 998 514 522 566 MB/s
355% Outstanding
Read 2,934
Write 3,936
Mixed 2,704
SusWrite 1464
622% 2,760 MB/s
4K Read 63.7
4K Write 187
4K Mixed 96.8
320% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 1,187
DQ Write 982
DQ Mixed 1,130
834% 1,100 MB/s
254GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EIFK31.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1569 1188 663 553 603 694 MB/s
348% Outstanding
Read 2,709
Write 3,741
Mixed 2,690
SusWrite 878
564% 2,505 MB/s
4K Read 69.4
4K Write 263
4K Mixed 118
395% 150 MB/s
DQ Read 1,586
DQ Write 1,269
DQ Mixed 1,367
1,040% 1,407 MB/s
403GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EIFK31.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1967 862 867 738 588 689 MB/s
334% Outstanding
Read 2,794
Write 3,609
Mixed 2,450
SusWrite 952
551% 2,451 MB/s
4K Read 75.6
4K Write 209
4K Mixed 107
362% 130 MB/s
DQ Read 1,358
DQ Write 970
DQ Mixed 1,125
851% 1,151 MB/s
333GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EIFK31.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2431 657 813 675 745 689 MB/s
313% Outstanding
Read 2,906
Write 3,558
Mixed 2,644
SusWrite 1,002
568% 2,528 MB/s
4K Read 55.6
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 84.4
262% 90.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,499
DQ Write 908
DQ Mixed 1,301
943% 1,236 MB/s
386GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EIFK51.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3893 1850 524 467 435 446 MB/s
311% Outstanding
Read 2072
Write 3,206
Mixed 2,517
SusWrite 1,269
513% 2,266 MB/s
4K Read 47.8
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 78
257% 95.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1986
DQ Write 1,182
DQ Mixed 1,776
1,271% 1,648 MB/s
452GB free
Firmware: EIFK31.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1830 2066 2062 2032 2105 2177 MB/s
307% Outstanding
Read 1,599
Write 1,874
Mixed 1,652
SusWrite 2,045
406% 1,793 MB/s
4K Read 48.1
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 63.8
212% 73.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,352
DQ Write 1,021
DQ Mixed 1,165
877% 1,179 MB/s
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Typical SKC3000S512G 512GB Builds (Compare 19,409 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 199%
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Desktop
Desktop 111%
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Workstation
Workstation 203%
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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $210

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel  $182Bench 109%, 101,563 samples5,847x
Core i7-12700KIntel  $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples4,746x
Core i7-12700KFIntel  $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples1,893x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples2,084x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,977x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $600Bench 158%, 218,061 samples1,665x
SSD
SKC3000S512G 512GBKingstonBench 323%, 2,843 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples764x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples711x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples663x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $1,302

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