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SKC3000D4096G 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Average Bench: 480% (3rd of 1072)

Based on 313 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SKC3000D4096G
Poor: 244%Average: 480% Great: 640%

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Outstanding average bench

The Kingston SKC3000D4096G 4TB averaged 380.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston SKC3000D4096G 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,528MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,741MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SKC3000D4096G 4TB is 396%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kingston SKC3000D4096G 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 61.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 230MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 313 samples)
Rank 3480%
Min Avg Max
1,250 Read 2,502 3,136
1,479 Write 3,741 4,884
1,372 Mixed 2,843 3,477
1,422 SusWrite 3,350 4,923
706% 3,109 MB/s
Min Avg Max
39.3 4K Read 61.8 81.7
69.6 4K Write 230 351
51.9 4K Mixed 103 134
347% 132 MB/s
Min Avg Max
605 DQ Read 1,696 2,487
227 DQ Write 1,362 2,145
387 DQ Mixed 1,528 2,374
1,144% 1,529 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: EIFK31.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3525 3350 3824 3158 2475 2181 MB/s
518% Outstanding
Read 2,973
Write 3,072
Mixed 3,238
SusWrite 3,086
699% 3,092 MB/s
4K Read 67
4K Write 281
4K Mixed 95.1
372% 148 MB/s
DQ Read 2,360
DQ Write 2,036
DQ Mixed 2,310
1,701% 2,236 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: EIFK31.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4471 4584 2716 1870 1396 1398 MB/s
454% Outstanding
Read 2,594
Write 4,083
Mixed 2,890
SusWrite 2,739
698% 3,076 MB/s
4K Read 66
4K Write 250
4K Mixed 102
363% 139 MB/s
DQ Read 1,815
DQ Write 1,406
DQ Mixed 1,613
1,206% 1,611 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: EIFK51.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3573 3165 3918 3953 1760 1045 MB/s
356% Outstanding
Read 2,139
Write 3,255
Mixed 2,830
SusWrite 2,902
632% 2,782 MB/s
4K Read 44.5
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 68.1
218% 77.6 MB/s
DQ Read 785
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 595
430% 569 MB/s
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Typical SKC3000D4096G 4TB Builds (Compare 3,794 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 101%
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Desktop
Desktop 104%
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Workstation
Workstation 95%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B660-PLUS WIFI D4

CPU
Core i5-12400FIntel  $133Bench 98%, 48,886 samples817x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples480x
Core i5-12400Intel  $162Bench 98%, 17,352 samples334x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples503x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples448x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples376x
SSD
SKC3000D4096G 4TBKingstonBench 480%, 313 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples189x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples178x
KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GBKingstonBench 91%, 43,162 samples154x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 111% - Outstanding Total price: $480

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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