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KINGSTON SKC3000D2048G 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Average Bench: 439% (6th of 1072)

Based on 231 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe KINGSTON SKC3000D2048G
Poor: 225%Average: 439% Great: 611%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme KINGSTON SKC3000D2048G 2TB averaged 338.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme KINGSTON SKC3000D2048G 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,332MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,600MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme KINGSTON SKC3000D2048G 2TB is 386%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme KINGSTON SKC3000D2048G 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 60.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 218MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 231 samples)
Rank 6439%
Min Avg Max
1,114 Read 2,405 3,084
1,138 Write 3,600 4,878
1,021 Mixed 2,731 3,459
1,060 SusWrite 2,974 4,769
664% 2,927 MB/s
Min Avg Max
31.3 4K Read 60.9 79.5
71.9 4K Write 218 348
49.1 4K Mixed 96.7 129
331% 125 MB/s
Min Avg Max
632 DQ Read 1,495 2,319
321 DQ Write 1,149 1,950
448 DQ Mixed 1,332 2,150
994% 1,326 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: EIFK31.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5107 5168 5165 4943 5191 5159 MB/s
649% Outstanding
Read 3,050
Write 5,185
Mixed 3,501
SusWrite 5,122
959% 4,214 MB/s
4K Read 84.4
4K Write 313
4K Mixed 132
463% 176 MB/s
DQ Read 1,801
DQ Write 1,379
DQ Mixed 1,535
1,163% 1,572 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: EIFK31.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3607 4382 4199 3588 4063 3764 MB/s
540% Outstanding
Read 2,546
Write 3,776
Mixed 2,740
SusWrite 3,934
738% 3,249 MB/s
4K Read 56.2
4K Write 301
4K Mixed 103
376% 153 MB/s
DQ Read 2,152
DQ Write 1,586
DQ Mixed 1,904
1,414% 1,881 MB/s
670GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EIFK31.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4667 2453 1395 1424 1416 1400 MB/s
451% Outstanding
Read 2,899
Write 5,138
Mixed 3,436
SusWrite 2,126
771% 3,400 MB/s
4K Read 69.4
4K Write 312
4K Mixed 133
440% 171 MB/s
DQ Read 1,736
DQ Write 1,322
DQ Mixed 1,537
1,147% 1,532 MB/s
744GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EIFK31.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4262 2719 1476 1442 1445 1440 MB/s
449% Outstanding
Read 2,968
Write 4,537
Mixed 3,348
SusWrite 2,131
735% 3,246 MB/s
4K Read 75.1
4K Write 276
4K Mixed 117
410% 156 MB/s
DQ Read 1,767
DQ Write 1,521
DQ Mixed 1715
1,266% 1,668 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: EIFK31.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2682 2531 2388 2399 1828 1836 MB/s
345% Outstanding
Read 2,207
Write 2,604
Mixed 2,258
SusWrite 2,277
528% 2,337 MB/s
4K Read 50.9
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 66.7
220% 75.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,668
DQ Write 534
DQ Mixed 1,177
848% 1,126 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: EIFK31.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 946 902 857 794 831 783 MB/s
140% Outstanding
Read 880
Write 790
Mixed 840
SusWrite 852
190% 840 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 43.1
4K Mixed 38.1
121% 37.9 MB/s
DQ Read 476
DQ Write 182
DQ Mixed 358
257% 339 MB/s
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Gaming 209%
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Desktop
Desktop 115%
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Workstation
Workstation 230%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z690-P WIFI

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel  $250Bench 114%, 78,749 samples1,197x
Core i9-12900KIntel  $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples987x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $178Bench 109%, 101,563 samples573x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples663x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples489x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples476x
SSD
KINGSTON SKC3000D2048G 2TBNvmeBench 439%, 231 samples1x
RAM
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples338x
AX5U5200C3816G-B 2x16GBAdataBench 154%, 3,151 samples242x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples240x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $1,160

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