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KINGSTON SKC3000S1024G 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Average Bench: 396% (12th of 1072)

Based on 313 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe KINGSTON SKC3000S1024G
Poor: 205%Average: 396% Great: 609%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme KINGSTON SKC3000S1024G 1TB averaged 296.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme KINGSTON SKC3000S1024G 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,277MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,424MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme KINGSTON SKC3000S1024G 1TB is 403%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme KINGSTON SKC3000S1024G 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 60.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 221MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 313 samples)
Rank 12396%
Min Avg Max
1,184 Read 2,366 3,161
1,014 Write 3,424 4,913
1,012 Mixed 2,511 3,248
783 SusWrite 2,305 4,663
600% 2,652 MB/s
Min Avg Max
35.2 4K Read 60.1 81.6
73.3 4K Write 221 347
49.9 4K Mixed 97.7 136
333% 126 MB/s
Min Avg Max
506 DQ Read 1,465 2,251
228 DQ Write 1,119 1,929
354 DQ Mixed 1,277 2,148
959% 1,287 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
857GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EIFK51.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4247 4158 3156 3397 2947 2219 MB/s
539% Outstanding
Read 2,673
Write 5,078
Mixed 3,039
SusWrite 3,354
804% 3,536 MB/s
4K Read 71.3
4K Write 387
4K Mixed 116
462% 192 MB/s
DQ Read 2,221
DQ Write 1,694
DQ Mixed 1,966
1,468% 1,960 MB/s
691GB free
Firmware: EIFK51.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4931 4399 3349 2615 3064 1404 MB/s
525% Outstanding
Read 2,540
Write 5,067
Mixed 2,953
SusWrite 3,294
788% 3,463 MB/s
4K Read 55.8
4K Write 305
4K Mixed 119
398% 160 MB/s
DQ Read 2,459
DQ Write 1,976
DQ Mixed 2,266
1,683% 2,234 MB/s
551GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EIFK31.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3228 1525 724 819 886 928 MB/s
382% Outstanding
Read 2,922
Write 4,979
Mixed 3,203
SusWrite 1,352
704% 3,114 MB/s
4K Read 59.3
4K Write 273
4K Mixed 128
399% 154 MB/s
DQ Read 1,465
DQ Write 1,069
DQ Mixed 1,018
828% 1,184 MB/s
781GB free
Firmware: EIFK31.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1879 2517 2514 2513 2512 2506 MB/s
376% Outstanding
Read 2,040
Write 2,353
Mixed 2,139
SusWrite 2,407
506% 2,235 MB/s
4K Read 55.5
4K Write 183
4K Mixed 92.4
299% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1386
DQ Write 1,033
DQ Mixed 1,141
872% 1,187 MB/s
279GB free
Firmware: EIFK31.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2410 1437 1313 1194 1289 1160 MB/s
358% Outstanding
Read 1,818
Write 2,260
Mixed 2024
SusWrite 1,467
428% 1,892 MB/s
4K Read 58.7
4K Write 271
4K Mixed 112
376% 147 MB/s
DQ Read 1,953
DQ Write 1572
DQ Mixed 1,712
1,295% 1,746 MB/s
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Typical KINGSTON SKC3000S1024G 1TB Builds (Compare 5,127 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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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  $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples1,205x
Core i9-12900KIntel  $325Bench 117%, 66,991 samples990x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples574x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples665x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples494x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples476x
SSD
KINGSTON SKC3000S1024G 1TBNvmeBench 396%, 313 samples1x
RAM
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples340x
AX5U5200C3816G-B 2x16GBAdataBench 154%, 3,151 samples242x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples241x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $1,149

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