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SFYRS500G 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Average Bench: 345% (18th of 1072)

Based on 1,330 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SFYRS500G
Poor: 203%Average: 345% Great: 467%

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Outstanding average bench

The Kingston SFYRS500G 500GB averaged 244.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston SFYRS500G 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,359MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,020MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SFYRS500G 500GB is 264%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kingston SFYRS500G 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 61.9MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 1,329MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,330 samples)
Rank 18345%
Min Avg Max
1,317 Read 2,435 3,151
1,399 Write 3,020 3,751
1,355 Mixed 2,405 2,873
668 SusWrite 1,329 2,512
518% 2,297 MB/s
Min Avg Max
40.6 4K Read 61.9 80.2
84.2 4K Write 222 354
57.8 4K Mixed 102 136
342% 129 MB/s
Min Avg Max
688 DQ Read 1,461 1,823
440 DQ Write 1,222 1,968
502 DQ Mixed 1,359 1,955
1,013% 1,347 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
322GB free
Firmware: EIFK31.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2102 3247 3057 3068 1007 672 MB/s
446% Outstanding
Read 2,622
Write 3,723
Mixed 2,582
SusWrite 2,192
629% 2,780 MB/s
4K Read 71.7
4K Write 312
4K Mixed 125
434% 170 MB/s
DQ Read 1,786
DQ Write 1,497
DQ Mixed 1,516
1,170% 1,599 MB/s
303GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EIFK31.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3519 3266 1900 585 576 609 MB/s
409% Outstanding
Read 2,385
Write 3,037
Mixed 2,677
SusWrite 1,742
556% 2,460 MB/s
4K Read 65.4
4K Write 283
4K Mixed 114
395% 154 MB/s
DQ Read 1,825
DQ Write 1,983
DQ Mixed 1,958
1,458% 1,922 MB/s
235GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EIFK31.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1770 566 558 524 503 494 MB/s
302% Outstanding
Read 2,281
Write 3,531
Mixed 2,679
SusWrite 736
521% 2,307 MB/s
4K Read 58.3
4K Write 222
4K Mixed 99.3
333% 127 MB/s
DQ Read 1,590
DQ Write 1197
DQ Mixed 1,371
1,031% 1,386 MB/s
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EIFK31.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 650 649 572 461 534 MB/s
157% Outstanding
Read 610
Write 636
Mixed 598
SusWrite 547
135% 598 MB/s
4K Read 47
4K Write 92.4
4K Mixed 66.2
205% 68.5 MB/s
DQ Read 833
DQ Write 743
DQ Mixed 868
629% 814 MB/s
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Typical SFYRS500G 500GB Builds (Compare 9,431 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: Gigabyte Z690 GAMING X DDR4 - $230

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel  $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples2,443x
Core i7-12700KIntel  $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples1,911x
Core i7-12700KFIntel  $229Bench 114%, 70,812 samples1,050x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,114x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples932x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples822x
SSD
SFYRS500G 500GBKingstonBench 345%, 1,330 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples288x
KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GBKingstonBench 91%, 43,162 samples202x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples187x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,381

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $293Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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