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SKC600/256G 256GB

SKC600/256G 256GB
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Effective Speed -747%Effective Speed -747%Average Score -801%Read -906%, Write -1,216%, 4K Read -239%, 4K Write -247%, Mixed -936%, 4K Mixed -853%, SusWrite -1,208%Peak Score -876%Read -1,098%, Write -1,359%, 4K Read -354%, 4K Write -247%, Mixed -1,100%, 4K Mixed -851%, SusWrite -1,121%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -1,835%DQ Read -1,121%, DQ Write -571%, DQ Mixed -4,326%, ADQ Read -1,011%, ADQ Write -458%, ADQ Mixed -6,383%, Age -34%, AS-SSD Total -778%

Average Bench: 64.4% (755^th of 1080)

Based on 68 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SKC600/256G

Poor: 42%Average: 64.4% Great: 88%

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Above average average bench

The Kingston SKC600/256G 256GB averaged 35.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.2MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 225MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SKC600/256G 256GB is 45.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SKC600/256G 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 22.9MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 11.6MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 68 samples)

Rank 75564.4%

Min	Avg	Max
293	Read 417	495
249	Write 354	441
193	Mixed 312	389
64.3	SusWrite 241	375
74.2% 331 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
8.76	4K Read 26.2	42.3
18.4	4K Write 59.7	109
5.18	4K Mixed 11.6	23
86.2% 32.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
89.4	DQ Read 154	190
82.4	DQ Write 225	283
9.1	DQ Mixed 22.9	47.4
64% 134 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

POL-User, 3 months ago.

170GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HP3418B2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 369 376 374 401 42 MB/s

75.5% Very good

Write 318

Mixed 300

SusWrite 318

77% 342 MB/s

4K Read 29.9

4K Write 78.6

4K Mixed 13.7

104% 40.7 MB/s

DQ Read 125

DQ Write 277

DQ Mixed 15.9

65% 139 MB/s

VEN-User, 24 days ago.

56GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1102A1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 71 49 52 51 52 MB/s

72.6% Very good

Write 388

Mixed 380

SusWrite 87.2

74% 332 MB/s

4K Read 32.1

4K Write 75.8

4K Mixed 27.2

124% 45 MB/s

DQ Read 173

DQ Write 339

DQ Mixed 42.1

93% 185 MB/s

ZAF-User, 9 days ago.

209GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS2227P

SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 350 373 301 310 292 MB/s

69.9% Good

Write 371

Mixed 332

SusWrite 328

82% 363 MB/s

4K Read 25.5

4K Write 54.9

4K Mixed 10.5

81% 30.3 MB/s

DQ Read 180

DQ Write 271

DQ Mixed 15.2

70% 155 MB/s

VEN-User, 1 month ago.

0GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HP3105A3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 260 305 333 329 36 MB/s

69.1% Good

Write 344

Mixed 316

SusWrite 255

77% 346 MB/s

4K Read 26.6

4K Write 71.7

4K Mixed 12.4

94% 36.9 MB/s

DQ Read 135

DQ Write 219

DQ Mixed 9.1

54% 121 MB/s

PHL-User, 5 months ago.

192GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS2227P

SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 311 302 319 300 141 MB/s

61% Good

Write 346

Mixed 346

SusWrite 283

78% 345 MB/s

4K Read 20.4

4K Write 51.4

4K Mixed 10.1

71% 27.3 MB/s

DQ Read 126

DQ Write 198

DQ Mixed 15.9

53% 113 MB/s

PER-User, 4 months ago.

142GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HP2818E3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 237 249 256 256 230 MB/s

48.8% Average

Write 261

Mixed 184

SusWrite 242

60% 267 MB/s

4K Read 19.1

4K Write 24.4

4K Mixed 6.1

50% 16.5 MB/s

DQ Read 109

DQ Write 101

DQ Mixed 15.2

36% 75 MB/s

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 55%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Asus X550JX

CPU
Core i7-4720HQIntelBench 58%, 80,960 samples	805x
Core i5-4200HIntelBench 57%, 11,882 samples	282x
Core i7-4750HQIntelBench 63%, 5,497 samples	81x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	724x
GTX 950MNvidiaBench 14%, 38,813 samples	394x
Iris Pro HD 5200 (V2 Mobile 1.2 GHz)IntelBench 6%, 5,483 samples	50x

SSD
SKC600/256G 256GBKingstonBench 64%, 68 samples	1x

RAM
M471B5173EB0-YK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 46%, 19,666 samples	298x
8KTF51264HZ-1G9N1 Samsung M471B5173EB0-YK0 8GBMicronBench 53%, 1,327 samples	94x
8KTF51264HZ-1G9N1 Samsung M471B1G73EB0-YK0 12GBMicronBench 44%, 193 samples	57x

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Kingston

SKC600/256G 256GB

Average Bench: 64.4% (755^th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 64.4% (755th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 64.4% (755^th of 1080)