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SKC600/1024G 1TB

SKC600/1024G 1TB
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Effective Speed -588%Effective Speed -588%Average Score -636%Read -810%, Write -1,024%, 4K Read -205%, 4K Write -176%, Mixed -782%, 4K Mixed -615%, SusWrite -842%Peak Score -785%Read -1,070%, Write -1,275%, 4K Read -315%, 4K Write -180%, Mixed -1,043%, 4K Mixed -680%, SusWrite -930%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -1,643%DQ Read -812%, DQ Write -468%, DQ Mixed -4,055%, ADQ Read -717%, ADQ Write -377%, ADQ Mixed -6,095%, Age 5%, AS-SSD Total -623%

Average Bench: 79.4% (499^th of 1080)

Based on 25 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SKC600/1024G

Poor: 68%Average: 79.4% Great: 94%

Popular builds with this SSD

Good average bench

The Kingston SKC600/1024G 1TB averaged 20.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston SKC600/1024G 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.3MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 264MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SKC600/1024G 1TB is 26.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Kingston SKC600/1024G 1TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 24MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 15.5MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)

Rank 49979.4%

Min	Avg	Max
388	Read 461	507
329	Write 414	467
325	Mixed 366	409
161	SusWrite 336	444
88.5% 394 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
7.7	4K Read 29.3	46.3
25.4	4K Write 74.9	136
5.1	4K Mixed 15.5	28.2
104% 39.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
71.6	DQ Read 210	254
92.9	DQ Write 264	334
6.8	DQ Mixed 24	50.4
77.3% 166 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

RUS-User, 1 month ago.

892GB free (System drive)

Firmware: W0220A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 437 439 440 431 431 MB/s

100% Outstanding

Write 434

Mixed 416

SusWrite 436

101% 450 MB/s

4K Read 30.6

4K Write 89.5

4K Mixed 31.6

134% 50.6 MB/s

DQ Read 221

DQ Write 341

DQ Mixed 51.3

103% 204 MB/s

SLV-User, 1 month ago.

562GB free

Firmware: HPS2818B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 461 461 461 457 459 MB/s

92.8% Outstanding

Write 464

Mixed 398

SusWrite 459

102% 454 MB/s

4K Read 21.6

4K Write 127

4K Mixed 13.8

118% 54 MB/s

DQ Read 251

DQ Write 264

DQ Mixed 15.4

78% 177 MB/s

LBN-User, 1 month ago.

351GB free

Firmware: HPS2818B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 444 445 69 19 185 MB/s

88.2% Excellent

Write 451

Mixed 388

SusWrite 269

90% 402 MB/s

4K Read 42.8

4K Write 126

4K Mixed 13.5

149% 60.6 MB/s

DQ Read 196

DQ Write 260

DQ Mixed 15.4

71% 157 MB/s

LBN-User, 1 month ago.

351GB free

Firmware: HPS2818B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 429 403 324 35 34 MB/s

84.8% Excellent

Write 461

Mixed 382

SusWrite 277

90% 403 MB/s

4K Read 38.3

4K Write 112

4K Mixed 13

134% 54.4 MB/s

DQ Read 236

DQ Write 239

DQ Mixed 14.2

72% 163 MB/s

RUS-User, 1 month ago.

322GB free

Firmware: HPS2818B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 435 440 353 33 32 MB/s

84.3% Excellent

Write 444

Mixed 379

SusWrite 288

90% 400 MB/s

4K Read 43

4K Write 116

4K Mixed 5.3

133% 54.6 MB/s

DQ Read 234

DQ Write 257

DQ Mixed 6.7

71% 166 MB/s

PHL-User, 1 month ago.

184GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS2428I

SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 362 350 2.6 24 40 MB/s

74.7% Very good

Write 467

Mixed 332

SusWrite 198

84% 374 MB/s

4K Read 25.4

4K Write 105

4K Mixed 13.3

111% 48 MB/s

DQ Read 223

DQ Write 272

DQ Mixed 15

76% 170 MB/s

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Gaming 53%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 45%

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Motherboard: MSI B360M PRO-VH (MS-7B53) - $70

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel $85Bench 85%, 299,482 samples	246x
Core i5-8400Intel $76Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	232x
Core i7-8700Intel $160Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	162x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	96x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	93x
RTX 2060Nvidia $140Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	75x

SSD
SKC600/1024G 1TBKingstonBench 79%, 25 samples	1x

RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $69Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	38x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	32x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 82%, 52,667 samples	28x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $341

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $380	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
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Kingston

SKC600/1024G 1TB

Average Bench: 79.4% (499^th of 1080)

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Kingston

SKC600/1024G 1TB

Average Bench: 79.4% (499th of 1080)

Popular builds with this SSD

Good average bench

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Good consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

Market Share (See Leaders)

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Motherboard: MSI B360M PRO-VH (MS-7B53) - $70

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Average Bench: 79.4% (499^th of 1080)