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SKC100S3480G 480GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 58.8% (814th of 1072)

Based on 46 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SKC100S3480G
Poor: 49%Average: 58.8% Great: 67%

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Average average bench

The Kingston SKC100S3480G 480GB averaged 41.1% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 99.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SKC100S3480G 480GB is just 18.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Kingston SKC100S3480G 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 18.5MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 88.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 46 samples)
Rank 81458.8%
Min Avg Max
292 Read 426 511
128 Write 247 329
186 Mixed 280 358
158 SusWrite 222 276
65.6% 294 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.1 4K Read 25 30.2
9.3 4K Write 18.5 22.7
9.22 4K Mixed 19.1 25.8
72.1% 20.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.2 DQ Read 186 235
17.1 DQ Write 88.8 112
9.83 DQ Mixed 99.5 148
83.9% 125 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
92GB free
Firmware: 332ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 248 258 265 261 261 MB/s
68% Good
Read 461
Write 230
Mixed 237
SusWrite 254
66% 296 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 19.8
4K Mixed 24.1
87% 24.6 MB/s
DQ Read 233
DQ Write 100
DQ Mixed 129
106% 154 MB/s
92GB free
Firmware: 332ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 246 255 246 277 257 MB/s
67.8% Good
Read 456
Write 212
Mixed 236
SusWrite 256
64% 290 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 21.7
4K Mixed 23
87% 25 MB/s
DQ Read 233
DQ Write 103
DQ Mixed 133
108% 156 MB/s
101GB free
Firmware: 321ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 279 278 272 272 260 MB/s
65.4% Good
Read 437
Write 303
Mixed 305
SusWrite 272
74% 329 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 17.7
4K Mixed 22.3
77% 22 MB/s
DQ Read 230
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 134
108% 157 MB/s
202GB free
Firmware: 321ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 239 248 262 263 252 MB/s
61.3% Good
Read 386
Write 212
Mixed 221
SusWrite 253
60% 268 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 18.3
4K Mixed 21.4
74% 21.5 MB/s
DQ Read 231
DQ Write 99.3
DQ Mixed 140
110% 157 MB/s
235GB free
Firmware: 332ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 259 234 233 233 227 MB/s
59.2% Above average
Read 390
Write 244
Mixed 269
SusWrite 234
64% 285 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 19
4K Mixed 22.5
74% 21.7 MB/s
DQ Read 177
DQ Write 94.4
DQ Mixed 122
94% 131 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,774,133 SSDs tested

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Typical SKC100S3480G 480GB Builds (Compare 147 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock Z68 Pro3-M

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel  $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples47x
Core i7-2600KIntel  $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples28x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples17x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples13x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples8x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples8x
SSD
SKC100S3480G 480GBKingstonBench 59%, 46 samples1x
RAM
CMX8GX3M2A1600C11 029E CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 029E CMX8GX3M2A1600C11 029E CMX8GX3M2A1600C9 16GBUnknownBench 51%, 19 samples9x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples4x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 27,462 samples3x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $306

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