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SUV500M8960G 960GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 79.8% (488th of 1072)

Based on 177 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SUV500M8960G
Poor: 59%Average: 79.8% Great: 94%

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Good average bench

The Kingston SUV500M8960G 960GB averaged 20.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston SUV500M8960G 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 152MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 33.8MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SUV500M8960G 960GB is 34.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Kingston SUV500M8960G 960GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 248MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 320MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 177 samples)
Rank 48879.8%
Min Avg Max
327 Read 433 484
302 Write 390 477
237 Mixed 320 368
197 SusWrite 248 289
78% 348 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.6 4K Read 28.2 35.1
33.1 4K Write 63.7 88.4
19.3 4K Mixed 33.8 43
120% 41.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
106 DQ Read 250 315
165 DQ Write 221 256
99.8 DQ Mixed 152 175
137% 208 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
248GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 003056RI
SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 412 224 219 345 273 MB/s
91.3% Outstanding
Read 476
Write 172
Mixed 356
SusWrite 311
73% 329 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 70.4
4K Mixed 37.8
134% 46.7 MB/s
DQ Read 298
DQ Write 232
DQ Mixed 175
155% 235 MB/s
321GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 003056RI
SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 351 166 263 262 129 MB/s
88.9% Excellent
Read 478
Write 393
Mixed 364
SusWrite 262
84% 374 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 70
4K Mixed 38.9
136% 47.1 MB/s
DQ Read 298
DQ Write 229
DQ Mixed 170
153% 232 MB/s
449GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 003056RI
SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 299 233 306 177 151 MB/s
83.1% Excellent
Read 468
Write 364
Mixed 289
SusWrite 253
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 55.7
4K Mixed 35.2
119% 40.1 MB/s
DQ Read 305
DQ Write 231
DQ Mixed 173
155% 236 MB/s
230GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 003056RE
SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 310 100 100 98 268 MB/s
69.2% Good
Read 474
Write 340
Mixed 215
SusWrite 199
68% 307 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 51.7
4K Mixed 29.6
107% 36.3 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 49.6
DQ Mixed 74.2
64% 99.3 MB/s
286GB free
Firmware: 003056RI
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 357 295 161 142 200 MB/s
65.9% Good
Read 392
Write 360
Mixed 298
SusWrite 241
72% 323 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 41.1
4K Mixed 20.8
77% 26.8 MB/s
DQ Read 284
DQ Write 254
DQ Mixed 162
151% 234 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,820,148 SSDs tested

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Typical SUV500M8960G 960GB Builds (Compare 206 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 6%
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Desktop 48%
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Workstation 6%
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System: Lenovo 80V4

CPU
Core i5-7200UIntelBench 45%, 205,332 samples102x
Core i7-7500UIntelBench 48%, 139,101 samples92x
Core i7-7500U VHIntelBench 52%, 2,074 samples11x
GPU
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples176x
940MXNvidiaBench 9%, 36,213 samples29x
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples1x
SSD
SUV500M8960G 960GBKingstonBench 80%, 177 samples1x
RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples48x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples41x
M471A1K43BB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 42,779 samples33x
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