Kingston

SEDC500R960G 960GB

SEDC500R960G 960GB
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Effective Speed -1%Effective Speed -1%Average Score +1% Read -20%, Write 11%, 4K Read -27%, 4K Write 10%, Mixed 4%, 4K Mixed -17%, SusWrite 46%Peak Score -6%Read -20%, Write 3%, 4K Read -35%, 4K Write 16%, Mixed -4%, 4K Mixed -26%, SusWrite 28%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +6% DQ Read -4%, DQ Write 3%, DQ Mixed 11%, ADQ Read -17%, ADQ Write -8%, ADQ Mixed 5%, Age 60%, AS-SSD Total -2%

Average Bench: 97.3% (266^th of 1072)

Based on 51 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SEDC500R960G

Poor: 79%Average: 97.3% Great: 116%

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Excellent average bench

The Kingston SEDC500R960G 960GB averaged just 2.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston SEDC500R960G 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 274MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 96.3MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SEDC500R960G 960GB is 37%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SEDC500R960G 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 380MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 374MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 51 samples)

Rank 26697.3%

Min	Avg	Max
261	Read 380	421
301	Write 450	498
295	Mixed 374	408
256	SusWrite 432	494
92.5% 409 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.4	4K Read 27	31.8
34.3	4K Write 96.3	142
27	4K Mixed 38.5	46.3
141% 53.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
28.6	DQ Read 280	353
103	DQ Write 268	369
43.3	DQ Mixed 274	369
206% 274 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

DEU-User, 1 month ago.

234GB free

Firmware: SCEKJ2.7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 478 494 490 458 491 MB/s

107% Outstanding

Write 494

Mixed 393

SusWrite 479

100% 442 MB/s

4K Read 29

4K Write 97.3

4K Mixed 41.2

148% 55.8 MB/s

DQ Read 347

DQ Write 349

DQ Mixed 343

259% 346 MB/s

RUS-User, 2 months ago.

58GB free

Firmware: SCEKJ2.7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 460 456 451 436 444 MB/s

99.4% Outstanding

Write 462

Mixed 381

SusWrite 450

95% 421 MB/s

4K Read 26.3

4K Write 92.4

4K Mixed 37.3

137% 52 MB/s

DQ Read 287

DQ Write 350

DQ Mixed 344

252% 327 MB/s

ROU-User, 10 months ago.

822GB free

Firmware: SCEKJ2.7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 435 443 451 445 447 MB/s

99.1% Outstanding

Write 450

Mixed 395

SusWrite 440

96% 426 MB/s

4K Read 28.4

4K Write 99.8

4K Mixed 41.9

150% 56.7 MB/s

DQ Read 223

DQ Write 189

DQ Mixed 204

153% 205 MB/s

ARG-User, 2 months ago.

563GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SCEKJ2.7

SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 375 414 426 412 429 MB/s

83.3% Excellent

Write 428

Mixed 367

SusWrite 376

88% 389 MB/s

4K Read 21.6

4K Write 68.1

4K Mixed 33.4

112% 41 MB/s

DQ Read 219

DQ Write 236

DQ Mixed 254

184% 236 MB/s

MEX-User, 10 months ago.

526GB free

Firmware: SCEKJ2.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 458 455 455 455 442 MB/s

69.3% Good

Write 234

Mixed 181

SusWrite 454

67% 296 MB/s

4K Read 25.1

4K Write 19.3

4K Mixed 11.4

63% 18.6 MB/s

DQ Read 334

DQ Write 145

DQ Mixed 284

198% 254 MB/s

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $191Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,652x
Core i5-2400Intel $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,264x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples	690x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	766x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	324x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	303x

SSD
SEDC500R960G 960GBKingstonBench 97%, 51 samples	1x

RAM
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples	67x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples	60x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 4x4GBHynixBench 48%, 2,925 samples	60x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $191

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Kingston

SEDC500R960G 960GB

Average Bench: 97.3% (266^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

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SEDC500R960G 960GB

Average Bench: 97.3% (266th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 990

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Average Bench: 97.3% (266^th of 1072)