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SKC2000M8250G 250GB

SKC2000M8250G 250GB
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Effective Speed -151%Effective Speed -151%Average Score -273%Read -89%, Write -374%, 4K Read -64%, 4K Write -48%, Mixed -579%, 4K Mixed -58%, SusWrite -698%Peak Score -254%Read -127%, Write -425%, 4K Read -208%, 4K Write -80%, Mixed -276%, 4K Mixed -145%, SusWrite -521%Value & Sentiment -1,271%User Rating -37%, Market Share -2,506%Nice To Haves -202%DQ Read -232%, DQ Write -67%, DQ Mixed -367%, ADQ Read -173%, ADQ Write -96%, ADQ Mixed -289%, Age -234%, AS-SSD Total -159%

Average Bench: 217% (91^st of 1080)

Based on 2,360 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SKC2000M8250G

Poor: 145%Average: 217% Great: 276%

Popular builds with this SSD

Outstanding average bench

The Kingston SKC2000M8250G 250GB averaged 117.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston SKC2000M8250G 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 382MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,225MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SKC2000M8250G 250GB is 131%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kingston SKC2000M8250G 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 395MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 476MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2,360 samples)

Rank 91217%

Min	Avg	Max
1,140	Read 2,225	2,613
383	Write 983	1,226
120	Mixed 476	1,241
183	SusWrite 395	737
223% 1,020 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
34.3	4K Read 54.1	62.4
50.3	4K Write 140	210
38.1	4K Mixed 70.1	89.4
246% 88.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
417	DQ Read 626	699
216	DQ Write 640	1,139
179	DQ Mixed 382	449
356% 549 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

GRC-User, 7 days ago.

171GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S2780101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 513 338 342 340 342 344 MB/s

209% Outstanding

Write 1,153

Mixed 146

SusWrite 370

214% 982 MB/s

4K Read 52.8

4K Write 114

4K Mixed 65.2

224% 77.2 MB/s

DQ Read 651

DQ Write 565

DQ Mixed 397

355% 538 MB/s

ITA-User, 6 days ago.

135GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S2780101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 313 302 330 331 287 MB/s

209% Outstanding

Write 1,129

Mixed 167

SusWrite 323

217% 997 MB/s

4K Read 54.1

4K Write 137

4K Mixed 63.1

236% 84.9 MB/s

DQ Read 656

DQ Write 329

DQ Mixed 418

330% 468 MB/s

FRA-User, 8 days ago.

77GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S2783101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 350 194 227 302 256 MB/s

199% Outstanding

Write 527

Mixed 453

SusWrite 270

191% 887 MB/s

4K Read 38

4K Write 141

4K Mixed 63.2

213% 80.8 MB/s

DQ Read 643

DQ Write 440

DQ Mixed 342

309% 475 MB/s

TUR-User, 7 days ago.

68GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S2681103

SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 212 140 143 46 106 MB/s

193% Outstanding

Write 1,104

Mixed 580

SusWrite 170

234% 1,073 MB/s

4K Read 44.1

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 58

200% 70.8 MB/s

DQ Read 502

DQ Write 530

DQ Mixed 371

319% 468 MB/s

MEX-User, 5 hrs ago.

101GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S2780101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 252 199 201 207 135 MB/s

166% Outstanding

Write 1,072

Mixed 146

SusWrite 210

173% 792 MB/s

4K Read 45.8

4K Write 113

4K Mixed 64.9

212% 74.5 MB/s

DQ Read 653

DQ Write 116

DQ Mixed 81.9

138% 284 MB/s

DEU-User, 11 hrs ago.

137GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S2783101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 345 355 299 299 319 MB/s

166% Outstanding

Write 343

Mixed 470

SusWrite 328

185% 859 MB/s

4K Read 37.3

4K Write 97.8

4K Mixed 17.8

131% 51 MB/s

DQ Read 426

DQ Write 325

DQ Mixed 350

269% 367 MB/s

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 93%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	8,150x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $138Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,867x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $185Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,925x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $387Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,521x
RX 5700-XTAMD $266Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,343x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,173x

SSD
SKC2000M8250G 250GBKingstonBench 217%, 2,360 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,014x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,020x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	786x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $645

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Kingston

SKC2000M8250G 250GB

Average Bench: 217% (91^st of 1080)

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SKC2000M8250G 250GB

Average Bench: 217% (91st of 1080)

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Outstanding average bench

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Terrible consistency

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

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Average Bench: 217% (91^st of 1080)