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SA2000M81000G 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 247% (52nd of 1058)

Based on 34,126 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SA2000M81000G
Poor: 147%Average: 247% Great: 324%

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Outstanding average bench

The Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB averaged 146.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 405MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 808MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB is 177%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 140MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 1,011MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 34,126 samples)
Rank 52247%
Min Avg Max
1,168 Read 1,658 1,872
591 Write 1,490 1,846
130 Mixed 1,152 1,398
429 SusWrite 1,011 1,766
298% 1,328 MB/s
Min Avg Max
31.3 4K Read 56 67.2
51.2 4K Write 140 190
40.1 4K Mixed 75.9 94.1
256% 90.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
526 DQ Read 949 1,074
73.1 DQ Write 808 1,109
128 DQ Mixed 405 439
433% 721 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
691GB free
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1756 1763 1761 1768 1768 1766 MB/s
330% Outstanding
Read 1853
Write 1,763
Mixed 1,386
SusWrite 1,763
381% 1,691 MB/s
4K Read 66
4K Write 192
4K Mixed 92.8
321% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 1,068
DQ Write 1,125
DQ Mixed 436
510% 876 MB/s
931GB free
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1797 1824 1830 1821 1804 1819 MB/s
290% Outstanding
Read 1,362
Write 1,336
Mixed 1095
SusWrite 1,816
317% 1,402 MB/s
4K Read 42.8
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 83.5
247% 89.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,068
DQ Write 1,021
DQ Mixed 434
494% 841 MB/s
583GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 760 604 483 480 481 480 MB/s
219% Outstanding
Read 1,786
Write 1,600
Mixed 1,335
SusWrite 548
294% 1,317 MB/s
4K Read 56.6
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 72.9
240% 81.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,096
DQ Write 691
DQ Mixed 426
444% 738 MB/s
495GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 671 484 186 434 485 113 MB/s
170% Outstanding
Read 1,731
Write 1,325
Mixed 1,208
SusWrite 396
259% 1,165 MB/s
4K Read 54.9
4K Write 51.6
4K Mixed 49.1
173% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 909
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 254
254% 433 MB/s
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 810 266 445 612 477 478 MB/s
146% Outstanding
Read 1,542
Write 1,603
Mixed 125
SusWrite 515
210% 946 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 49.3
4K Mixed 38.6
124% 40.1 MB/s
DQ Read 535
DQ Write 71.9
DQ Mixed 127
138% 245 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 41,717,257 SSDs tested.

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Desktop 91%
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Workstation 97%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $219Bench 84%, 804,714 samples19,365x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $310Bench 81%, 447,140 samples12,156x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $325Bench 86%, 518,830 samples10,276x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 442,583 samples6,297x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 105%, 322,159 samples5,891x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $338Bench 89%, 397,965 samples5,600x
SSD
SA2000M81000G 1TBKingstonBench 247%, 34,126 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $108Bench 84%, 225,724 samples6,542x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $79Bench 85%, 429,937 samples6,313x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $73Bench 82%, 440,698 samples4,336x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $967

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