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Kingston

SA2000M81000G 1TB

SA2000M81000G 1TB
BENCHMARKS (77,062)
MKT (0.3%)
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Effective Speed -133%Effective Speed -133%Average Score -143%Read -151%, Write -217%, 4K Read -59%, 4K Write -45%, Mixed -195%, 4K Mixed -48%, SusWrite -284%Peak Score -182%Read -215%, Write -252%, 4K Read -182%, 4K Write -79%, Mixed -237%, 4K Mixed -130%, SusWrite -179%Value & Sentiment -53%User Rating -34%, Market Share -73%Nice To Haves -169%DQ Read -117%, DQ Write -67%, DQ Mixed -380%, ADQ Read -81%, ADQ Write -63%, ADQ Mixed -300%, Age -224%, AS-SSD Total -117%

Average Bench: 234% (76^th of 1080)

Based on 77,062 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SA2000M81000G

Poor: 140%Average: 234% Great: 311%

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Outstanding average bench

The Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB averaged 134.3% 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 371MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 945MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB is 171%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 824MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 143MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 77,062 samples)

Rank 76234%

Min	Avg	Max
1,156	Read 1,667	1,885
658	Write 1,472	1,831
125	Mixed 1,098	1,391
323	SusWrite 824	1,643
283% 1,265 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
31.8	4K Read 55.3	66.9
47.3	4K Write 143	211
38.8	4K Mixed 74.8	94.6
255% 90.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
527	DQ Read 945	1,068
71.4	DQ Write 768	1,135
121	DQ Mixed 371	437
410% 695 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

AUS-User, 9 hrs ago.

273GB free

Firmware: S5Z42105

SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 44 45 46 40 43 MB/s

619% Outstanding

Write 69.3

Mixed 134

SusWrite 42.7

424% 2,042 MB/s

4K Read 738

4K Write 4.3

4K Mixed 8

1,131% 250 MB/s

SWE-User, 1 hr ago.

549GB free

Firmware: S5Z42105

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1583 1628 1652 1625 1644 1513 MB/s

271% Outstanding

Write 1,697

Mixed 1,358

SusWrite 1,607

360% 1,597 MB/s

4K Read 54.2

4K Write 109

4K Mixed 70

230% 77.8 MB/s

DQ Read 875

DQ Write 572

DQ Mixed 434

402% 627 MB/s

CHE-User, 3 hrs ago.

251GB free

Firmware: S5Z42105

SusWrite @10s intervals: 659 607 490 487 487 488 MB/s

242% Outstanding

Write 1,762

Mixed 1,369

SusWrite 536

306% 1,370 MB/s

4K Read 61.9

4K Write 169

4K Mixed 88.7

297% 107 MB/s

DQ Read 1,064

DQ Write 909

DQ Mixed 428

474% 800 MB/s

CAN-User, 4 hrs ago.

399GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S5Z44106

SusWrite @10s intervals: 757 596 557 659 655 641 MB/s

236% Outstanding

Write 1,692

Mixed 1,322

SusWrite 644

302% 1,346 MB/s

4K Read 55.9

4K Write 157

4K Mixed 79.2

269% 97.2 MB/s

DQ Read 1,040

DQ Write 922

DQ Mixed 369

444% 777 MB/s

FIN-User, 5 hrs ago.

79GB free

Firmware: S5Z42105

SusWrite @10s intervals: 910 534 482 490 489 446 MB/s

209% Outstanding

Write 1,255

Mixed 1,124

SusWrite 558

245% 1,096 MB/s

4K Read 56.4

4K Write 118

4K Mixed 74.6

244% 83.1 MB/s

DQ Read 1,033

DQ Write 802

DQ Mixed 437

458% 757 MB/s

NLD-User, 42 mins ago.

189GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S5Z44106

SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 209 207 204 181 173 MB/s

197% Outstanding

Write 1,611

Mixed 125

SusWrite 238

206% 937 MB/s

4K Read 54.3

4K Write 63.4

4K Mixed 73.2

210% 63.6 MB/s

DQ Read 1,049

DQ Write 960

DQ Mixed 375

454% 795 MB/s

EST-User, 2 hrs ago.

728GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S5Z42105

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1160 84 340 91 121 640 MB/s

140% Outstanding

Write 1,487

Mixed 539

SusWrite 406

201% 899 MB/s

4K Read 28.1

4K Write 98.7

4K Mixed 43.2

150% 56.7 MB/s

DQ Read 526

DQ Write 489

DQ Mixed 419

339% 478 MB/s

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 74%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $90Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	5,220x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $99Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	3,295x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $136Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	3,091x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $140Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,564x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $387Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,381x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,373x

SSD
SA2000M81000G 1TBKingstonBench 234%, 77,062 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,617x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,581x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	984x

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Value: 135% - Outstanding

Total price: $420

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Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $285	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $125
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Kingston

SA2000M81000G 1TB

Average Bench: 234% (76^th of 1080)

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SA2000M81000G 1TB

Average Bench: 234% (76th of 1080)

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Terrible consistency

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

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Average Bench: 234% (76^th of 1080)