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SA2000M81000G 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 270% (31st of 1016)

Based on 1,785 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SA2000M81000G
Poor: 187%Average: 270% Great: 325%

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Outstanding average bench

The Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB averaged 170.2% 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 413MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 908MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB is 138%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 277MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 151MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,785 samples)
Rank 31270%
Min Avg Max
1,316 Read 1,735 1,877
899 Write 1,546 1,848
107 Mixed 277 1,366
467 SusWrite 1,212 1,754
266% 1,193 MB/s
Min Avg Max
44.4 4K Read 59 66.4
96.8 4K Write 151 187
58.1 4K Mixed 81.1 93.3
273% 96.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
559 DQ Read 977 1,060
426 DQ Write 908 1,113
250 DQ Mixed 413 436
455% 766 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
634GB free
Firmware: S5Z42102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1416 1433 1435 1437 1429 1436 MB/s
300% Outstanding
Read 1,895
Write 1,439
Mixed 154
SusWrite 1,431
274% 1,230 MB/s
4K Read 65.5
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 91.2
307% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,054
DQ Write 818
DQ Mixed 428
458% 767 MB/s
859GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1530 1596 1611 702 1435 1653 MB/s
296% Outstanding
Read 1,802
Write 1,673
Mixed 1,338
SusWrite 1,421
350% 1,558 MB/s
4K Read 62
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 84.5
287% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,057
DQ Write 1,097
DQ Mixed 432
502% 862 MB/s
610GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1043 1309 1320 1340 1342 1343 MB/s
280% Outstanding
Read 1,502
Write 1,342
Mixed 108
SusWrite 1,283
236% 1,059 MB/s
4K Read 66.8
4K Write 180
4K Mixed 92.6
315% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 1,042
DQ Write 938
DQ Mixed 434
478% 805 MB/s
570GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1117 1460 1536 1646 1623 1314 MB/s
278% Outstanding
Read 1,730
Write 418
Mixed 105
SusWrite 1,449
204% 926 MB/s
4K Read 57.3
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 72.6
248% 86.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,038
DQ Write 896
DQ Mixed 433
470% 789 MB/s
421GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1014 643 468 474 472 471 MB/s
252% Outstanding
Read 1845
Write 1,772
Mixed 146
SusWrite 590
241% 1,088 MB/s
4K Read 64.7
4K Write 176
4K Mixed 91.9
309% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 1,054
DQ Write 1,016
DQ Mixed 110
337% 727 MB/s
295GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 880 633 474 477 479 MB/s
230% Outstanding
Read 1809
Write 1,719
Mixed 156
SusWrite 509
232% 1,048 MB/s
4K Read 62.2
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 83.7
283% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 932
DQ Write 809
DQ Mixed 432
444% 724 MB/s
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1046 476 916 908 1035 1310 MB/s
203% Outstanding
Read 1,662
Write 40.7
Mixed 132
SusWrite 949
151% 696 MB/s
4K Read 55.4
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 72
238% 81.5 MB/s
DQ Read 58.8
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 75.1
62% 86.7 MB/s
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Gaming 109%
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Desktop 111%
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Workstation 89%
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CPU
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $137Bench 79%, 148,143 samples91x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $485Bench 99%, 141,688 samples85x
Core i5-9400FIntel  $154Bench 82%, 50,941 samples83x
GPU
RTX 2080Nvidia  $700Bench 123%, 125,388 samples126x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $450Bench 106%, 170,671 samples125x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia  $724Bench 130%, 25,843 samples121x
SSD
SA2000M81000G 1TBKingstonBench 270%, 1,785 samples140x
RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $81Bench 81%, 37,071 samples215x
CMW16GX4M2A2666C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 76%, 8,139 samples120x
BLS8G4D26BFSBK.8FD 2x8GBCrucialBench 84%, 4,292 samples82x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $918

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