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SA2000M8250G 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 171% (133rd of 1071)

Based on 42,173 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SA2000M8250G
Poor: 103%Average: 171% Great: 236%

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Outstanding average bench

The Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB averaged 71.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 252MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,338MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB is 134%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 350MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 684MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 42,173 samples)
Rank 133171%
Min Avg Max
883 Read 1,338 1,724
350 Write 874 1,210
81.2 Mixed 684 1,064
154 SusWrite 350 706
180% 811 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.3 4K Read 51.5 69.5
30.8 4K Write 119 205
30.6 4K Mixed 65.3 92.4
225% 78.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
294 DQ Read 645 819
58.7 DQ Write 543 1,010
71.3 DQ Mixed 252 326
282% 480 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
209GB free
Firmware: S5Z42102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1044 1037 1052 709 259 258 MB/s
220% Outstanding
Read 1,467
Write 1,032
Mixed 116
SusWrite 727
185% 836 MB/s
4K Read 61
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 79
268% 93.8 MB/s
DQ Read 809
DQ Write 712
DQ Mixed 308
354% 609 MB/s
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 153 134 145 119 166 MB/s
175% Outstanding
Read 1,414
Write 1,194
Mixed 1002
SusWrite 174
211% 946 MB/s
4K Read 54.7
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 71.3
238% 82.1 MB/s
DQ Read 816
DQ Write 692
DQ Mixed 70.2
239% 526 MB/s
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 261 169 208 207 170 MB/s
166% Outstanding
Read 1,177
Write 623
Mixed 316
SusWrite 243
130% 590 MB/s
4K Read 52.6
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 77.6
257% 92.3 MB/s
DQ Read 805
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 57.7
169% 379 MB/s
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 262 256 256 258 257 MB/s
160% Outstanding
Read 1,032
Write 562
Mixed 301
SusWrite 270
119% 541 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 81.2
240% 87.4 MB/s
DQ Read 798
DQ Write 386
DQ Mixed 69.3
191% 418 MB/s
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 274 277 281 280 203 MB/s
148% Outstanding
Read 1,463
Write 1,196
Mixed 839
SusWrite 299
211% 949 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 44.7
173% 66.3 MB/s
DQ Read 298
DQ Write 545
DQ Mixed 74.2
155% 306 MB/s
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 233 214 275 269 267 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 1,091
Write 605
Mixed 556
SusWrite 274
140% 632 MB/s
4K Read 49.3
4K Write 23.1
4K Mixed 30.5
126% 34.3 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 422
DQ Mixed 325
264% 370 MB/s
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Typical SA2000M8250G 250GB Builds (Compare 18,866 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 79%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 74%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $102Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples4,133x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $255Bench 76%, 159,077 samples2,639x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,373x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $225Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,230x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,085x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $530Bench 148%, 562,666 samples1,031x
SSD
SA2000M8250G 250GBKingstonBench 171%, 42,173 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,272x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,264x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples796x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $527

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Intel Core i5-13600K $320Nvidia RTX 3060 $350Crucial MX500 250GB $34
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