Kingston

SA2000M8500G 500GB

SA2000M8500G 500GB
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Effective Speed +113% Effective Speed 113%Average Score +130% Read 218%, Write 216%, 4K Read 50%, 4K Write 53%, Mixed 155%, 4K Mixed 54%, SusWrite 165%Peak Score +158% Read 234%, Write 261%, 4K Read 55%, 4K Write 58%, Mixed 204%, 4K Mixed 57%, SusWrite 237%Value & Sentiment +37% User Rating -11%, Market Share 86%Nice To Haves +113% DQ Read 110%, DQ Write 191%, DQ Mixed 7%, ADQ Read 96%, ADQ Write 140%, ADQ Mixed 19%, Age 203%, AS-SSD Total 138%

Average Bench: 212% (80^th of 1058)

Based on 53,523 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SA2000M8500G

Poor: 122%Average: 212% Great: 274%

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Outstanding average bench

The Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB averaged 111.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 314MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 694MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB is 152%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 806MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 134MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 53,523 samples)

Rank 80212%

Min	Avg	Max
1034	Read 1,475	1,695
491	Write 1,296	1,754
123	Mixed 928	1,292
432	SusWrite 806	1,303
252% 1,126 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
26.7	4K Read 51.7	66.6
44.7	4K Write 134	189
33.5	4K Mixed 69.9	91.7
239% 85.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
294	DQ Read 633	771
68.2	DQ Write 694	1,043
113	DQ Mixed 314	353
333% 547 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

SVK-User, 33 mins ago.

295GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S5Z42105

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1641 1631 1665 1679 914 520 MB/s

267% Outstanding

Write 1,518

Mixed 1,238

SusWrite 1,342

323% 1,436 MB/s

4K Read 59.9

4K Write 159

4K Mixed 80

277% 99.6 MB/s

DQ Read 767

DQ Write 730

DQ Mixed 339

367% 612 MB/s

FRA-User, 29 mins ago.

421GB free

Firmware: S5Z42105

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1351 1341 1355 960 631 536 MB/s

263% Outstanding

Write 1,347

Mixed 1,174

SusWrite 1029

294% 1,311 MB/s

4K Read 67.5

4K Write 184

4K Mixed 92.4

318% 115 MB/s

DQ Read 766

DQ Write 760

DQ Mixed 348

375% 624 MB/s

DEU-User, 20 mins ago.

371GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S5Z42105

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1226 1304 887 548 614 557 MB/s

255% Outstanding

Write 1,700

Mixed 1,280

SusWrite 856

310% 1,381 MB/s

4K Read 65.5

4K Write 179

4K Mixed 89

308% 111 MB/s

DQ Read 778

DQ Write 986

DQ Mixed 354

414% 706 MB/s

DEU-User, 31 mins ago.

371GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S5Z42102

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1316 1667 689 1436 624 1056 MB/s

236% Outstanding

Write 895

Mixed 760

SusWrite 1,131

219% 974 MB/s

4K Read 53

4K Write 174

4K Mixed 80.9

276% 103 MB/s

DQ Read 743

DQ Write 893

DQ Mixed 334

386% 656 MB/s

DNK-User, 6 mins ago.

211GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S5Z42102

SusWrite @10s intervals: 569 165 368 493 509 546 MB/s

201% Outstanding

Write 1,629

Mixed 249

SusWrite 442

217% 977 MB/s

4K Read 55.5

4K Write 145

4K Mixed 72.7

254% 91.1 MB/s

DQ Read 769

DQ Write 672

DQ Mixed 235

309% 559 MB/s

PRT-User, 26 mins ago.

93GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S5Z42102

SusWrite @10s intervals: 619 140 375 126 181 186 MB/s

158% Outstanding

Write 569

Mixed 427

SusWrite 271

140% 636 MB/s

4K Read 48

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 66.6

214% 73.4 MB/s

DQ Read 616

DQ Write 427

DQ Mixed 335

301% 460 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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Typical SA2000M8500G 500GB Builds (Compare 68,904 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 92%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 87%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $125

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $219Bench 84%, 804,714 samples	32,956x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $325Bench 86%, 518,830 samples	10,694x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $249Bench 85%, 203,677 samples	8,151x

GPU
RX 5700-XTAMD $400Bench 105%, 322,159 samples	7,948x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 442,583 samples	7,486x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 220,032 samples	5,161x

SSD
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 212%, 53,523 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 429,937 samples	8,678x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $108Bench 84%, 225,724 samples	4,139x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $77Bench 85%, 217,586 samples	3,589x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $823

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Excellent

17 months ago.

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Kingston A2000 NVMe PCIe SSD 500GB

CrylicArk

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526

Excellent

3 months ago.

Probably the best M.2 for the price. It seems to be buggy with Gigabytes RGB Fusion software and results in blue screens so make sure to uninstall it.

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Excellent

10 months ago.

so fast

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11400F $173	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $49
Intel Core i5-11600K $265	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-10700K $316	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Kingston

SA2000M8500G 500GB

Average Bench: 212% (80th of 1058)

Popular builds with this SSD

Outstanding average bench

Strengths

Terrible consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

Market Share (See Leaders)

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $125

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Average Bench: 212% (80^th of 1058)