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SA2000M8500G 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 231% (46th of 1012)

Based on 2,588 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SA2000M8500G
Poor: 153%Average: 231% Great: 273%

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Outstanding average bench

The Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB averaged 131.0% 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 330MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 823MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB is 120%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 297MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 904MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,588 samples)
Rank 46231%
Min Avg Max
1,213 Read 1,550 1,707
578 Write 1,477 1,763
115 Mixed 297 1,107
494 SusWrite 904 1,263
236% 1,057 MB/s
Min Avg Max
31.3 4K Read 56.1 66.4
81.8 4K Write 143 187
45 4K Mixed 76 92.4
258% 91.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
299 DQ Read 694 770
309 DQ Write 823 1,057
173 DQ Mixed 330 351
367% 615 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
347GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1247 1324 1335 786 841 539 MB/s
247% Outstanding
Read 1,656
Write 1323
Mixed 249
SusWrite 1012
236% 1,060 MB/s
4K Read 61.1
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 82
273% 95.2 MB/s
DQ Read 768
DQ Write 751
DQ Mixed 349
375% 623 MB/s
363GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1399 1514 1536 1562 1538 1526 MB/s
239% Outstanding
Read 1,191
Write 547
Mixed 472
SusWrite 1,512
208% 930 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 71.1
215% 77.3 MB/s
DQ Read 730
DQ Write 674
DQ Mixed 335
352% 580 MB/s
277GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 638 492 461 469 469 MB/s
225% Outstanding
Read 1,653
Write 850
Mixed 239
SusWrite 503
178% 811 MB/s
4K Read 63.3
4K Write 173
4K Mixed 87.3
299% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 763
DQ Write 825
DQ Mixed 338
380% 642 MB/s
363GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1378 1534 1376 1092 581 537 MB/s
222% Outstanding
Read 1,235
Write 1,305
Mixed 107
SusWrite 1,083
209% 933 MB/s
4K Read 54.1
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 72.1
239% 82.6 MB/s
DQ Read 766
DQ Write 671
DQ Mixed 349
363% 595 MB/s
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 589 541 540 540 542 MB/s
217% Outstanding
Read 1,623
Write 737
Mixed 189
SusWrite 531
169% 770 MB/s
4K Read 59.5
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 78.3
269% 95.4 MB/s
DQ Read 764
DQ Write 870
DQ Mixed 222
332% 619 MB/s
375GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1389 1063 733 597 597 533 MB/s
215% Outstanding
Read 1,622
Write 1,617
Mixed 192
SusWrite 819
236% 1,063 MB/s
4K Read 61.5
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 84.2
276% 96 MB/s
DQ Read 397
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 94
125% 232 MB/s
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Typical SA2000M8500G 500GB Builds (Compare 6,123 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 102%
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Desktop
Desktop 113%
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Workstation
Workstation 91%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $190Bench 88%, 96,333 samples3,512x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $310Bench 93%, 73,441 samples935x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD  $240Bench 91%, 25,884 samples601x
GPU
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 105%, 45,534 samples1,029x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $500Bench 113%, 40,769 samples466x
RX 580AMD  $160Bench 57%, 304,098 samples371x
SSD
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 231%, 2,588 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $80Bench 87%, 158,485 samples819x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $65Bench 89%, 86,177 samples482x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 32,646 samples353x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $670

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