Average Bench: 226% (76th of 1072)

Based on 1,543 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe KINGSTON SA2000M

Outstanding average bench

The Nvme KINGSTON SA2000M 1TB averaged 125.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme KINGSTON SA2000M 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 385MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 887MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme KINGSTON SA2000M 1TB is 162%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme KINGSTON SA2000M 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 125MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 880MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,543 samples)
Min Avg Max
837 Read 1,551 1,886
523 Write 1,365 1,762
128 Mixed 1,056 1,372
368 SusWrite 880 1,566
272% 1,213 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.4 4K Read 56.5 66.4
47.8 4K Write 125 201
36.9 4K Mixed 69.9 93
241% 83.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
463 DQ Read 887 1,069
82.6 DQ Write 706 1,090
125 DQ Mixed 385 444
400% 659 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
879GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1561 1567 1575 1610 1603 1603 MB/s
Read 1,780
Write 1,629
Mixed 1,319
SusWrite 1,587
355% 1,579 MB/s
4K Read 51
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 67
219% 74.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,002
DQ Write 773
DQ Mixed 431
446% 735 MB/s
213GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 603 600 500 503 504 502 MB/s
Read 1633
Write 1,540
Mixed 1,294
SusWrite 535
280% 1,251 MB/s
4K Read 55.6
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 71.6
242% 84 MB/s
DQ Read 1,037
DQ Write 935
DQ Mixed 416
468% 796 MB/s
384GB free
Firmware: 2105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 737 608 493 496 492 493 MB/s
Read 1,691
Write 1,570
Mixed 1264
SusWrite 553
284% 1,269 MB/s
4K Read 48
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 65.5
210% 71.5 MB/s
DQ Read 986
DQ Write 712
DQ Mixed 414
427% 704 MB/s
441GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 722 723 494 496 492 491 MB/s
Read 1,778
Write 1,654
Mixed 1,154
SusWrite 570
288% 1,289 MB/s
4K Read 49.4
4K Write 46.9
4K Mixed 41.1
152% 45.8 MB/s
DQ Read 576
DQ Write 71.4
DQ Mixed 130
144% 259 MB/s
555GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 805 597 199 483 556 165 MB/s
Read 1,310
Write 1,208
Mixed 1,002
SusWrite 468
223% 997 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 78.6
4K Mixed 50
167% 56.3 MB/s
DQ Read 755
DQ Write 549
DQ Mixed 401
368% 568 MB/s
378GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1047 293 165 406 225 348 MB/s
Read 1,757
Write 1,662
Mixed 126
SusWrite 414
219% 990 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 47.5
4K Mixed 38.4
126% 40 MB/s
DQ Read 535
DQ Write 71.7
DQ Mixed 114
131% 240 MB/s
745GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 546 584 616 412 369 431 MB/s
Read 992
Write 752
Mixed 755
SusWrite 493
167% 748 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 42.5
4K Mixed 35
114% 36.2 MB/s
DQ Read 202
DQ Write 141
DQ Mixed 183
134% 175 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,713,771 SSDs tested

Typical KINGSTON SA2000M 1TB Builds (Compare 647 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

System: Alienware m15

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