Kingston

SKC600512G 512GB

SKC600512G 512GB
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Effective Speed -398%Effective Speed -398%Average Score -522%Read -838%, Write -1,009%, 4K Read -123%, 4K Write -143%, Mixed -727%, 4K Mixed -111%, SusWrite -702%Peak Score -700%Read -1,043%, Write -1,240%, 4K Read -297%, 4K Write -221%, Mixed -973%, 4K Mixed -233%, SusWrite -892%Value & Sentiment -870%User Rating -36%, Market Share -1,704%Nice To Haves -454%DQ Read -505%, DQ Write -420%, DQ Mixed -673%, ADQ Read -417%, ADQ Write -312%, ADQ Mixed -544%, Age -257%, AS-SSD Total -501%

Average Bench: 109% (229^th of 1080)

Based on 5,390 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SKC600512G

Poor: 74%Average: 109% Great: 130%

Popular builds with this SSD

Outstanding average bench

The Kingston SKC600512G 512GB averaged 8.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston SKC600512G 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 231MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 51.2MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SKC600512G 512GB is 56%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SKC600512G 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 385MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 442MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 5,390 samples)

Rank 229109%

Min	Avg	Max
306	Read 442	516
303	Write 416	473
287	Mixed 385	431
290	SusWrite 396	460
92.4% 410 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
23.5	4K Read 38.6	48.1
40.8	4K Write 84.2	118
27.8	4K Mixed 51.2	65.8
169% 58 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
173	DQ Read 331	383
124	DQ Write 306	365
133	DQ Mixed 231	271
197% 289 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

CHL-User, 2 days ago.

61GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S4500105

SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 455 470 471 471 471 MB/s

129% Outstanding

Write 466

Mixed 418

SusWrite 468

105% 466 MB/s

4K Read 43.8

4K Write 117

4K Mixed 62.3

208% 74.3 MB/s

DQ Read 363

DQ Write 319

DQ Mixed 267

220% 316 MB/s

TUR-User, 3 days ago.

65GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S4200102

SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 415 389 415 429 437 MB/s

122% Outstanding

Write 426

Mixed 395

SusWrite 410

95% 424 MB/s

4K Read 40.9

4K Write 117

4K Mixed 62.3

204% 73.5 MB/s

DQ Read 356

DQ Write 307

DQ Mixed 259

214% 307 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 day ago.

477GB free

Firmware: S4800105

SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 464 465 465 470 470 MB/s

120% Outstanding

Write 432

Mixed 372

SusWrite 466

92% 406 MB/s

4K Read 45

4K Write 95.3

4K Mixed 59.7

195% 66.7 MB/s

DQ Read 382

DQ Write 341

DQ Mixed 136

164% 286 MB/s

FRA-User, 2 days ago.

245GB free

Firmware: S4500104

SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 470 472 471 470 471 MB/s

116% Outstanding

Write 468

Mixed 420

SusWrite 470

105% 467 MB/s

4K Read 37.6

4K Write 80.8

4K Mixed 50.3

164% 56.2 MB/s

DQ Read 365

DQ Write 316

DQ Mixed 267

220% 316 MB/s

PRT-User, 16 hrs ago.

84GB free

Firmware: S4200102

SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 449 443 448 442 433 MB/s

113% Outstanding

Write 437

Mixed 410

SusWrite 443

100% 444 MB/s

4K Read 38.3

4K Write 78.2

4K Mixed 51.2

165% 55.9 MB/s

DQ Read 362

DQ Write 318

DQ Mixed 271

222% 317 MB/s

FIN-User, 2 days ago.

471GB free

Firmware: S4500104

SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 460 458 457 440 418 MB/s

112% Outstanding

Write 438

Mixed 397

SusWrite 447

99% 440 MB/s

4K Read 36.9

4K Write 79.5

4K Mixed 50.1

162% 55.5 MB/s

DQ Read 359

DQ Write 318

DQ Mixed 266

219% 314 MB/s

LTU-User, 3 days ago.

357GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S4200102

SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 431 424 424 364 379 MB/s

95.2% Outstanding

Write 289

Mixed 397

SusWrite 409

88% 392 MB/s

4K Read 27.7

4K Write 51.4

4K Mixed 35.1

114% 38.1 MB/s

DQ Read 361

DQ Write 344

DQ Mixed 270

225% 325 MB/s

USA-User, 12 hrs ago.

169GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S4800105

SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 383 373 385 387 357 MB/s

88.9% Excellent

Write 369

Mixed 324

SusWrite 376

78% 343 MB/s

4K Read 34.4

4K Write 67.2

4K Mixed 45.9

146% 49.2 MB/s

DQ Read 2.3

DQ Write 345

DQ Mixed 1

53% 116 MB/s

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Gaming 86%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 UD - $170

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $135Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	2,871x
Core i7-9700KIntel $230Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	2,476x
Core i9-9900KIntel $387Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,518x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $234Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,021x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	842x
RTX 3070Nvidia $460Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	612x

SSD
SKC600512G 512GBKingstonBench 109%, 5,390 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	497x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	495x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	234x

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Value: 105% - Outstanding

Total price: $582

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $85
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Kingston

SKC600512G 512GB

Average Bench: 109% (229^th of 1080)

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SKC600512G 512GB

Average Bench: 109% (229th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 109% (229^th of 1080)