Kingston

SKC600256G 256GB

SKC600256G 256GB
BENCHMARKS (6,756)
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Effective Speed +4% Effective Speed 4%Average Score +4% Read -5%, Write 1%, 4K Read 6%, 4K Write -15%, Mixed 7%, 4K Mixed 5%, SusWrite 26%Peak Score +5% Read 1%, Write -2%, 4K Read 9%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed 4%, 4K Mixed 9%, SusWrite 20%Value & Sentiment -412%User Rating -14%, Market Share -811%Nice To Haves +4% DQ Read 3%, DQ Write 0%, DQ Mixed -25%, ADQ Read -6%, ADQ Write 3%, ADQ Mixed -21%, Age 77%, AS-SSD Total 2%

Average Bench: 102% (245^th of 1072)

Based on 6,756 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SKC600256G

Poor: 66%Average: 102% Great: 128%

Popular builds with this SSD

Outstanding average bench

The Kingston SKC600256G 256GB averaged 2.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston SKC600256G 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 215MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 47.1MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SKC600256G 256GB is 61.6%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kingston SKC600256G 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 375MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 385MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 6,756 samples)

Rank 245102%

Min	Avg	Max
309	Read 434	513
291	Write 409	474
283	Mixed 385	441
255	SusWrite 375	463
90.2% 401 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21	4K Read 36.4	47
34.6	4K Write 75.9	116
26.2	4K Mixed 47.1	63.6
156% 53.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
137	DQ Read 307	379
115	DQ Write 298	359
91.3	DQ Mixed 215	265
185% 273 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

SVK-User, 7 days ago.

238GB free

Firmware: S4500105

SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 459 463 475 476 476 MB/s

127% Outstanding

Write 474

Mixed 434

SusWrite 455

106% 469 MB/s

4K Read 44.9

4K Write 112

4K Mixed 60.1

204% 72.3 MB/s

DQ Read 305

DQ Write 358

DQ Mixed 259

215% 307 MB/s

LTU-User, 2 days ago.

155GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S4200102

SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 458 388 432 471 415 MB/s

122% Outstanding

Write 431

Mixed 419

SusWrite 434

98% 436 MB/s

4K Read 45

4K Write 98.9

4K Mixed 59.5

197% 67.8 MB/s

DQ Read 357

DQ Write 341

DQ Mixed 264

222% 321 MB/s

RUS-User, 8 hrs ago.

153GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S4500105

SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 453 470 460 459 378 MB/s

120% Outstanding

Write 470

Mixed 414

SusWrite 447

104% 461 MB/s

4K Read 42.2

4K Write 94.8

4K Mixed 54.2

184% 63.7 MB/s

DQ Read 305

DQ Write 357

DQ Mixed 259

215% 307 MB/s

DEU-User, 6 days ago.

74GB free

Firmware: S4200102

SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 418 403 410 429 425 MB/s

111% Outstanding

Write 427

Mixed 391

SusWrite 414

96% 427 MB/s

4K Read 36.1

4K Write 86.8

4K Mixed 48.1

162% 57 MB/s

DQ Read 362

DQ Write 356

DQ Mixed 266

226% 328 MB/s

VNM-User, 3 days ago.

26GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S4200102

SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 368 408 408 355 134 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 422

Mixed 412

SusWrite 346

94% 417 MB/s

4K Read 38.2

4K Write 75.8

4K Mixed 48.9

161% 54.3 MB/s

DQ Read 361

DQ Write 336

DQ Mixed 262

220% 320 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 day ago.

81GB free

Firmware: S4200102

SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 135 135 135 129 126 MB/s

87.2% Excellent

Write 431

Mixed 418

SusWrite 133

82% 366 MB/s

4K Read 34.7

4K Write 64.8

4K Mixed 43

142% 47.5 MB/s

DQ Read 352

DQ Write 344

DQ Mixed 263

221% 320 MB/s

MNG-User, 21 hrs ago.

116GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S4800105

SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 355 360 392 392 390 MB/s

80.8% Excellent

Write 345

Mixed 332

SusWrite 371

77% 342 MB/s

4K Read 28

4K Write 36.5

4K Mixed 30.9

101% 31.8 MB/s

DQ Read 353

DQ Write 268

DQ Mixed 157

159% 260 MB/s

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Typical SKC600256G 256GB Builds (Compare 11,568 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 61%

Destroyer

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7010

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	3,911x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	3,530x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples	1,606x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	2,185x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	983x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	933x

SSD
SKC600256G 256GBKingstonBench 102%, 6,756 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	226x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	158x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	152x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $59

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Kingston

SKC600256G 256GB

Average Bench: 102% (245^th of 1072)

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Poor consistency

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7010

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SKC600256G 256GB

Average Bench: 102% (245th of 1072)

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Poor consistency

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7010

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Average Bench: 102% (245^th of 1072)