TEST: Kingston A2000 500GB M.2 SSD

Technical data
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Manufacturer	Kingston
Model number	SA2000M8/500G
Storage capacity	500 GB (466 GiB)
Read speed	2200 MB/s
Write speed	2000 MB/s
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4
Connection	M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND)	TLC
DRAM Cache	✓ yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written)	350 Terabyte
Controller	Silicon Motion SM2263EN
Price	ca. 34 AUD (= 0,07 $ / GB)
Paid link	Buy on Amazon

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Compared to the top performer*

Read speed

59 %

Write speed

62 %

*) Test result evaluated according to AS SSD Score within the same size.

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. A total score of 2891 points was achieved.

AS SSD	Read:	Write:
Seq in megabytes per second	2045,77 MB/s	1908,35 MB/s
4K in megabytes per second	59,83 MB/s	157,41 MB/s
4K-64Thrd in megabytes per second	732,96 MB/s	1023,74 MB/s
Access time in milliseconds	0,025 ms	0,140 ms
Score	997	1372
Total score	2891

Copy Performance Test

A common everyday situation is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

• ISO (folder with two large files)
• Program (folder with many small files)
• Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows Copy command (the cache remains enabled). The practical test of February 11, 2021 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD Copy-Benchmark	Transfer rate:	Duration:
ISO two large files	1724,38 MB/s	1,33 s
Program many small files	741,01 MB/s	9,50 s
Game small and large files	1467,25 MB/s	4,71 s

Compression Performance Test

Here, the writing and reading speed of the the Kingston SSDSSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 2200MB/s and 2000MB/s respectively).

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Here, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed, similar to the ones performed on the AS SSD.

CDM	Read [MB/s]	Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M Q8T1	2277,92	2059,17
SEQ1M Q1T1	1760,83	1952,61
RND4K Q32T16	805,81	1061,91
RND4K Q1T1	65,33	174,00