TEST: Kingston KC2500 1TB M.2 SSD

Technical data
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Manufacturer	Kingston
Model number	SKC2500M8/1000G
Storage capacity	1024 GB (931 GiB)
Read speed	3500 MB/s
Write speed	2900 MB/s
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4
Connection	M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND)	TLC
DRAM Cache	✓ yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written)	600 Terabyte
Controller	Silicon Motion SM2262EN
Price	ca. 191 AUD (= 0,19 $ / GB)
Paid link	Buy on Amazon

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Compared to the top performer*

Read speed

95 %

Write speed

90 %

*) 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 4289 points was achieved.

AS SSD	Read:	Write:
Seq in megabytes per second	3021,17 MB/s	2597,91 MB/s
4K in megabytes per second	58,63 MB/s	165,99 MB/s
4K-64Thrd in megabytes per second	1389,46 MB/s	1229,51 MB/s
Access time in milliseconds	0,022 ms	0,113 ms
Score	1750	1655
Total score	4289

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 06, 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	1820,43 MB/s	1,26 s
Program many small files	765,69 MB/s	9,19 s
Game small and large files	1536,06 MB/s	4,50 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 3500MB/s and 2900MB/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	3522,38	3019,87
SEQ1M Q1T1	3120,30	2769,85
RND4K Q32T16	1425,31	1417,11
RND4K Q1T1	63,73	188,81