TEST: Kingston KC2500 500GB M.2 SSD

Technical data
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Manufacturer	Kingston
Model number	SKC2500M8/500G
Storage capacity	500 GB (466 GiB)
Read speed	3500 MB/s
Write speed	2500 MB/s
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4
Connection	M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND)	TLC
DRAM Cache	✓ yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written)	300 Terabyte
Controller	Silicon Motion SM2262EN
Price	ca. 39 AUD (= 0,08 $ / GB)
Paid link	Buy on Amazon

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Compared to the top performer*

Read speed

92 %

Write speed

76 %

*) 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 4001 points was achieved.

AS SSD	Read:	Write:
Seq in megabytes per second	3043,14 MB/s	2421,47 MB/s
4K in megabytes per second	61,52 MB/s	177,22 MB/s
4K-64Thrd in megabytes per second	1180,08 MB/s	1263,20 MB/s
Access time in milliseconds	0,022 ms	0,106 ms
Score	1546	1683
Total score	4001

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 August 26, 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	2005,88 MB/s	1,15 s
Program many small files	1311,06 MB/s	5,37 s
Game small and large files	2085,24 MB/s	3,31 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 2500MB/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	3529,33	2548,89
SEQ1M Q1T1	3150,85	2546,52
RND4K Q32T16	1380,47	1434,86
RND4K Q1T1	64,26	185,97