Kingston KC3000 512G SKC3000S512G

The Kingston KC3000 512G (SKC3000S/512G) is a fast PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 drive. It offers a low profile graphene aluminium heat spreader and read speeds of up to 7000 MB/s (3900 MB/s write). It uses a Phison E18 controller and 3D TLC chips. The MTBF is specified at 1,800,000 hours and 400 Total Terabytes Written (TBW).

Type	SSD
Size	M.2 2280
Capacity	512 GB
Interface	NVMe
Announced	20.11.2022
Link	Kingston KC3000 512G SKC3000S512G

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - DiskSpd

50.7 pt (61%)

Seagate ST1000LM014 Solid State Hybrid Drive

0.743 -99%

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SSSTC CA6-8D512

49 -3%

Samsung SSD 980 Pro 1TB MZ-V8P1T0BW

49.1 -3%

Gigabyte AG450E1024-SI

49.2 -3%

Phison PS5021-E21 1TB

49.5 -2%

Samsung PM9A1 MZVL22T0HBLB

49.7 -2%

321JN1024GB-TX01

49.8 -2%

Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-B47R

49.9 -2%

Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB MZVL72T0HDLB

50.3 -1%

2x Samsung PM9A1 1TB (RAID 0)

50.4 -1%

Kingston KC3000 512G SKC3000S512G

50.7

Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRS500G

52.3 3%

Phison E18-1TB-PHISON-SSD-BICS5

52.5 4%

MasonSemi 1TB MC7000

52.6 4%

Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850 WDS100T1X0E

52.6 4%

Gigabyte AG470S1TB-SI B10

52.7 4%

Corsair MP600 GS

52.8 4%

Samsung 990 Pro 1 TB

53.9 6%

Samsung SSD 980 Pro 2TB MZ-V8P2T0

55.5 9%

2x Samsung PM9A1a MZVL22T0HDLB (RAID 0)

56.1 11%

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Samsung 9100 Pro 2 TB

82.7 63%

100%

AS SSD - Copy Game

1151 MB/s (19%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Beelink GTR6	R9 6900HX 45 W / 38 W	Radeon 680M ? / 2400 MHz	32 GB	1151.46

AS SSD - Copy Program

390.1 MB/s (14%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Beelink GTR6	R9 6900HX 45 W / 38 W	Radeon 680M ? / 2400 MHz	32 GB	390.09

AS SSD - Copy ISO

2403 MB/s (22%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Beelink GTR6	R9 6900HX 45 W / 38 W	Radeon 680M ? / 2400 MHz	32 GB	2402.81

AS SSD - Score Total

6722 Points (49%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Beelink GTR6	R9 6900HX 45 W / 38 W	Radeon 680M ? / 2400 MHz	32 GB	6722

AS SSD - Score Write

3477 Points (48%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Beelink GTR6	R9 6900HX 45 W / 38 W	Radeon 680M ? / 2400 MHz	32 GB	3477

AS SSD - Score Read

2207 Points (47%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Beelink GTR6	R9 6900HX 45 W / 38 W	Radeon 680M ? / 2400 MHz	32 GB	2207

AS SSD - Access Time Write *

0 ms (0%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Beelink GTR6	R9 6900HX 45 W / 38 W	Radeon 680M ? / 2400 MHz	32 GB	0.047

AS SSD - Access Time Read *

0.1 ms (0%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Beelink GTR6	R9 6900HX 45 W / 38 W	Radeon 680M ? / 2400 MHz	32 GB	0.057

AS SSD - 4K-64 Write

2866 MB/s (49%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Beelink GTR6	R9 6900HX 45 W / 38 W	Radeon 680M ? / 2400 MHz	32 GB	2865.66

AS SSD - 4K-64 Read

1551 MB/s (43%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Beelink GTR6	R9 6900HX 45 W / 38 W	Radeon 680M ? / 2400 MHz	32 GB	1551.47

AS SSD - 4K Write

237.8 MB/s (46%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Beelink GTR6	R9 6900HX 45 W / 38 W	Radeon 680M ? / 2400 MHz	32 GB	237.79

AS SSD - 4K Read

75.4 MB/s (24%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Beelink GTR6	R9 6900HX 45 W / 38 W	Radeon 680M ? / 2400 MHz	32 GB	75.39

AS SSD - Sequential Write

3737 MB/s (33%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Beelink GTR6	R9 6900HX 45 W / 38 W	Radeon 680M ? / 2400 MHz	32 GB	3737.17

AS SSD - Sequential Read

5799 MB/s (45%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Beelink GTR6	R9 6900HX 45 W / 38 W	Radeon 680M ? / 2400 MHz	32 GB	5799.1

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write 4K

260.9 MB/s (24%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Beelink GTR6	R9 6900HX 45 W / 38 W	Radeon 680M ? / 2400 MHz	32 GB	260.9

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read 4K

78.8 MB/s (2%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Beelink GTR6	R9 6900HX 45 W / 38 W	Radeon 680M ? / 2400 MHz	32 GB	78.79

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5 Write Seq

3944 MB/s (21%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Beelink GTR6	R9 6900HX 45 W / 38 W	Radeon 680M ? / 2400 MHz	32 GB	3944

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5 Read Seq

4174 MB/s (50%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Beelink GTR6	R9 6900HX 45 W / 38 W	Radeon 680M ? / 2400 MHz	32 GB	4174

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1

612 MB/s (20%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Beelink GTR6	R9 6900HX 45 W / 38 W	Radeon 680M ? / 2400 MHz	32 GB	611.8

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1

777 MB/s (12%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Beelink GTR6	R9 6900HX 45 W / 38 W	Radeon 680M ? / 2400 MHz	32 GB	777.4

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1

3943 MB/s (26%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Beelink GTR6	R9 6900HX 45 W / 38 W	Radeon 680M ? / 2400 MHz	32 GB	3943

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1

7088 MB/s (38%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Beelink GTR6	R9 6900HX 45 W / 38 W	Radeon 680M ? / 2400 MHz	32 GB	7088

DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q1t1_write

284 MB/s (65%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Beelink GTR6	R9 6900HX 45 W / 38 W	Radeon 680M ? / 2400 MHz	32 GB	284

DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q1t1_read

80.4 MB/s (23%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Beelink GTR6	R9 6900HX 45 W / 38 W	Radeon 680M ? / 2400 MHz	32 GB	80.4

DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q32t16_write

3741 MB/s (67%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Beelink GTR6	R9 6900HX 45 W / 38 W	Radeon 680M ? / 2400 MHz	32 GB	3741

DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q32t16_read

1942 MB/s (31%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Beelink GTR6	R9 6900HX 45 W / 38 W	Radeon 680M ? / 2400 MHz	32 GB	1942

DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_write

3938 MB/s (42%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Beelink GTR6	R9 6900HX 45 W / 38 W	Radeon 680M ? / 2400 MHz	32 GB	3938

DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_read

4168 MB/s (59%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Beelink GTR6	R9 6900HX 45 W / 38 W	Radeon 680M ? / 2400 MHz	32 GB	4168

DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_q8t1_write

3938 MB/s (27%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Beelink GTR6	R9 6900HX 45 W / 38 W	Radeon 680M ? / 2400 MHz	32 GB	3938

DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_q8t1_read

7061 MB/s (44%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Beelink GTR6	R9 6900HX 45 W / 38 W	Radeon 680M ? / 2400 MHz	32 GB	7061

DiskSpd - DiskSpd Loop seq_q8t1_read

7038 MB/s (43%)

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Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Beelink GTR6	R9 6900HX 45 W / 38 W	Radeon 680M ? / 2400 MHz	32 GB	7038

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