TEST: Kingston A2000 500GB M.2 SSDA2000

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test.
The the M.2 NVMe SSD A2000 with 500GB (SA2000M8/500G) from Kingston was tested.


Technical data
Manufacturer Kingston
Type SA2000M8/500G
Storage capacity 500 GB (466 GiB)
Read speed 2200 MB/s
Write speed 2000 MB/s
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Form factor M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) TLC
DRAM Cache ✓ yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 350 Terabyte
Controller Silicon Motion SM2263ENG
Price 92 USD (= 0,18 $ / GB)
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Score
2891
Price/GB
0,18 $
Compared to the top performer*
Read speed
34 %
Write speed
47 %

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

AS SSD Benchmark 2.0

Standard performance test

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

AS SSD TEST: Kingston A2000 500GB

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 Windows Copy command (the cache remains enabled). The practical test of 11.02.2021 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Kingston A2000 500GB
AS SSD Kopier-Benchmark Transferrate: Dauer:
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 write as well as read speed (according to the manufacturer 2200 MB/s and 2000 MB/s) the Kingston SSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data.

AS SSD TEST: Kingston A2000 500GB

CrystalDiskMark 7.0 Benchmark


Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark TEST: Kingston A2000 500GB
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

Input/Output operations per second

CDM Read [IPOS] Write [IPOS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2.172,40
1.963,80
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1.679,30
1.862,20
RND4K
Q32T16
196.732,00
259.256,00
RND4K
Q1T1
15.948,50
42.480,50

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3.678,21
4.065,14
SEQ1M
Q1T1
595,02
536,56
RND4K
Q32T16
2.599,11
1.972,95
RND4K
Q1T1
62,54
23,35

ATTO Disk Benchmark 4

Here a 256 MB file is written several times to the Kingston M.2 SSD. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster they can usually be written and read.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Kingston A2000 500GB

HD Tune Pro 5.75 Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the Kingston M.2 SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The determined access time and burst rate are also displayed.

HD Tune TEST: Kingston A2000 500GB

SSD-Z 16 Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Kingston M.2 SSD here. is written. The transfer data is displayed. The more constant the line, the better.

SSD-Z TEST: Kingston A2000 500GB

Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.