TEST: Kingston KC2500 250GB M.2 SSD

Technical data
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Manufacturer	Kingston
Model number	SKC2500M8/250G
Storage capacity	250 GB (233 GiB)
Read speed	3500 MB/s
Write speed	1200 MB/s
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4
Connection	M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND)	TLC
DRAM Cache	✓ yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written)	150 Terabyte
Controller	Silicon Motion SM2262EN
Price	ca. 29 USD (= 0,12 $ / GB)
Paid link	Buy on Amazon

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Compared to the top performer*

Read speed

97 %

Write speed

47 %

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

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed using a 5 GB file. A total score of 3020 points was achieved.

AS SSD	Read:	Write:
Seq in megabytes per second	3040,34 MB/s	1223,43 MB/s
4K in megabytes per second	61,30 MB/s	172,75 MB/s
4K-64Thrd in megabytes per second	711,25 MB/s	1170,18 MB/s
Access time in milliseconds	0,022 ms	0,105 ms
Score	1077	1465
Total score	3020

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 18, 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	1753,25 MB/s	1,31 s
Program many small files	1186,15 MB/s	5,93 s
Game small and large files	1222,03 MB/s	5,65 s

Compression Performance Test

This measures the write and read 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 1200MB/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	3531,53	1282,47
SEQ1M Q1T1	3118,91	1282,52
RND4K Q32T16	769,49	1273,71
RND4K Q1T1	63,77	185,56

HD Tune Pro Endurance test

This is a long term test to make full use of the memory capacity. You can see when a cache is full and the writing performance decreases.

HD Tune Pro 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.

ATTO Disk Benchmark

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 be written and read.

SSD-Z Benchmark

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

The benchmark test was performed on August 18, 2021.
Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.
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