TEST: Kingston KC3000 2TB M.2 SSDKC3000

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test.
The the M.2 NVMe SSD KC3000 with 2TB (SKC3000D/2048G) from Kingston was tested.


Technical data
Manufacturer Kingston
Type SKC3000D/2048G
Storage capacity 2048 GB (1908 GiB)
Read speed 7000 MB/s
Write speed 7000 MB/s
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Form factor M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) TLC
DRAM Cache ✓ yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 1600 Terabyte
Controller Phison PS5018-E18
Price 164 USD (= 0,08 $ / GB)
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Score
8613
Price/GB
0,08 $
Compared to the top performer*
Read speed
99 %
Write speed
98 %

*) 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 8613 points was achieved.

AS SSD TEST: Kingston KC3000 2TB

AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
6080,84 MB/s
5933,92 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
75,24 MB/s
216,08 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
2428,43 MB/s
3105,15 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0,018 ms
0,096 ms
Score
3112
3915
Total score
8613

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 03.10.2022 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Kingston KC3000 2TB
AS SSD Kopier-Benchmark Transferrate: Dauer:
ISO
two large files
1973,61 MB/s
1,16 s
Program
many small files
1249,79 MB/s
5,63 s
Game
small and large files
1877,84 MB/s
3,68 s

Compression Performance Test

Here, the write as well as read speed (according to the manufacturer 7000 MB/s and 7000 MB/s) the Kingston SSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data.

AS SSD TEST: Kingston KC3000 2TB

CrystalDiskMark 7.0 Benchmark


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

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark TEST: Kingston KC3000 2TB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
7365,65
6907,91
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2859,31
5684,82
RND4K
Q32T16
3669,46
3252,26
RND4K
Q1T1
55,48
241,31

Input/Output operations per second

CDM Read [IPOS] Write [IPOS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
7.024,40
6.587,90
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2.726,80
5.421,50
RND4K
Q32T16
895.864,00
794.010,00
RND4K
Q1T1
13.544,20
58.912,80

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
1.137,73
1.212,03
SEQ1M
Q1T1
366,52
184,28
RND4K
Q32T16
566,26
640,18
RND4K
Q1T1
73,70
16,86

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 KC3000 2TB

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 KC3000 2TB

HD Tune Endurance test

A long-term test was performed here to fully utilize the memory. You can see when a cache is full and the write performance decreases.

HD Tune Dauertest TEST: Kingston KC3000 2TB

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. Unfortunately the tool does not work correctly from about 5,000 MB/s and no line (and partly wrong min and max data) is displayed.

SSD-Z TEST: Kingston KC3000 2TB

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