TEST: Kingston XS2000 Portable SSD 500GB external SSD

Technical data
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Manufacturer	Kingston
Model number	SXS2000/500G
Storage capacity	500 GB (477 GiB)
Read speed	2000 MB/s
Write speed	2000 MB/s
Interface	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbit/s)
Connection	USB Typ C
Size (LxWxH)	69.54 x 32.58 x 13.5 mm
Weight	29 gram
Price	ca. 61 USD (= 0,12 $ / GB)
Paid link	Buy on Amazon

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Compared to the top performer*

Read speed

100 %

Write speed

93 %

*) 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 1144 points was achieved.

AS SSD	Read:	Write:
Seq in megabytes per second	1872,27 MB/s	1658,57 MB/s
4K in megabytes per second	23,50 MB/s	80,16 MB/s
4K-64Thrd in megabytes per second	169,69 MB/s	326,77 MB/s
Access time in milliseconds	0,049 ms	0,669 ms
Score	380	573
Total score	1144

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 November 18, 2022 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	837,07 MB/s	2,75 s
Program many small files	139,75 MB/s	50,37 s
Game small and large files	508,45 MB/s	13,59 s

Compression Performance Test

This measures the write and read speed of the external SSD from Kingston, depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 2000 MB/s and 2000 MB/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	2074,71	1850,48
SEQ1M Q1T1	1876,24	1712,14
RND4K Q32T16	177,86	382,92
RND4K Q1T1	27,36	87,96

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 external 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 external SSD. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster they were written and read.

SSD-Z Benchmark

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

The benchmark test was performed on November 18, 2022.
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