Performance
The performance has been tested on the AMD Ryzen platform, which contains the R9 3900X CPU, ASUS Crosshair VIII Impact motherboard based on the X570 chipset, 64GB HyperX FURY DDR4-3200 memory kit, XFX RX 5600XT THICC III Ultra graphics card, and Enermax Platimax 750W 80+ Platinum PSU.
All tests were performed in Windows 10 Pro x64 environment.
It’s not a surprise that I’m starting with ATTO Disk Benchmark as it’s one of the most popular storage benchmarks.
ATTO results are not always as high as specified by manufacturers. Also, in this case, we can see up to 3.02GB/s read and up to 2.31GB/s write bandwidth. As far as write bandwidth is better than expected, then read bandwidth is lower.
CrystalDiskMark is already showing some high numbers. We were able to achieve better results than specified. Read bandwidth reached 3227MB/s while write bandwidth went up to 2459MB/s. Even better are all random bandwidth results. Every single result is impressive as it beats most SSD I’ve seen in this benchmark.
Let’s take a look at UL PCMark series benchmarks as in these tests; we can see how the SSD performs in a mixed load environment, which simulates real-world load.
PCMark 8 storage bandwidth is again one of the best we have seen in our redaction. Most competitive SSD are passing 500-550MB/s; not many can pass 600MB/s while we see over 650MB/s!
In PCMark 10, the bandwidth seems lower, but it’s also a more demanding benchmark. It doesn’t change the fact that once more, the results are exceptional compared to the competition.
The last benchmark is Anvil’s Storage Utilities, which I’m adding more for reference purposes than comparison as results are often significantly lower than in other tests.
It doesn’t change the fact that the KC2000 can reach some great, random bandwidth numbers, and this is the most important in daily work.
It’s not hard to notice that I’m fully satisfied with the KC2000 performance. The SSD shines mostly in more demanding tests, and this is where target users expect it to perform well. I’m sure that the KC2000 will satisfy all kinds of users.
