UserBenchmark: Kingston SSDNow V+200 vs SanDisk Ultra II

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Best Bench: 91% 221GB free
Worst Bench: 53% 35GB free (System drive)

Poor: 53% Great: 91%

SPEED RANK: 633^rd / 1072

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Best Bench: 101% 220GB free
Worst Bench: 58% 120GB free

Poor: 58% Great: 101%

SPEED RANK: 452^nd / 1072


Effective Speed Effective SSD Speed		71.8 %			82.2 %	Faster effective speed. +15%


Read Avg. Sequential Read Speed	373 MB/s	446 MB/s	Faster read speed. +20%
Write Avg. Sequential Write Speed	195 MB/s	367 MB/s	Hugely faster write speed. +88%
4K Read Avg. 4K Random Read Speed	28 MB/s	29.8 MB/s	Slightly faster random read. +6%
4K Write Avg. 4K Random Write Speed	73.5 MB/s	77.3 MB/s	Slightly faster random write. +5%
Mixed Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed	230 MB/s	255 MB/s	Faster mixed IO speed. +11%
4K Mixed Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed	33.9 MB/s	36.4 MB/s	Slightly faster random mixed IO. +7%
SusWrite Avg. Sustained Write Speed	156 MB/s	179 MB/s	Faster sustained write speed. +15%


Read Peak Sequential Read Speed	460 MB/s	504 MB/s	Slightly faster peak read speed. +10%
Write Peak Sequential Write Speed	261 MB/s	477 MB/s	Hugely faster peak write speed. +83%
4K Read Peak 4K Random Read Speed	36.2 MB/s	39.1 MB/s	Slightly faster peak random read. +8%
4K Write Peak 4K Random Write Speed	110 MB/s	112 MB/s	+2%
Mixed Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed	290 MB/s	352 MB/s	Faster peak mixed IO speed. +21%
4K Mixed Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed	46.8 MB/s	50 MB/s	Slightly faster peak random mixed IO. +7%
SusWrite Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average	221 MB/s	254 MB/s	Faster peak sustained write speed. +15%

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0 %	0.04 %	Insanely higher market share. +∞%
Value Value For Money	5.5 %	20.5 %	Hugely better value. +273%
User Rating UBM User Rating	51 %	54 %	Slightly more popular. +6%
Price Price (score)	$193	$40	Much cheaper. +79%


Age Newest	147 Months	115 Months	More recent. +22%
DQ Read Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed	295 MB/s	390 MB/s	Much faster peak deep queue read. +32%
DQ Write Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed	249 MB/s	310 MB/s	Faster peak deep queue write. +24%
AS-SSD Total AS-SSD Total Score	959 Pts	1,207 Pts	Stronger server IO. +26%
DQ Mixed Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed	188 MB/s	254 MB/s	Much faster peak deep queue mixed IO. +35%
ADQ Read Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed	223 MB/s	325 MB/s	Much faster deep queue read. +46%
ADQ Write Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed	179 MB/s	244 MB/s	Much faster deep queue write. +36%
ADQ Mixed Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed	157 MB/s	202 MB/s	Faster deep queue mixed IO. +29%


Capacity Capacity			240GB			240GB

The SSDNow V+200 is one of the slowest SSD's we have seen recently. Its sequential and 4k read performance is the weakest we have seen to date. Even the sequential and 4k write speeds are amongst the lowest we have seen. The only above average performance metric for this drive is its deep queue depth write speed which clocked in at 207 MB/s. Rightfully the drive is priced lower than most of its competitors but that does not make up for its poor performance. There are far better deals to be had elsewhere. ^{[Jan '13 SSDrivePro]}

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The Sandisk Ultra II sits above Sandisk's Ultra Plus and below their Extreme Pro. The Ultra Plus would probably have been phased out completely were it not for its continued success within budget space. The Ultra II is the first Sandisk drive to utilize cheaper (and slower) TLC NAND. Similarly to the Extreme Pro, the Ultra II utilizes an nCache which operates a portion of the NAND in simulated SLC mode. This strategy also matches the one employed by Samsung's now 14 months old Evo. Comparing the Ultra II and Evo shows broad performance equivalence which given the Ultra II's 15% price discount makes it the better choice today. That said it's probably worth waiting for the release of the 850 Evo which will pack another 14 months of Samsung's market leading R&D and will probably steal the show. ^{[Sep '14 SSDrivePro]}

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