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Kingston SV300S37A/120G

SSDNow V300 120GB

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Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. Flash Memory: Toshiba 19nm Toggle Mode MLC. Release date: Q4 2012.

Average Bench: 53.6% (867th of 1072)

Based on 339,020 user benchmarks.  Models: KINGSTON SV300S37A120G, KINGSTON SV300S37A12, KINGSTON SV300S37A120G, KINGSTON SV300S3, KINGSTON KINGSTON SV300S3

The 120GB Kingston V300 has a performance profile that closely matches its 240GB sibling. Both drives utilize a Sandforce LSI controller and therefore demonstrate relative weakness in their write speeds. With burst sequential read/write speeds of 497/166 MBps and 4k burst read/write speeds of 30/97 MBps the 120GB V300 is amongst the slower SSDs I have seen. A concern I have with this drive is the relatively slow real world speeds our users have experienced. Most drives have average throughput rates that are around 75% of peak. Both this and the 240GB V300s, based on 130 samples, are averaging sequential read rates of around 240 MBps which is less than 50% of peak. It's not all bad news though because the V300's are priced extremely aggressively and as a result still offer decent value for money. [Feb '14 SSDrivePro]

Poor: 30%Average: 53.6% Great: 73%

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Average average bench

The Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB averaged 46.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 91.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 73.9MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB is 42.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 88.3MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 122MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 339,020 samples)
Rank 86753.6%
Min Avg Max
101 Read 227 385
83.9 Write 122 153
99 Mixed 155 204
56.2 SusWrite 88.3 127
33% 148 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.1 4K Read 22.9 32.1
29.8 4K Write 73.9 108
13.2 4K Mixed 29.4 41.4
112% 42.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.3 DQ Read 101 195
69.5 DQ Write 118 153
29.3 DQ Mixed 91.6 133
73.9% 103 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 71 52 54 51 63 MB/s
62.9% Good
Read 360
Write 125
Mixed 157
SusWrite 59
38% 176 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 83.1
4K Mixed 37.3
130% 48.5 MB/s
DQ Read 93.4
DQ Write 109
DQ Mixed 70
62% 90.9 MB/s
28GB free
Firmware: 580ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 85 102 75 82 80 MB/s
61.2% Good
Read 429
Write 126
Mixed 158
SusWrite 83.9
44% 199 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 75.6
4K Mixed 30.4
111% 42.5 MB/s
DQ Read 86.1
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 91.3
72% 98.6 MB/s
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 583ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 70 69 71 75 78 MB/s
59.2% Above average
Read 238
Write 117
Mixed 146
SusWrite 72
32% 143 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 99.8
4K Mixed 35.3
132% 52.4 MB/s
DQ Read 93.1
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 86.1
70% 99 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,732,745 SSDs tested

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MSRP ≈ $79 @ launch in Nov '12
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Gaming 2%
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Desktop 61%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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Disqualified System: bin bin

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples2,023x
Core i7-2600Intel  $192Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,568x
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples932x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples1,141x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1,040x
SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples1x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples516x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples376x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples297x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $335

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 Comments

SSDrivePro
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Official site www.kingston.com/...

Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. Flash Memory: Toshiba 19nm Toggle Mode MLC

A cost-effective way to revive your computer...

Added 10 years ago.
USA-User
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9,840

Poor (edit your comment) Add link

3 years ago.

Terrible, bait and switch like others have stated.

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slow ssd. but it's super cheap—Sep '14

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Kingston wins the bait & switch sleezebag trophy with this one—Sep '15

TUR-User
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5,524

Average

4 years ago.

It was great upgrade from HDD. But it failed after 1,5 year of active usage

ROU-User
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4,615

Disliked

3 years ago.

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The devices s/n 501 to 504 were performing way better than what Kingston is offering now with the s/n 506 and up. This marketing idea of starting with a good product, get good press and then keep only the case is bad. Do not buy Kingston.—Sep '14

NLD-User
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3,510

Good

6 years ago.

It gave new live to my old laptop. For a very convenient price. Maybe is not the best SSD, but it is cheap and fits well to my needs.

LTU-User
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2,308

Good

6 years ago.

Perfect SSD for upgrading 5 years laptop. Super cheap.

NZL-User
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2,130

Good

6 years ago.

This drive is installed into a 2007 Mac Mini used as a media centre. Although it's not a fast SSD drive, it's perfect for this old Mac where the real bottle neck is the drive bus speed. Super fast compare to a standard HD, and has extended the life of this machine yet another couple of years. Thanks Kingston for your super cheap, yet super under performing drive. Works for me.

SSDrivePro
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1,859

Terrible

10 years ago.

polKZY
Avatar level
26

Poor

5 years ago.

poor performance

nrage
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22

Below average

8 years ago.

Poor performance when compared with other SSDs at the same price and capacity.

wywrhell
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10

Average

4 years ago.

Elderly. Average writing and reading

Kevster5
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8

Average

6 years ago.

Measurable fast boot up speed increase but that's to be expected with an SSD. Will do more research before my next SSD purchase as the size is a massive limitation of the value of this product.

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