Kingston SV300S37A/120G

SSDNow V300 120GB

▲ SSDNow V300 120GB
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Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. Flash Memory: Toshiba 19nm Toggle Mode MLC.

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Effective Speed -60%Effective Speed -60%Average User Bench -76%Read -36%, Write -167%, 4K Read -46%, 4K Write -10%, Mixed -122%, 4K Mixed -73%Peak Lab Bench -53%Read 1%, Write -140%, 4K Read -28%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -92%, 4K Mixed -54%Value & Sentiment +147% User Rating -10%, Market Share 505%, Price 102%, Value -7%Nice To Haves -91%DQ Read -105%, DQ Write -85%, DQ Mixed -104%, ADQ Read -146%, ADQ Write -67%, ADQ Mixed -124%, Age -27%, AS-SSD Total -68%

Market Leaders

Average Bench: 47.2% (652^nd of 850)

Based on 61,493 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: 29%Average: 47.2% Great: 64%

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Below average average bench

The Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB averaged 52.8% 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 Random Write Speed 69MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 19.4MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB is 35.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 63.9MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 109MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 61,493 samples)

Rank 65247.2%

Min	Avg	Max
136	Read 341	505
78.3	Write 109	144
88.1	Mixed 143	195
43% 198 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.09	4K Read 19.4	28.3
27.6	4K Write 69	107
6.23	4K Mixed 11.5	17.8
80.7% 33.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.2	DQ Read 63.9	150
43.2	DQ Write 99.9	143
6.32	DQ Mixed 20	38
32.5% 61.2 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

CAN-User, 21 mins ago.

65GB free

Firmware: 580ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s

SYSTEM NCQ 4KALIGNED SSD TRIM

62.2% Good

Write 124

Mixed 199

60% 275 MB/s

4K Read 26.3

4K Write 83.9

4K Mixed 15.3

104% 41.8 MB/s

DQ Read 80.4

DQ Write 123

DQ Mixed 26.9

41% 76.8 MB/s

ISR-User, 7 mins ago.

70GB free

Firmware: 608ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s

NCQ 4KALIGNED SSD TRIM

61.9% Good

Write 121

Mixed 124

48% 220 MB/s

4K Read 28.5

4K Write 85.4

4K Mixed 17.9

111% 43.9 MB/s

DQ Read 106

DQ Write 139

DQ Mixed 17

42% 87.6 MB/s

ISR-User, 15 mins ago.

70GB free

Firmware: 608ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s

NCQ 4KALIGNED SSD TRIM

61.1% Good

Write 120

Mixed 176

52% 240 MB/s

4K Read 30.5

4K Write 86.1

4K Mixed 13.7

109% 43.4 MB/s

DQ Read 108

DQ Write 141

DQ Mixed 29.5

49% 92.8 MB/s

COL-User, 19 mins ago.

19GB free

Firmware: 605ABBF2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s

SYSTEM NCQ 4KALIGNED SSD TRIM

60.9% Good

Write 105

Mixed 116

51% 238 MB/s

4K Read 24.5

4K Write 80.5

4K Mixed 17.1

102% 40.7 MB/s

DQ Read 97.3

DQ Write 128

DQ Mixed 34

48% 86.6 MB/s

USA-User, 7 mins ago.

12GB free

Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s

SYSTEM NCQ 4KALIGNED SSD TRIM

51.3% Above average

Write 116

Mixed 156

51% 236 MB/s

4K Read 22.2

4K Write 64.2

4K Mixed 10.8

81% 32.4 MB/s

DQ Read 26.9

DQ Write 125

DQ Mixed 10.2

27% 54.1 MB/s

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€58.1323 mins ago.

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Workstation 39%

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Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) - €105

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FX-8350AMD €130Bench 56%, 64,821 samples	3,689x
FX-6300AMD €104Bench 48%, 47,093 samples	2,011x
FX-8320AMD €143Bench 52%, 25,926 samples	1,246x

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GTX 960Nvidia €199Bench 41%, 70,242 samples	970x
GTX 970Nvidia €340Bench 63%, 146,472 samples	892x
R9 380AMD €164Bench 47%, 19,813 samples	652x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston €58Bench 47%, 61,493 samples	647x

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Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperX €108Bench 59%, 14,449 samples	673x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX €65Bench 50%, 7,751 samples	372x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 32%, 3,879 samples	211x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: €600

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

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

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FRA-User

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1 month ago.

USA-User

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Good

13 mins ago.

Better than my hard drive

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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

SSDrivePro

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Terrible

3 years ago.

TUR-User

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1,146

Good

1 month ago.

This is perfect. Just perfect.

ROU-User

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20 days 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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Good

1 month 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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Good

1 month ago.

Perfect SSD for upgrading 5 years laptop. Super cheap.

nrage

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Below average

16 months ago.

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

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Kingston SV300S37A/120G

SSDNow V300 120GB

Average Bench: 47.2% (652^nd of 850)

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Kingston SV300S37A/120G

SSDNow V300 120GB

Average Bench: 47.2% (652nd of 850)

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