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Kingston SKC300S37A/480G

SSDNow KC300 480GB

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Controller: SandForce SF2281. Flash Memory: Toshiba 19nm Toggle Mode. Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 57.7% (826th of 1072)

Based on 712 user benchmarks.  Models: KINGSTON SKC300S37A480G, KINGSTON KINGSTON SKC300S, KINGSTON SKC300S
Poor: 44%Average: 57.7% Great: 68%

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Average average bench

The Kingston SSDNow KC300 480GB averaged 42.3% 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 118MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 24.4MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SSDNow KC300 480GB is 24.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Kingston SSDNow KC300 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 19.7MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 95.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 712 samples)
Rank 82657.7%
Min Avg Max
306 Read 382 460
171 Write 248 300
210 Mixed 279 345
133 SusWrite 198 254
61.8% 277 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.8 4K Read 24.4 32.8
10.4 4K Write 19.7 25
12.5 4K Mixed 22.2 28.3
75.9% 22.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
183 DQ Read 217 232
67.9 DQ Write 95.3 113
87.8 DQ Mixed 118 147
97.3% 143 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
242GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 524ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 210 219 214 203 182 MB/s
62.4% Good
Read 401
Write 270
Mixed 318
SusWrite 208
67% 299 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 20.8
4K Mixed 24.2
87% 24.9 MB/s
DQ Read 220
DQ Write 86.5
DQ Mixed 114
95% 140 MB/s
217GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 524ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 225 218 224 225 228 MB/s
60.8% Good
Read 407
Write 257
Mixed 315
SusWrite 207
66% 296 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 22.9
4K Mixed 25.2
79% 23.7 MB/s
DQ Read 222
DQ Write 91.3
DQ Mixed 115
96% 143 MB/s
219GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 524ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 187 180 181 190 187 MB/s
51.8% Above average
Read 451
Write 254
Mixed 255
SusWrite 179
63% 285 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 16.9
4K Mixed 15.7
54% 16.5 MB/s
DQ Read 192
DQ Write 75.3
DQ Mixed 102
84% 123 MB/s
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 524ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 165 195 205 206 189 MB/s
44.6% Average
Read 335
Write 268
Mixed 288
SusWrite 184
60% 269 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 12.7
4K Mixed 14.1
50% 14.5 MB/s
DQ Read 132
DQ Write 67
DQ Mixed 112
80% 103 MB/s
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Typical SSDNow KC300 480GB Builds (Compare 1,009 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
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Desktop
Desktop 73%
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Workstation
Workstation 32%
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Motherboard: Asus B150 PRO GAMING/AURA

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples191x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples137x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples135x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples146x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples90x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples63x
SSD
SSDNow KC300 480GBKingston  $85Bench 58%, 712 samples1x
RAM
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples56x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples33x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair  $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples31x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $269

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