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Kingston SV300S37A/60G

SSDNow V300 60GB

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Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. Flash Memory: Toshiba 19nm Toggle Mode MLC. Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 48% (896th of 1072)

Based on 24,219 user benchmarks.  Models: KINGSTON SV300S37A60G, KINGSTON SV300S37A60G, KINGSTON SV300S3, KINGSTON SV300S37A60
Poor: 27%Average: 48% Great: 69%

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Below average average bench

The Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB averaged 52.0% 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 Read Speed 23.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 26.4MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB is 42%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 67.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 75.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 24,219 samples)
Rank 89648%
Min Avg Max
118 Read 260 414
50.7 Write 75.4 127
69.1 Mixed 112 177
42.3 SusWrite 67.5 103
28.2% 129 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.3 4K Read 23.4 34
20.1 4K Write 53.8 79.9
9.3 4K Mixed 26.4 39.2
97.8% 34.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.7 DQ Read 80 123
46.8 DQ Write 72.6 115
25.4 DQ Mixed 68.4 112
53.5% 73.7 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
17GB free
Firmware: 505ABBF1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 75 77 77 77 76 MB/s
69.6% Good
Read 421
Write 81
Mixed 133
SusWrite 76.4
39% 178 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 81.3
4K Mixed 38.6
143% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 105
DQ Write 81.1
DQ Mixed 90.4
68% 92.2 MB/s
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 605ABBF2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 104 99 102 100 103 MB/s
66.6% Good
Read 340
Write 126
Mixed 179
SusWrite 102
41% 187 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 69.4
4K Mixed 39.8
134% 46.5 MB/s
DQ Read 125
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 123
89% 117 MB/s
56GB free
Firmware: 505ABBF1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 75 76 76 74 75 MB/s
62.8% Good
Read 427
Write 81.8
Mixed 127
SusWrite 75.8
39% 178 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 62.2
4K Mixed 32.4
119% 41.4 MB/s
DQ Read 112
DQ Write 86.8
DQ Mixed 92.9
71% 97.3 MB/s
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 505ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 73 75 75 73 MB/s
50.2% Above average
Read 362
Write 79.5
Mixed 127
SusWrite 74.2
35% 161 MB/s
4K Read 18.9
4K Write 55
4K Mixed 23.7
88% 32.5 MB/s
DQ Read 104
DQ Write 79.5
DQ Mixed 84.4
65% 89.2 MB/s
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 521ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 48 49 49 49 51 MB/s
40.1% Average
Read 142
Write 51.8
Mixed 77.9
SusWrite 49.4
18% 80.3 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 54.8
4K Mixed 26.5
92% 33.6 MB/s
DQ Read 67.7
DQ Write 53
DQ Mixed 61.7
46% 60.8 MB/s
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 521ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 49 50 50 50 53 MB/s
38.4% Below average
Read 144
Write 53.5
Mixed 82.3
SusWrite 50.4
18% 82.7 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 48.8
4K Mixed 23.3
88% 31 MB/s
DQ Read 64.6
DQ Write 55.3
DQ Mixed 59.1
44% 59.7 MB/s
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Gaming 2%
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Desktop 60%
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Workstation 2%
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CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples2,022x
Core i7-2600Intel  $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,567x
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 samples1,139x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1,040x
SSD
SSDNow V300 60GBKingston  $76Bench 48%, 24,219 samples1x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples516x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples376x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples297x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $373

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