Kingston

SV300S37A/120G 120GB

SV300S37A/120G 120GB
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Effective Speed -101%Effective Speed -101%Average Score -115%Read -33%, Write -128%, 4K Read -87%, 4K Write -52%, Mixed -116%, 4K Mixed -260%, SusWrite -130%Peak Score -39%Read -5%, Write -36%, 4K Read -49%, 4K Write -15%, Mixed -25%, 4K Mixed -76%, SusWrite -64%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -111%DQ Read -35%, DQ Write -28%, DQ Mixed -118%, ADQ Read -186%, ADQ Write -111%, ADQ Mixed -371%, Age -11%, AS-SSD Total -30%

Average Bench: 49.1% (891^st of 1072)

Based on 768 user benchmarks. Model: Kingston SV300S37A/120G

Poor: 26%Average: 49.1% Great: 76%

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Below average average bench

The Kingston SV300S37A/120G 120GB averaged 50.9% 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 57.5MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 18.4MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SV300S37A/120G 120GB is 50.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SV300S37A/120G 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 129MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 166MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 768 samples)

Rank 89149.1%

Min	Avg	Max
170	Read 343	484
76.5	Write 178	356
48.7	Mixed 166	339
52.3	SusWrite 129	236
45.2% 204 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.2	4K Read 18.4	28.8
11.7	4K Write 57.5	106
1.84	4K Mixed 12.5	33.1
74.4% 29.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.1	DQ Read 114	271
21	DQ Write 137	279
2.89	DQ Mixed 55.2	152
61.1% 102 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 3 months ago.

28GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O1229A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 208 212 235 240 238 MB/s

58% Above average

Write 209

Mixed 145

SusWrite 221

46% 205 MB/s

4K Read 19.7

4K Write 84.6

4K Mixed 12.8

91% 39 MB/s

DQ Read 147

DQ Write 234

DQ Mixed 70.3

87% 150 MB/s

VNM-User, 3 months ago.

30GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 20150818

SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 130 132 143 141 143 MB/s

52.7% Above average

Write 133

Mixed 148

SusWrite 135

46% 210 MB/s

4K Read 20.9

4K Write 61.1

4K Mixed 9.1

76% 30.4 MB/s

DQ Read 126

DQ Write 142

DQ Mixed 61.1

66% 109 MB/s

GBR-User, 3 months ago.

7GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P0831A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 142 141 145 145 146 MB/s

49.2% Average

Write 92.1

Mixed 146

SusWrite 144

41% 188 MB/s

4K Read 15.7

4K Write 60.8

4K Mixed 9.1

68% 28.5 MB/s

DQ Read 127

DQ Write 148

DQ Mixed 60.5

67% 112 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

49GB free (System drive)

Firmware: O1229A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 149 133 231 238 238 MB/s

48.8% Average

Write 112

Mixed 80.9

SusWrite 198

28% 126 MB/s

4K Read 8.4

4K Write 125

4K Mixed 5.6

86% 46.2 MB/s

DQ Read 140

DQ Write 239

DQ Mixed 70.1

87% 150 MB/s

VNM-User, 4 months ago.

83GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P0226A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 134 142 141 152 152 MB/s

47.6% Average

Write 114

Mixed 123

SusWrite 144

41% 187 MB/s

4K Read 14

4K Write 66.8

4K Mixed 6.7

65% 29.2 MB/s

DQ Read 107

DQ Write 152

DQ Mixed 63.2

66% 108 MB/s

VNM-User, 1 month ago.

49GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P0226A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 153 159 162 162 161 MB/s

47.6% Average

Write 150

Mixed 153

SusWrite 158

44% 197 MB/s

4K Read 16

4K Write 54.3

4K Mixed 10.5

66% 26.9 MB/s

DQ Read 87.7

DQ Write 162

DQ Mixed 59

63% 103 MB/s

VNM-User, 2 months ago.

86GB free (System drive)

Firmware: P0316B

SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 144 144 143 144 143 MB/s

42.9% Average

Write 139

Mixed 139

SusWrite 143

37% 167 MB/s

4K Read 16.9

4K Write 47.5

4K Mixed 9.9

63% 24.8 MB/s

DQ Read 123

DQ Write 142

DQ Mixed 56.3

64% 107 MB/s

MEX-User, 3 months ago.

31GB free (System drive)

Firmware: R0809B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 43 43 42 43 35 MB/s

41.4% Average

Write 448

Mixed 54.1

SusWrite 72.9

60% 271 MB/s

4K Read 31.2

4K Write 4.6

4K Mixed 7

59% 14.3 MB/s

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 27%

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System: Viglen VIG644M

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	115x
Core i7-2600Intel $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	94x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	70x

GPU
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	88x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	77x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	45x

SSD
SV300S37A/120G 120GBKingstonBench 49%, 768 samples	1x

RAM
HMT41GU6DFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 2,722 samples	42x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	32x
16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 2x8GBMicronBench 53%, 7,464 samples	19x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $452

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Kingston

SV300S37A/120G 120GB

Average Bench: 49.1% (891^st of 1072)

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Average Bench: 49.1% (891st of 1072)

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Average Bench: 49.1% (891^st of 1072)