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Kingston SNV425S2128GB

SSDNow SNV Series 128GB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 20.2% (1059th of 1072)

Based on 1,098 user benchmarks.  Models: KINGSTON SNV425S2128GB, KINGSTON SNV425S2128GB
Poor: 7%Average: 20.2% Great: 30%

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Very poor average bench

The Kingston SSDNow SNV Series 128GB averaged 79.7% 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 7.96MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 163MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SSDNow SNV Series 128GB is 23.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Kingston SSDNow SNV Series 128GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 10.7MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 16MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,098 samples)
Rank 105920.2%
Min Avg Max
21.2 Read 163 223
30.7 Write 108 170
8.78 Mixed 72.3 104
17.7 SusWrite 90.8 169
24.2% 109 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.7 4K Read 7.96 11.5
1.5 4K Write 11.2 19.5
0.39 4K Mixed 5.91 9.2
25.5% 8.35 MB/s
Min Avg Max
6.66 DQ Read 10.7 12.8
7.16 DQ Write 16 22
2.6 DQ Mixed 7.58 9.7
7.33% 11.4 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
71GB free
Firmware: D100309a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 166 177 162 175 174 MB/s
31.1% Below average
Read 221
Write 153
Mixed 110
SusWrite 165
36% 162 MB/s
4K Read 9.8
4K Write 20.3
4K Mixed 9.2
37% 13.1 MB/s
DQ Read 10.3
DQ Write 27.8
DQ Mixed 9.8
10% 16 MB/s
71GB free
Firmware: D100309a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 173 172 166 152 166 MB/s
29.8% Poor
Read 211
Write 161
Mixed 107
SusWrite 157
36% 159 MB/s
4K Read 9.8
4K Write 19.3
4K Mixed 8.9
36% 12.7 MB/s
DQ Read 10.4
DQ Write 24.5
DQ Mixed 10.1
10% 15 MB/s
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C091126a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 65 73 104 48 49 MB/s
16.7% Very poor
Read 137
Write 59.8
Mixed 74.4
SusWrite 68.5
19% 84.8 MB/s
4K Read 7.6
4K Write 12.2
4K Mixed 3
22% 7.6 MB/s
DQ Read 12.4
DQ Write 21.7
DQ Mixed 1.8
6% 12 MB/s
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C091126a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 70 67 68 30 65 MB/s
15.7% Very poor
Read 164
Write 89.2
Mixed 72.5
SusWrite 63.2
22% 97.4 MB/s
4K Read 9.2
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 2.3
18% 4.8 MB/s
3GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C091126a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 37 17 13 20 30 MB/s
11.3% Very poor
Read 12.7
Write 38.2
Mixed 50.7
SusWrite 24.7
7% 31.6 MB/s
4K Read 12
4K Write 12.8
4K Mixed 4.9
31% 9.9 MB/s
DQ Read 5.1
DQ Write 6.3
DQ Mixed 10.2
6% 7.2 MB/s
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: D100309a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 13 18 22 23 3.9 MB/s
8.71% Terrible
Read 162
Write 45.9
Mixed 91
SusWrite 15.1
17% 78.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 7.8
4K Mixed 0.1
5% 2.77 MB/s
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Typical SSDNow SNV Series 128GB Builds (Compare 1,869 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G43 (MS-7758)

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel  $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples478x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples343x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples248x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples141x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples135x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples124x
SSD
SSDNow SNV Series 128GBKingstonBench 20%, 1,098 samples1x
RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples48x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples42x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples35x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $252

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