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Kingston SH103S3/480G

HyperX 3K 480GB

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Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281VB1-SDC. NAND Memory: Intel Synchronous 25nm MLC. Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 59.7% (805th of 1072)

Based on 1,827 user benchmarks.  Models: KINGSTON KINGSTON SH103S3, KINGSTON SH103S3480G
Poor: 48%Average: 59.7% Great: 69%

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Average average bench

The Kingston HyperX 3K 480GB averaged 40.3% 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 123MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.8MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston HyperX 3K 480GB is 20.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Kingston HyperX 3K 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 20.2MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 97.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,827 samples)
Rank 80559.7%
Min Avg Max
304 Read 390 460
187 Write 252 308
218 Mixed 283 347
132 SusWrite 205 269
63.1% 282 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.5 4K Read 25.8 32.5
14.1 4K Write 20.2 24.9
15.8 4K Mixed 23.2 28.2
79.6% 23.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
172 DQ Read 215 230
67.4 DQ Write 97.4 116
81.1 DQ Mixed 123 148
100% 145 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
235GB free
Firmware: 600ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 261 217 217 200 229 MB/s
69.7% Good
Read 426
Write 243
Mixed 285
SusWrite 232
66% 296 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 19.2
4K Mixed 29.7
99% 27.5 MB/s
DQ Read 224
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 144
114% 162 MB/s
123GB free
Firmware: 521ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 205 186 202 186 192 MB/s
63.2% Good
Read 404
Write 231
Mixed 284
SusWrite 196
62% 279 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 22
4K Mixed 26.3
89% 25.7 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 108
DQ Mixed 122
102% 152 MB/s
39GB free
Firmware: 501ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 218 208 231 209 215 MB/s
62.3% Good
Read 414
Write 250
Mixed 251
SusWrite 214
63% 282 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 20.6
4K Mixed 23.6
82% 23.7 MB/s
DQ Read 228
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 146
113% 159 MB/s
347GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 583ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 193 184 190 195 194 MB/s
61.4% Good
Read 463
Write 184
Mixed 257
SusWrite 187
60% 272 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 21.4
4K Mixed 24.6
84% 24.3 MB/s
DQ Read 177
DQ Write 69.3
DQ Mixed 95.3
78% 114 MB/s
116GB free
Firmware: 583ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 184 184 192 186 167 MB/s
59.7% Above average
Read 436
Write 203
Mixed 255
SusWrite 183
60% 269 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 20.6
4K Mixed 23.1
76% 22.3 MB/s
DQ Read 222
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 147
115% 161 MB/s
207GB free
Firmware: 583ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 191 191 192 184 198 MB/s
59.4% Above average
Read 378
Write 251
Mixed 345
SusWrite 190
65% 291 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 21.3
4K Mixed 23.7
82% 23.8 MB/s
DQ Read 226
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 142
112% 158 MB/s
162GB free
Firmware: 50BABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 152 147 158 151 158 MB/s
58% Above average
Read 457
Write 198
Mixed 281
SusWrite 160
61% 274 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 19.5
4K Mixed 22.7
77% 22.2 MB/s
DQ Read 203
DQ Write 74.9
DQ Mixed 93.4
81% 124 MB/s
221GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 521ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 174 181 155 184 188 MB/s
48.2% Average
Read 338
Write 242
Mixed 290
SusWrite 169
58% 260 MB/s
4K Read 16.6
4K Write 17.9
4K Mixed 18.1
58% 17.5 MB/s
DQ Read 212
DQ Write 68.6
DQ Mixed 107
88% 129 MB/s
167GB free
Firmware: 600ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 235 232 222 222 225 MB/s
39.7% Below average
Read 35.6
Write 312
Mixed 121
SusWrite 228
40% 174 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 17.6
4K Mixed 11.5
64% 18.6 MB/s
DQ Read 128
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 146
104% 132 MB/s
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CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples2,027x
Core i7-2600Intel  $187Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,573x
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples936x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples1,143x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1,043x
SSD
HyperX 3K 480GBKingston  $256Bench 60%, 1,827 samples1x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples517x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples376x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples297x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 39% - Below average Total price: $553

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