Kingston SV300S37A/120G

SSDNow V300 120GB

▲ SSDNow V300 120GB
BENCHMARKS (126,003)
MKT (1.7%)
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Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. Flash Memory: Toshiba 19nm Toggle Mode MLC. Release date: Q4 2012.

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Effective Speed -58%Effective Speed -58%Average User Bench -76%Read -87%, Write -157%, 4K Read -33%, 4K Write -18%, Mixed -75%, 4K Mixed -25%, SusWrite -140%Peak Lab Bench -59%Read -24%, Write -150%, 4K Read -16%, 4K Write -11%, Mixed -63%, 4K Mixed -12%, SusWrite -135%Value & Sentiment +205% User Rating -8%, Market Share 774%, Price 68%, Value -15%Nice To Haves -85%DQ Read -68%, DQ Write -96%, DQ Mixed -67%, ADQ Read -172%, ADQ Write -101%, ADQ Mixed -95%, Age -20%, AS-SSD Total -60%

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Average Bench: 53.2% (739^th of 964)

Based on 126,003 user benchmarks. Models: KINGSTON SV300S37A120G, KINGSTON SV300S37A12, KINGSTON SV300S37A120G, KINGSTON SV300S3, KINGSTON KINGSTON SV300S3

The 120GB Kingston V300 has a performance profile that closely matches its 240GB sibling. Both drives utilize a Sandforce LSI controller and therefore demonstrate relative weakness in their write speeds. With burst sequential read/write speeds of 497/166 MBps and 4k burst read/write speeds of 30/97 MBps the 120GB V300 is amongst the slower SSDs I have seen. A concern I have with this drive is the relatively slow real world speeds our users have experienced. Most drives have average throughput rates that are around 75% of peak. Both this and the 240GB V300s, based on 130 samples, are averaging sequential read rates of around 240 MBps which is less than 50% of peak. It's not all bad news though because the V300's are priced extremely aggressively and as a result still offer decent value for money. ^{[Feb '14 SSDrivePro]}

Poor: 35%Average: 53.2% Great: 72%

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Average average bench

The Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB averaged 46.7% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 86.4MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 74MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB is 37.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 89.1MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 124MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 126,003 samples)

Rank 73953.2%

Min	Avg	Max
106	Read 228	390
87	Write 124	153
97.1	Mixed 155	203
59.3	SusWrite 89.1	127
33.2% 149 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
12.3	4K Read 22.7	31.8
34.8	4K Write 74	111
14	4K Mixed 29	41
111% 41.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
25.2	DQ Read 96	189
69.6	DQ Write 116	152
26.8	DQ Mixed 86.4	133
70.5% 99.3 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

KAZ-User, 10 mins ago.

76GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 60AABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 87 101 97 88 103 MB/s

57.3% Above average

Write 129

Mixed 177

SusWrite 94.4

37% 166 MB/s

4K Read 24

4K Write 75.8

4K Mixed 31.6

117% 43.8 MB/s

DQ Read 93.2

DQ Write 129

DQ Mixed 102

80% 108 MB/s

USA-User, 12 mins ago.

9GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 603ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 66 77 68 68 60 MB/s

37.7% Below average

Write 99.5

Mixed 152

SusWrite 71.6

33% 151 MB/s

4K Read 20.3

4K Write 15.6

4K Mixed 20.3

65% 18.7 MB/s

DQ Read 47.7

DQ Write 26.7

DQ Mixed 34

26% 36.1 MB/s

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Desktop 47%

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Workstation 37%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $88

CPU
FX-8350AMD $79Bench 55%, 147,704 samples	4,471x
FX-6300AMD $55Bench 46%, 111,206 samples	3,745x
FX-8320AMD $72Bench 50%, 57,640 samples	2,364x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $234Bench 71%, 419,597 samples	1,009x
RX 480AMD $280Bench 63%, 97,581 samples	1,006x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $155Bench 39%, 225,354 samples	817x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $65Bench 53%, 126,003 samples	755x

RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 50%, 33,647 samples	547x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 36,909 samples	489x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 49%, 32,465 samples	380x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $466

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1,352

Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. Flash Memory: Toshiba 19nm Toggle Mode MLC

A cost-effective way to revive your computer...

Added 4 years ago.

USA-User

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4,488

Terrible (edit your comment) Add link

7 months ago.

Terrible, bait and switch like others have stated.

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slow ssd. but it's super cheap—Sep '14

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Kingston wins the bait & switch sleezebag trophy with this one—Sep '15

TUR-User

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2,718

Excellent

18 days ago.

FANTASTİK

ROU-User

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2,121

Disliked

17 months ago.

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The devices s/n 501 to 504 were performing way better than what Kingston is offering now with the s/n 506 and up. This marketing idea of starting with a good product, get good press and then keep only the case is bad. Do not buy Kingston.—Sep '14

NLD-User

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1,800

Good

18 months ago.

It gave new live to my old laptop. For a very convenient price. Maybe is not the best SSD, but it is cheap and fits well to my needs.

SSDrivePro

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1,352

Terrible

4 years ago.

LTU-User

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1,274

Good

18 months ago.

Perfect SSD for upgrading 5 years laptop. Super cheap.

NZL-User

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1,156

Good

14 months ago.

This drive is installed into a 2007 Mac Mini used as a media centre. Although it's not a fast SSD drive, it's perfect for this old Mac where the real bottle neck is the drive bus speed. Super fast compare to a standard HD, and has extended the life of this machine yet another couple of years. Thanks Kingston for your super cheap, yet super under performing drive. Works for me.

nrage

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22

Below average

2 years ago.

Poor performance when compared with other SSDs at the same price and capacity.

Kevster5

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8

Average

10 months ago.

Measurable fast boot up speed increase but that's to be expected with an SSD. Will do more research before my next SSD purchase as the size is a massive limitation of the value of this product.

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $130	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $43
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $869	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $130	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12

Kingston SV300S37A/120G

SSDNow V300 120GB

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SSDNow V300 120GB

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