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Kingston SV300S37A/120G

SSDNow V300 120GB

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Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. Flash Memory: Toshiba 19nm Toggle Mode MLC. Release date: Q4 2012.

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Average Bench: 54.8% (776th of 1003)

Based on 181,959 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]

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Poor: 34%Average: 54.8% Great: 74%

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Average average bench

The Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB averaged 45.2% 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 91.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 75.6MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB is 39.9%. 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 90.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 124MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 181,959 samples)
Rank 77654.8%
Min Avg Max
118 Read 236 397
90.2 Write 124 152
100 Mixed 157 202
61.6 SusWrite 90.6 127
33.8% 152 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.7 4K Read 23.2 32.3
34 4K Write 75.6 109
16.3 4K Mixed 30 41.4
114% 42.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.2 DQ Read 104 200
77.4 DQ Write 119 152
29.4 DQ Mixed 91.7 133
74.5% 105 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 605ABBF2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 90 83 104 100 96 MB/s
67.4% Good
Read 258
Write 130
Mixed 204
SusWrite 96
38% 172 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 90.5
4K Mixed 42.1
147% 54.1 MB/s
DQ Read 99.3
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 100
82% 116 MB/s
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 105 103 105 94 109 MB/s
66.4% Good
Read 250
Write 143
Mixed 181
SusWrite 102
38% 169 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 95.3
4K Mixed 39.9
143% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 85.2
77% 116 MB/s
10GB free
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 95 101 90 87 91 MB/s
66.1% Good
Read 262
Write 130
Mixed 188
SusWrite 92.7
37% 168 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 38.5
147% 56.2 MB/s
DQ Read 92.5
DQ Write 129
DQ Mixed 102
79% 108 MB/s
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 521ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 78 75 77 76 78 MB/s
40.8% Average
Read 122
Write 97.5
Mixed 119
SusWrite 77.7
23% 104 MB/s
4K Read 20
4K Write 45.6
4K Mixed 24.1
85% 29.9 MB/s
DQ Read 107
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 107
80% 107 MB/s
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 600A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 56 59 58 50 59 MB/s
37.8% Below average
Read 168
Write 79.5
Mixed 138
SusWrite 59.2
25% 111 MB/s
4K Read 9
4K Write 70.7
4K Mixed 17.9
74% 32.5 MB/s
DQ Read 94.7
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 87.5
72% 103 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 15,834,531 SSDs tested.

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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $96

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $65Bench 55%, 185,576 samples6,690x
FX-6300AMD  $65Bench 46%, 166,854 samples5,254x
FX-8320AMD  $163Bench 50%, 75,564 samples3,409x
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GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $250Bench 70%, 635,304 samples1,517x
RX 480AMD  $140Bench 64%, 130,010 samples1,403x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $145Bench 38%, 364,011 samples1,265x
SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $45Bench 55%, 181,959 samples999x
RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 50%, 47,022 samples778x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 53,062 samples684x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 49%, 39,487 samples537x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $456

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 Comments

SSDrivePro
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Official site www.kingston.com/...

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

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

Added 5 years ago.
USA-User
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Terrible (edit your comment) Add link

15 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

ROU-User
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Disliked

2 years 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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2,080

Good

2 years 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.

LTU-User
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1,448

Good

2 years ago.

Perfect SSD for upgrading 5 years laptop. Super cheap.

SSDrivePro
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1,352

Terrible

5 years ago.

NZL-User
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1,288

Good

22 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.

polKZY
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Poor

7 months ago.

poor performance

nrage
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22

Below average

3 years ago.

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

Kevster5
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8

Average

18 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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