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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: 54.2% (792nd of 1011)

Based on 193,675 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: 33%Average: 54.2% Great: 74%

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Average average bench

The Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB averaged 45.8% 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 89.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 74.1MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB is 41.3%. 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 89.9MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 123MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 193,675 samples)
Rank 79254.2%
Min Avg Max
110 Read 230 394
88.1 Write 123 153
102 Mixed 157 201
63.3 SusWrite 89.9 127
33.4% 150 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.5 4K Read 23.2 32.3
30 4K Write 74.1 109
16.2 4K Mixed 30 41.5
113% 42.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.6 DQ Read 98.6 195
74.6 DQ Write 117 152
29.1 DQ Mixed 89.3 132
72.5% 102 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 605ABBF2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 89 90 85 78 72 MB/s
66.2% Good
Read 233
Write 147
Mixed 196
SusWrite 83
37% 165 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 96.5
4K Mixed 41.7
154% 56.8 MB/s
DQ Read 113
DQ Write 89.4
DQ Mixed 116
83% 106 MB/s
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 90 89 89 90 90 MB/s
63.8% Good
Read 262
Write 130
Mixed 172
SusWrite 87.9
36% 163 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 99.9
4K Mixed 38
139% 54.3 MB/s
DQ Read 93.2
DQ Write 129
DQ Mixed 97.6
78% 106 MB/s
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 93 95 85 93 MB/s
52.1% Above average
Read 189
Write 109
Mixed 161
SusWrite 88.2
30% 137 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 93.4
4K Mixed 21
116% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 92.1
DQ Write 123
DQ Mixed 96.7
76% 104 MB/s
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 506ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 74 75 76 77 72 MB/s
36.8% Below average
Read 139
Write 103
Mixed 112
SusWrite 76.5
24% 108 MB/s
4K Read 17.2
4K Write 38.8
4K Mixed 20.5
73% 25.5 MB/s
DQ Read 90.4
DQ Write 90.2
DQ Mixed 75.2
61% 85.3 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 17,667,174 SSDs tested.

 Prices

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Gaming 44%
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Desktop 44%
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Workstation 33%
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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $96

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $90Bench 48%, 221,207 samples7,160x
FX-6300AMD  $90Bench 39%, 157,206 samples5,574x
FX-8320AMD  $141Bench 43%, 78,467 samples3,644x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $240Bench 56%, 642,931 samples1,597x
RX 480AMD  $140Bench 50%, 140,936 samples1,484x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $145Bench 31%, 428,583 samples1,369x
SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $60Bench 54%, 193,675 samples1,054x
RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 50%, 51,430 samples818x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 58%, 53,837 samples728x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 49%, 44,156 samples576x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 50% - Above average Total price: $486

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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

17 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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2,629

Excellent

19 hrs 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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2,174

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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1,514

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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1,348

Good

2 years 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.

Federico
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40

Good

19 days ago.

Definitely not a top-of-the-line SSD, but Kingston always guarantees reliability and well-made products.

polKZY
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26

Poor

9 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

20 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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