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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.

Average Bench: 54.9% (814th of 1037)

Based on 247,109 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: 34%Average: 54.9% Great: 74%

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Average average bench

The Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB averaged 45.1% 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 94.2MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 74.3MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB is 39.3%. 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 90.9MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 125MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 247,109 samples)
Rank 81454.9%
Min Avg Max
114 Read 238 402
93.3 Write 125 153
104 Mixed 159 203
65.7 SusWrite 90.9 128
34.1% 153 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.1 4K Read 23.5 32.7
27.1 4K Write 74.3 109
15.8 4K Mixed 29.9 41.5
113% 42.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.1 DQ Read 106 199
74.1 DQ Write 121 153
33 DQ Mixed 94.2 133
76.3% 107 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
99GB free
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 101 99 100 100 101 MB/s
63.2% Good
Read 296
Write 128
Mixed 167
SusWrite 98.6
38% 172 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 80.7
4K Mixed 36.8
130% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 93.3
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 103
80% 108 MB/s
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 63 89 82 92 80 MB/s
60.2% Good
Read 227
Write 129
Mixed 182
SusWrite 80.4
34% 155 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 90
4K Mixed 36.3
135% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 84.4
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 99.4
77% 103 MB/s
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 505ABBF1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 83 77 80 85 76 MB/s
55.7% Above average
Read 192
Write 138
Mixed 151
SusWrite 84
32% 141 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 75.3
4K Mixed 35.2
116% 43.6 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 89.8
83% 127 MB/s
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 521ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 60 61 53 66 55 MB/s
35.3% Below average
Read 141
Write 103
Mixed 85.6
SusWrite 60.8
22% 97.5 MB/s
4K Read 14.4
4K Write 44.5
4K Mixed 18.8
70% 25.9 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 85.8
DQ Mixed 79.4
65% 94.1 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 31,803,784 SSDs tested.

 Prices

Approx. $79 @ launch in Nov '12
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Desktop 87%
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Workstation 90%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $200Bench 84%, 451,203 samples10,823x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $210Bench 82%, 353,840 samples6,932x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $284Bench 87%, 303,907 samples5,425x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $505Bench 111%, 271,506 samples4,007x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $399Bench 106%, 214,536 samples3,516x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $314Bench 85%, 241,842 samples3,102x
SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $69Bench 55%, 247,109 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $86Bench 85%, 135,634 samples3,526x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $69Bench 86%, 304,909 samples3,420x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $65Bench 83%, 371,676 samples2,729x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $990

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

2 years ago.

Terrible, bait and switch like others have stated.

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

Comment 

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

TUR-User
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4,142

Average

6 months ago.

It was great upgrade from HDD. But it failed after 1,5 year of active usage

ROU-User
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3,333

Excellent

12 months ago.

Comment 

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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2,552

Good

3 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.

SSDrivePro
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1,854

Terrible

6 years ago.

LTU-User
Avatar level
1,714

Good

3 years ago.

Perfect SSD for upgrading 5 years laptop. Super cheap.

NZL-User
Avatar level
1,548

Good

3 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

13 months 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

21 months ago.

poor performance

nrage
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22

Below average

4 years ago.

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

wywrhell
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10

Average

11 months ago.

Elderly. Average writing and reading

Kevster5
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8

Average

2 years 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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