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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: 53.2% (757th of 980)

Based on 153,481 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: 53.2% Great: 71%

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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 85.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 73.6MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB is 37.7%. 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 90.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 123MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 153,481 samples)
Rank 75753.2%
Min Avg Max
107 Read 229 397
85.4 Write 123 153
100 Mixed 156 200
62.5 SusWrite 90.7 128
33.2% 150 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.9 4K Read 22.5 31.8
31.2 4K Write 73.6 108
14.4 4K Mixed 29 40.9
110% 41.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.9 DQ Read 94.3 190
64.8 DQ Write 117 153
24.9 DQ Mixed 85.4 134
70.1% 98.9 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 600ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 76 87 81 72 63 MB/s
61.4% Good
Read 264
Write 123
Mixed 180
SusWrite 78.1
36% 161 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 88.5
4K Mixed 36.3
134% 50.5 MB/s
DQ Read 94.2
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 96.3
76% 104 MB/s
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 58 61 58 58 57 MB/s
55.3% Above average
Read 234
Write 151
Mixed 166
SusWrite 58.1
34% 152 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 69.3
4K Mixed 37.7
126% 44.6 MB/s
DQ Read 35.2
DQ Write 105
DQ Mixed 44.9
42% 61.6 MB/s
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 521ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 71 75 72 75 68 MB/s
52.1% Above average
Read 138
Write 97.5
Mixed 101
SusWrite 73.4
23% 102 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 83.3
4K Mixed 32.2
121% 46.4 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 90.8
DQ Mixed 86
70% 98.9 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 11,454,160 SSDs tested.

 Prices

Approx. $79 @ launch in Nov '12
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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $88

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $65Bench 55%, 169,736 samples5,220x
FX-6300AMD  $50Bench 46%, 125,556 samples4,227x
FX-8320AMD  $74Bench 50%, 65,967 samples2,736x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $204Bench 71%, 469,698 samples1,204x
RX 480AMD  $280Bench 64%, 115,186 samples1,156x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 38%, 294,258 samples988x
SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $65Bench 53%, 153,481 samples858x
RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 50%, 37,661 samples616x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 58%, 42,060 samples560x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 50%, 37,197 samples430x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $422

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

9 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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2,249

Disliked

19 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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1,882

Good

20 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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1,314

Good

20 months ago.

Perfect SSD for upgrading 5 years laptop. Super cheap.

NZL-User
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1,198

Good

16 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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26

Poor

1 month ago.

poor performance

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

12 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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