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Kingston SV300S37A/240G

SSDNow V300 240GB

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

Average Bench: 63.5% (748th of 1058)

more Based on 147,250 user benchmarks.  Models: KINGSTON SV300S37A240G, KINGSTON SV300S37A240G, KINGSTON SV300S37A24, KINGSTON SV300S3, KINGSTON SV300S3240G, KINGSTON KINGSTON SV300S3

This is yet another Sandforce 2881 based SSD from Kingston, this time coupled with newer 19nm Nand flash. In terms of performance the V300 is nothing we haven't seen before with other Sandforce based SSDs. A side-by-side comparison with the HyperX shows that the two drives have a near identical performance profile which is more than a little disappointing given that the V300 is 16 months newer. With a sequential write speed of just 280 MB/s the V300 lags the group leaders by 62%, an expected result for a Sandforce based drive. To conclude, Kingston aren't offering anything new with the V300, consequently there are far faster (and cheaper) drives available elsewhere including the excellent Samsung Evo which is the current group leader. [Jan '14 SSDrivePro]

Poor: 36%Average: 63.5% Great: 83%

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Above average average bench

The Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB averaged 36.5% 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 150MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 32.4MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB is 47.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 135MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 208MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 147,250 samples)
Rank 74863.5%
Min Avg Max
103 Read 280 391
143 Write 208 266
138 Mixed 218 278
82.5 SusWrite 135 191
47.1% 210 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11 4K Read 24 32.7
29.6 4K Write 76.3 111
14.3 4K Mixed 32.4 43.8
118% 44.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.9 DQ Read 157 260
71 DQ Write 185 256
34.9 DQ Mixed 150 211
119% 164 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 605ABBF2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 160 170 166 157 163 MB/s
83% Excellent
Read 336
Write 259
Mixed 261
SusWrite 161
57% 254 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 45.8
162% 60.1 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 167
138% 196 MB/s
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 605ABBF2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 161 178 179 181 173 MB/s
82.1% Excellent
Read 303
Write 256
Mixed 246
SusWrite 176
55% 245 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 91.2
4K Mixed 44.8
159% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 215
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 165
141% 205 MB/s
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 541ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 199 195 187 197 198 MB/s
73.4% Very good
Read 343
Write 194
Mixed 276
SusWrite 190
56% 251 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 91.6
4K Mixed 30.5
124% 48.7 MB/s
DQ Read 220
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 226
172% 231 MB/s
42GB free
Firmware: 521ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 107 106 91 103 106 MB/s
48.7% Average
Read 100
Write 161
Mixed 140
SusWrite 105
29% 127 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 68.9
4K Mixed 25.2
102% 38.7 MB/s
DQ Read 138
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 134
109% 153 MB/s
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MSRP ≈ $153 @ launch in Nov '12
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Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $199Bench 83%, 842,939 samples20,989x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $294Bench 81%, 479,643 samples13,083x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $305Bench 86%, 591,493 samples11,167x
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RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 117%, 483,896 samples6,691x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 104%, 345,322 samples6,254x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $390Bench 88%, 456,761 samples6,080x
SSD
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston  $47Bench 63%, 147,250 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $110Bench 84%, 243,416 samples7,073x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $79Bench 85%, 449,640 samples6,734x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $94Bench 81%, 510,924 samples4,620x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $994

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

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Notice the inconsistent results. Kingston initially released the V300 series with better performing synchronous NAND and then switched to asynchronous NAND without informing customers. You will most likely get the lesser quality components if you buy this now. Research this drive carefully before purchasing.—Sep '14

CAN-User
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Excellent

20 months ago.

For an SSD, it's just too slow. These are installed at my workplace, as part of a new system that sync's our workgroup files to each team member's computer. We used to run common files through a network drive, so it was a massive upgrade. But my boot time is still around 30 seconds, compared to 10 for better drives, and the read speed just seems slow compared to the competition.

IND-User
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Poor

2 years ago.

Dead in a year with not minimal writes and full of SATA downshift errors

HRV-User
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1,956

Excellent

3 years ago.

Its just bad as it can get...should go for Samsung :/

SSDrivePro
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Very poor

7 years ago.

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evander321
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Average

20 months ago.

Its slow for an ssd but still crushes hard drives in performance

MMarioMX
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Poor

4 years ago.

Better than nothing they said. Not gonna keep for long, promise.

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