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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: 62.7% (739th of 1040)

more Based on 140,455 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: 62.7% Great: 83%

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Above average average bench

The Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB averaged 37.3% 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 32.1MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB is 46.7%. 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 131MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 205MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 140,455 samples)
Rank 73962.7%
Min Avg Max
100 Read 276 387
130 Write 205 265
134 Mixed 216 273
71.9 SusWrite 131 183
46.3% 207 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.68 4K Read 23.4 33.2
20 4K Write 76.3 111
14.9 4K Mixed 32.1 44.5
117% 43.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.8 DQ Read 156 243
56.2 DQ Write 184 257
35.1 DQ Mixed 150 210
119% 163 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 505CUA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 165 157 157 148 149 MB/s
73.3% Very good
Read 230
Write 216
Mixed 243
SusWrite 161
48% 213 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 82.8
4K Mixed 37.3
142% 51.2 MB/s
DQ Read 267
DQ Write 212
DQ Mixed 150
137% 210 MB/s
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 605ABBF2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 108 141 134 177 125 MB/s
68.8% Good
Read 289
Write 259
Mixed 227
SusWrite 136
51% 228 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 87.2
4K Mixed 41.1
137% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 28.7
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 33
57% 103 MB/s
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 605ABBF2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 170 167 169 168 104 MB/s
55.7% Above average
Read 200
Write 157
Mixed 260
SusWrite 156
44% 193 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 46.3
4K Mixed 28.5
89% 31 MB/s
DQ Read 212
DQ Write 251
DQ Mixed 195
157% 219 MB/s
165GB free
Firmware: 603A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 146 143 147 139 143 MB/s
41.2% Average
Read 299
Write 219
Mixed 243
SusWrite 146
51% 226 MB/s
4K Read 11.9
4K Write 16.9
4K Mixed 14.7
46% 14.5 MB/s
DQ Read 54.5
DQ Write 215
DQ Mixed 61.6
68% 110 MB/s
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MSRP ≈ $153 @ launch in Nov '12
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $130

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Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $200Bench 84%, 701,542 samples16,218x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $270Bench 82%, 412,781 samples10,586x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $320Bench 87%, 452,911 samples8,752x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 399,694 samples5,637x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 108%, 292,752 samples5,264x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $338Bench 89%, 357,960 samples4,837x
SSD
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston  $59Bench 63%, 140,455 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $95Bench 84%, 186,431 samples5,551x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $79Bench 85%, 403,833 samples5,333x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $71Bench 84%, 455,838 samples3,828x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $994

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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...

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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

15 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

21 months ago.

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

HRV-User
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1,900

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

15 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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