Kingston SV300S37A/240G

SSDNow V300 240GB

▲ SSDNow V300 240GB
BENCHMARKS (81,659)
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Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. Flash Memory: Toshiba 19nm Toggle Mode MLC. Release date: Q4 2012.

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Effective Speed -56%Effective Speed -56%Average User Bench -64%Read -68%, Write -99%, 4K Read -35%, 4K Write -16%, Mixed -59%, 4K Mixed -30%, SusWrite -139%Peak Lab Bench -49%Read -32%, Write -83%, 4K Read -21%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed -45%, 4K Mixed -22%, SusWrite -134%Value & Sentiment -13%User Rating -33%, Market Share -5%, Price 32%, Value -46%Nice To Haves -57%DQ Read -46%, DQ Write -39%, DQ Mixed -31%, ADQ Read -117%, ADQ Write -64%, ADQ Mixed -55%, Age -68%, AS-SSD Total -38%

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Average Bench: 61.7% (687^th of 1000)

Based on 81,659 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: 38%Average: 61.7% Great: 82%

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Above average average bench

The Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB averaged 38.3% 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 143MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 31.6MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB is 44.1%. 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 203MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 81,659 samples)

Rank 68761.7%

Min	Avg	Max
99.3	Read 270	381
134	Write 203	263
131	Mixed 211	270
75.6	SusWrite 131	180
45.6% 204 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.7	4K Read 23.3	32.2
29.2	4K Write 75.2	114
16.7	4K Mixed 31.6	43.2
116% 43.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
26.4	DQ Read 147	250
68.3	DQ Write 178	253
32.8	DQ Mixed 143	208
113% 156 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

MEX-User, 14 mins ago.

177GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 608ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 164 168 160 161 165 MB/s

67.8% Good

Write 255

Mixed 262

SusWrite 164

56% 250 MB/s

4K Read 23.2

4K Write 59.3

4K Mixed 36.6

114% 39.7 MB/s

DQ Read 163

DQ Write 254

DQ Mixed 178

143% 198 MB/s

USA-User, 30 mins ago.

79GB free

Firmware: 60AABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 151 149 147 150 152 MB/s

59.6% Above average

Write 199

Mixed 231

SusWrite 148

50% 222 MB/s

4K Read 23.7

4K Write 56.5

4K Mixed 26.6

100% 35.6 MB/s

DQ Read 136

DQ Write 204

DQ Mixed 159

123% 166 MB/s

ROU-User, 10 mins ago.

97GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 583ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 120 0.9 0.7 71 148 MB/s

58.2% Above average

Write 198

Mixed 225

SusWrite 81.9

41% 185 MB/s

4K Read 19.9

4K Write 86.6

4K Mixed 32.6

118% 46.4 MB/s

DQ Read 133

DQ Write 199

DQ Mixed 143

115% 158 MB/s

ESP-User, 19 mins ago.

23GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 608A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 137 94 90 97 84 MB/s

39.7% Below average

Write 233

Mixed 220

SusWrite 104

48% 217 MB/s

4K Read 19

4K Write 15.2

4K Mixed 17.1

59% 17.1 MB/s

DQ Read 78.4

DQ Write 46.9

DQ Mixed 53.3

42% 59.5 MB/s

CAN-User, 13 mins ago.

140GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 583ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 102 107 114 108 98 MB/s

22.3% Poor

Write 36.2

Mixed 86

SusWrite 106

17% 76.7 MB/s

4K Read 7.8

4K Write 15.1

4K Mixed 11.9

35% 11.6 MB/s

DQ Read 12

DQ Write 58.2

DQ Mixed 29.7

24% 33.3 MB/s

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Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) - $102

CPU
FX-8350AMD $70Bench 55%, 183,591 samples	8,710x
FX-6300AMD $60Bench 46%, 149,211 samples	4,017x
FX-8320AMD $95Bench 50%, 70,993 samples	2,391x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $208Bench 70%, 570,243 samples	1,784x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 40%, 237,381 samples	1,740x
GTX 970Nvidia $374Bench 63%, 433,580 samples	1,705x

SSD
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $70Bench 62%, 81,659 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 46,897 samples	1,331x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 50%, 21,438 samples	677x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 56%, 31,158 samples	392x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $450

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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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Poor

16 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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2,390

Poor

18 days ago.

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

HRV-User

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1,484

Excellent

22 months ago.

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

SSDrivePro

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Very poor

5 years ago.

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MMarioMX

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Poor

2 years ago.

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

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $356	Nvidia GTX 1070 $314	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $92
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 $108	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $208	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $99
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 $145	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $808	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $163

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $44	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $90	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $128
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $651	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $73	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $95	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12

Kingston SV300S37A/240G

SSDNow V300 240GB

Average Bench: 61.7% (687^th of 1000)

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SSDNow V300 240GB

Average Bench: 61.7% (687th of 1000)

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