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Kingston SV300S37A/240G

SSDNow V300 240GB

▲ SSDNow V300 240GB
BENCHMARKS (176,713)
MKT (0.1%)
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BUY • $95

Effective Speed -49%Effective Speed -49%Average Score -57%Read -58%, Write -89%, 4K Read -34%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed -52%, 4K Mixed -26%, SusWrite -133%Peak Score -44%Read -21%, Write -83%, 4K Read -19%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed -43%, 4K Mixed -20%, SusWrite -117%Value & Sentiment -36%User Rating -5%, Market Share -33%, Price -9%, Value -98%Nice To Haves -47%DQ Read -41%, DQ Write -39%, DQ Mixed -29%, ADQ Read -105%, ADQ Write -48%, ADQ Mixed -42%, Age -39%, AS-SSD Total -36%

Average Bench: 64.1% (760^th of 1080)

Based on 176,713 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: 41%Average: 64.1% Great: 85%

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Above average average bench

The Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB averaged 35.9% 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 153MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 32.8MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB is 43.5%. 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 132MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 209MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 176,713 samples)

Rank 76064.1%

Min	Avg	Max
110	Read 286	416
145	Write 209	264
144	Mixed 221	281
77.7	SusWrite 132	191
47.4% 212 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.4	4K Read 23.7	33.1
27.7	4K Write 78.4	110
18	4K Mixed 32.8	44.2
119% 44.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
32	DQ Read 158	259
86.2	DQ Write 192	255
36.2	DQ Mixed 153	213
121% 167 MB/s

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

FIN-User, 2 hrs ago.

22GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 605ABBF2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 119 109 133 121 121 MB/s

69.3% Good

Write 241

Mixed 265

SusWrite 119

51% 228 MB/s

4K Read 30.5

4K Write 81.6

4K Mixed 33.1

132% 48.4 MB/s

DQ Read 215

DQ Write 254

DQ Mixed 177

149% 215 MB/s

BRA-User, 3 hrs ago.

105GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 583ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 119 119 119 119 125 MB/s

55.6% Above average

Write 187

Mixed 189

SusWrite 121

40% 179 MB/s

4K Read 16.2

4K Write 68.7

4K Mixed 33.3

104% 39.4 MB/s

DQ Read 109

DQ Write 197

DQ Mixed 156

118% 154 MB/s

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

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Ryzen 5 3600AMD $90Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	5,196x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $150Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	3,282x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $157Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	3,074x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $140Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,557x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,373x
RTX 3070Nvidia $484Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,358x

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SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $95Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,607x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,572x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	978x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $515

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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

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5,062

Excellent

5 years 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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4,920

Poor

5 years ago.

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

AUS-User

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4,034

Good

19 months ago.

scratching my head. this is a 240gb drive, my results say it has 446gb free space. Anyone know why this is?

HRV-User

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2,366

Excellent

7 years ago.

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

SSDrivePro

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Very poor

10 years ago.

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evander321

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5 years ago.

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

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8 years ago.

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

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Kingston SV300S37A/240G

SSDNow V300 240GB

Average Bench: 64.1% (760^th of 1080)

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SSDNow V300 240GB

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