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SSDNow V300 480GB

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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: 50.9% (795th of 991)

Based on 6,738 user benchmarks.  Models: KINGSTON SV300S37A480G, KINGSTON SV300S37A480G, KINGSTON KINGSTON SV300S3
Poor: 34%Average: 50.9% Great: 64%

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Average average bench

The Kingston SSDNow V300 480GB averaged 49.1% 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 86.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 22.8MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SSDNow V300 480GB is 30.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Kingston SSDNow V300 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 18.1MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 76MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6,738 samples)
Rank 79550.9%
Min Avg Max
184 Read 316 436
162 Write 240 320
157 Mixed 249 329
100 SusWrite 182 241
55.3% 247 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.9 4K Read 22.8 30.8
11.1 4K Write 18.1 23.4
11.6 4K Mixed 20.6 26.8
70.5% 20.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.6 DQ Read 163 222
19.9 DQ Write 76 90.3
21.3 DQ Mixed 86.9 107
73% 108 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
170GB free
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 248 245 249 272 267 MB/s
63.4% Good
Read 369
Write 336
Mixed 345
SusWrite 259
74% 327 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 23.9
4K Mixed 27.1
87% 25.8 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 85.9
DQ Mixed 92.4
77% 113 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 12,089,043 SSDs tested.

 Prices

Approx. $178 @ launch in Nov '12
OutletPCUS $10022 hrs
AmazonUS $1702 months
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NeweggUS $18218 months
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Typical SSDNow V300 480GB Builds (Compare 23,463 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 59%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $157

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $310Bench 88%, 270,887 samples10,366x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $237Bench 85%, 176,089 samples7,400x
Core i7-6700Intel  $310Bench 76%, 98,533 samples1,443x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $336Bench 97%, 455,284 samples4,668x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 123%, 366,495 samples3,108x
GTX 970Nvidia  $374Bench 63%, 395,234 samples2,939x
SSD
SSDNow V300 480GBKingston  $100Bench 51%, 6,738 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $115Bench 85%, 136,505 samples1,903x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX  $169Bench 84%, 16,436 samples1,229x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $186Bench 73%, 25,026 samples1,202x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $1,018

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