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Kingston SV300S37A/480G

SSDNow V300 480GB

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

Average Bench: 52.8% (842nd of 1040)

Based on 11,018 user benchmarks.  Models: KINGSTON SV300S37A480G, KINGSTON SV300S37A480G, KINGSTON KINGSTON SV300S3
Poor: 36%Average: 52.8% Great: 64%

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Average average bench

The Kingston SSDNow V300 480GB averaged 47.1% 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 92MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 23.5MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SSDNow V300 480GB is 28.3%. 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 18.3MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 77.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 11,018 samples)
Rank 84252.8%
Min Avg Max
195 Read 336 456
168 Write 242 324
178 Mixed 260 334
106 SusWrite 187 243
57.3% 256 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13 4K Read 23.5 30.6
11.8 4K Write 18.3 23.3
13.2 4K Mixed 21.2 26.7
72.5% 21 MB/s
Min Avg Max
31.1 DQ Read 172 223
20.4 DQ Write 77.8 90
24.4 DQ Mixed 92 110
76.9% 114 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
364GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 216 146 182 195 183 MB/s
58.8% Above average
Read 402
Write 249
Mixed 280
SusWrite 189
62% 280 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 20.7
4K Mixed 23.5
79% 23.2 MB/s
DQ Read 213
DQ Write 79.5
DQ Mixed 97
85% 130 MB/s
103GB free
Firmware: 600ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 200 174 205 198 207 MB/s
51.6% Above average
Read 319
Write 227
Mixed 303
SusWrite 199
59% 262 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 18.7
4K Mixed 21.6
74% 21.5 MB/s
DQ Read 89.9
DQ Write 77.5
DQ Mixed 68.2
55% 78.5 MB/s
246GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 67 70 74 70 72 MB/s
30.8% Below average
Read 295
Write 158
Mixed 163
SusWrite 67.6
38% 171 MB/s
4K Read 16.3
4K Write 9.9
4K Mixed 12.5
46% 12.9 MB/s
DQ Read 21.8
DQ Write 13.1
DQ Mixed 16.2
12% 17 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 38,353,743 SSDs tested.

 Prices

MSRP ≈ $178 @ launch in Nov '12
OutletPCUS $10021 months
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Gaming 45%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 38%
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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 83%, 327,484 samples2,888x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $221Bench 80%, 190,750 samples1,708x
Core i7-4790Intel  $209Bench 77%, 208,325 samples450x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $340Bench 51%, 642,081 samples1,164x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $330Bench 80%, 1,013,968 samples440x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $450Bench 106%, 816,196 samples355x
SSD
SSDNow V300 480GBKingston  $100Bench 53%, 11,018 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 83,026 samples310x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 55%, 64,502 samples214x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 31,625 samples157x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 51% - Above average Total price: $938

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