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SSDNOW 30GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 18.8% (1061st of 1072)

Based on 22 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SSDNOW
Poor: 16%Average: 18.8% Great: 21%

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Terrible average bench

The Kingston SSDNOW 30GB averaged 81.2% 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 Random Write Speed 23.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 7.63MB/s

Excellent consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SSDNOW 30GB is just 5.78%. This is an extremely narrow range which indicates that the Kingston SSDNOW 30GB performs superbly consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 8.9MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 4.74MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 22 samples)
Rank 106118.8%
Min Avg Max
142 Read 164 186
36.9 Write 43.7 53.8
63.8 Mixed 72.8 90.2
43.1 SusWrite 43.1 43.1
17.8% 81 MB/s
Min Avg Max
4.39 4K Read 7.63 11.4
11.8 4K Write 23.4 32.4
3.23 4K Mixed 4.97 9.6
30.3% 12 MB/s
Min Avg Max
6.46 DQ Read 8.9 12.5
19.6 DQ Write 22.8 28.9
3.27 DQ Mixed 4.74 9.9
6.8% 12.2 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 38 44 44 45 41 MB/s
21.2% Poor
Read 160
Write 53.8
Mixed 65.5
SusWrite 43.1
18% 80.6 MB/s
4K Read 7.9
4K Write 24.1
4K Mixed 9.6
37% 13.9 MB/s
DQ Read 7.5
DQ Write 28.9
DQ Mixed 9.9
10% 15.4 MB/s
28GB free
Firmware: AJXA
18.9% Very poor
Read 178
Write 50.7
Mixed 90.2
23% 106 MB/s
4K Read 6.15
4K Write 22.3
4K Mixed 4.52
27% 11 MB/s
DQ Read 12.2
DQ Write 23.1
DQ Mixed 4.11
7% 13.1 MB/s
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AJXA0202
17.1% Very poor
Read 158
Write 36.9
Mixed 68.3
19% 87.7 MB/s
4K Read 6.67
4K Write 25.5
4K Mixed 3.23
28% 11.8 MB/s
DQ Read 7.39
DQ Write 23.2
DQ Mixed 3.27
6% 11.3 MB/s
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AJXA0202
16.5% Very poor
Read 155
Write 45.4
Mixed 76.9
20% 92.5 MB/s
4K Read 6.93
4K Write 16.6
4K Mixed 3.34
24% 8.95 MB/s
DQ Read 6.87
DQ Write 25.2
DQ Mixed 3.43
6% 11.8 MB/s
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AJXA0202
16.4% Very poor
Read 156
Write 38.8
Mixed 63.8
19% 86.2 MB/s
4K Read 6.82
4K Write 14.3
4K Mixed 4.68
24% 8.59 MB/s
DQ Read 6.87
DQ Write 24
DQ Mixed 3.9
6% 11.6 MB/s
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: AJXA0202
15.4% Very poor
Read 153
Write 42.4
Mixed 64.2
19% 86.6 MB/s
4K Read 5.96
4K Write 11.8
4K Mixed 4
20% 7.24 MB/s
DQ Read 8.04
DQ Write 19.6
DQ Mixed 3.47
6% 10.4 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,870,045 SSDs tested

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Typical SSDNOW 30GB Builds (Compare 4 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP p6732f

CPU
Athlon II X3 445AMD  $100Bench 44%, 3,101 samples4x
GPU
Radeon HD 4200ATIBench 1%, 10,090 samples2x
GeForce GT 610NvidiaBench 2%, 62,458 samples1x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples1x
SSD
SSDNOW 30GBKingstonBench 19%, 22 samples1x
RAM
M378B5673FH0-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 35%, 3,211 samples1x
GU512303EP0202 GU512303EP0202 Samsung M378B5673FH0-CH9 Samsung M378B5673FH0-CH9 8GBUnknownBench 28%, 4 samples1x
4GBBNAUCDBA 4GBBNAUCDBA 4GBBNAUCDBA 4GBBNAUCDBA 16GBUnknownBench 29%, 1 sample1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $100

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