Average Bench: 67.5% (706th of 1072)

Based on 14 user benchmarks.  Model: Kingston SV300S37A/240G
Poor: 28%Average: 67.5% Great: 92%

Above average average bench

The Kingston SV300S37A/240G 250GB averaged 32.4% 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 97.2MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 23.5MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SV300S37A/240G 250GB is 63.9%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kingston SV300S37A/240G 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 132MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 178MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 14 samples)
Min Avg Max
129 Read 380 523
115 Write 326 473
114 Mixed 327 494
108 SusWrite 132 215
65.2% 291 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.23 4K Read 23.5 36.3
19.4 4K Write 53.5 97.9
1.3 4K Mixed 25.2 48.3
96.3% 34.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16 DQ Read 178 342
17.5 DQ Write 175 327
10.3 DQ Mixed 97.2 257
94.8% 150 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
41GB free
Firmware: O1126A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 78 81 82 81 81 MB/s
Read 505
Write 379
Mixed 362
SusWrite 115
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 72.3
4K Mixed 48.3
148% 50.8 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 257
206% 288 MB/s
142GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1126A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Read 523
Write 473
Mixed 448
107% 482 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 68.7
4K Mixed 20.1
102% 38.4 MB/s
DQ Read 27.2
DQ Write 231
DQ Mixed 20.1
48% 92.8 MB/s
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1126A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Read 502
Write 459
Mixed 486
108% 482 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 42.9
4K Mixed 29.9
92% 31.1 MB/s
DQ Read 213
DQ Write 148
DQ Mixed 86.4
90% 149 MB/s
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1126A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 160 76 83 70 89 MB/s
Read 456
Write 450
Mixed 357
SusWrite 108
77% 342 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 97.9
4K Mixed 42.2
149% 56.2 MB/s
DQ Read 297
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 252
206% 292 MB/s
70GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1126A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 80 80 77 82 80 MB/s
Read 466
Write 357
Mixed 358
SusWrite 112
72% 323 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 59.5
4K Mixed 32.2
115% 39.9 MB/s
DQ Read 239
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 112
128% 217 MB/s
166GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1126A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 81 78 77 81 81 MB/s
Read 453
Write 344
Mixed 353
SusWrite 111
70% 315 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 22.4
4K Mixed 13.4
64% 19.7 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 72.8
122% 237 MB/s
26GB free
Firmware: O1126A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 MB/s
Read 379
Write 252
Mixed 321
SusWrite 215
65% 292 MB/s
4K Read 15.4
4K Write 28.4
4K Mixed 14.9
58% 19.6 MB/s
DQ Read 337
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 256
183% 239 MB/s
191GB free
Firmware: O112 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Read 266
Write 258
Mixed 264
59% 263 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 90.1
4K Mixed 1.3
104% 42.6 MB/s
DQ Read 36.7
DQ Write 17.5
DQ Mixed 14.1
14% 22.8 MB/s
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1126A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Read 215
Write 222
Mixed 209
48% 215 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 45.9
4K Mixed 16.2
79% 28.1 MB/s
DQ Read 25.7
DQ Write 87
DQ Mixed 17.8
25% 43.5 MB/s
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