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Kingston SUV400S37/120G

SSDNow UV400 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

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Average Bench: 65.4% (619th of 991)

Based on 33,585 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SUV400S37120G
Poor: 44%Average: 65.4% Great: 81%

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Above average average bench

The Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB averaged 34.5% 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 107MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.4MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB is 37.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 82.3MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 189MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 33,585 samples)
Rank 61965.4%
Min Avg Max
301 Read 433 494
279 Write 338 367
93.6 Mixed 189 331
70.8 SusWrite 82.3 87
57.8% 261 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.6 4K Read 26.4 32.8
34.6 4K Write 66.9 102
8.01 4K Mixed 28.5 41.3
112% 40.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.8 DQ Read 251 308
73.1 DQ Write 150 268
32.5 DQ Mixed 107 174
105% 169 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 60 60 56 52 60 MB/s
74.4% Very good
Read 496
Write 345
Mixed 324
SusWrite 85.6
69% 312 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 70.6
4K Mixed 36.2
131% 46 MB/s
DQ Read 310
DQ Write 92
DQ Mixed 112
106% 171 MB/s
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 68 64 58 39 53 MB/s
65.6% Good
Read 431
Write 331
Mixed 309
SusWrite 74.6
64% 286 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 63.6
4K Mixed 31.7
114% 40.5 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 92
DQ Mixed 109
102% 166 MB/s
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 65 63 54 59 55 MB/s
62.1% Good
Read 459
Write 157
Mixed 319
SusWrite 83.8
56% 255 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 50.4
4K Mixed 29.2
100% 34.4 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 89.7
DQ Mixed 163
122% 167 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 67%
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Desktop
Desktop 67%
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Workstation
Workstation 64%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS - $85

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $149Bench 81%, 137,339 samples8,881x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $150Bench 85%, 79,504 samples3,607x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD  $155Bench 86%, 55,015 samples3,209x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $230Bench 71%, 492,577 samples4,190x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 38%, 292,589 samples2,287x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $336Bench 97%, 455,284 samples2,132x
SSD
SSDNow UV400 120GBKingston  $39Bench 65%, 33,585 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $115Bench 85%, 136,505 samples2,223x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $126Bench 89%, 73,873 samples719x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $120Bench 91%, 43,460 samples627x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $618

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