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Kingston SUV400S37/120G

SSDNow UV400 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

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Average Bench: 66% (580th of 964)

Based on 26,178 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SUV400S37120G
Poor: 46%Average: 66% Great: 80%

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Above average average bench

The Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB averaged 34.0% 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 109MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.3MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB is 33.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 80.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 193MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 26,178 samples)
Rank 58066%
Min Avg Max
343 Read 446 498
296 Write 339 364
93.1 Mixed 193 330
70.9 SusWrite 80.7 86.4
58.6% 265 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17 4K Read 26.3 32.6
36.2 4K Write 65.6 98.8
9.46 4K Mixed 28.6 39.9
111% 40.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.5 DQ Read 256 309
73.6 DQ Write 163 266
31.6 DQ Mixed 109 174
108% 176 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 79 44 58 30 54 MB/s
78.9% Very good
Read 486
Write 340
Mixed 104
SusWrite 74.8
55% 251 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 89.3
4K Mixed 44.4
133% 50.8 MB/s
DQ Read 309
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 111
131% 227 MB/s
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 44 55 57 24 79 MB/s
71.4% Very good
Read 497
Write 350
Mixed 151
SusWrite 67.4
59% 266 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 66.3
4K Mixed 38.3
128% 44.6 MB/s
DQ Read 213
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 97.5
90% 141 MB/s
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 66 62 54 58 56 MB/s
59.9% Above average
Read 447
Write 339
Mixed 106
SusWrite 84.5
54% 244 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 38.7
4K Mixed 23.7
82% 27.6 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 245
DQ Mixed 108
123% 210 MB/s
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 74 59 59 58 57 MB/s
56.5% Above average
Read 436
Write 358
Mixed 121
SusWrite 81.9
55% 249 MB/s
4K Read 17.1
4K Write 41
4K Mixed 24.7
79% 27.6 MB/s
DQ Read 300
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 103
103% 172 MB/s
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 98 55 48 51 46 MB/s
44.3% Average
Read 426
Write 332
Mixed 115
SusWrite 73.8
52% 237 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 35.8
4K Mixed 18
70% 24.1 MB/s
DQ Read 19.8
DQ Write 38.6
DQ Mixed 20
18% 26.1 MB/s
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Gaming 67%
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Desktop
Desktop 67%
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Workstation
Workstation 63%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS - $85

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $130Bench 80%, 122,356 samples7,567x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $200Bench 84%, 65,642 samples3,107x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD  $150Bench 86%, 40,710 samples2,651x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $234Bench 71%, 419,597 samples3,492x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 39%, 225,354 samples1,916x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $340Bench 99%, 416,626 samples1,774x
SSD
SSDNow UV400 120GBKingston  $39Bench 66%, 26,178 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $130Bench 86%, 111,331 samples1,866x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $130Bench 90%, 58,078 samples603x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $135Bench 90%, 30,219 samples507x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $618

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