TEST
YOUR SSD
ADD TO PC
BUILD

Kingston

SKC380S3120G 120GB

▲ 500 ▼

Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 42.4% (866th of 1012)

Based on 166 user benchmarks.  Models: KINGSTON SKC380S3120G, KINGSTON SKC380S, KINGSTON SKC380S3120G
Poor: 28%Average: 42.4% Great: 63%

Popular builds with this SSD

Below average average bench

The Kingston SKC380S3120G 120GB averaged 57.6% 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 Read Speed 19MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 44.7MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SKC380S3120G 120GB is 35.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SKC380S3120G 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 112MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 73.2MB/s
ADVERTISEMENT

Average Bench

(Based on 166 samples)
Rank 86642.4%
Min Avg Max
148 Read 215 271
100 Write 150 205
105 Mixed 159 218
77.4 SusWrite 112 144
35.6% 159 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.48 4K Read 19 29.7
16.5 4K Write 44.7 102
7.02 4K Mixed 16 33.1
72.9% 26.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.8 DQ Read 73.2 178
26.6 DQ Write 98.1 199
7.57 DQ Mixed 43.7 153
44.7% 71.7 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
97GB free
Firmware: 507A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 137 133 137 136 135 MB/s
73.2% Very good
Read 239
Write 148
Mixed 156
SusWrite 136
38% 170 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 36.3
164% 63.4 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 82.1
77% 117 MB/s
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 94 105 95 100 100 MB/s
59.1% Above average
Read 259
Write 150
Mixed 184
SusWrite 97
38% 172 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 79.8
4K Mixed 33.2
121% 45.7 MB/s
DQ Read 98
DQ Write 145
DQ Mixed 61.1
63% 101 MB/s
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 79 102 112 110 115 MB/s
50.9% Above average
Read 206
Write 152
Mixed 165
SusWrite 105
35% 157 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 55.8
4K Mixed 30.9
105% 36.9 MB/s
DQ Read 32.2
DQ Write 119
DQ Mixed 39.9
41% 63.6 MB/s
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 507ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 85 87 76 78 MB/s
46.6% Average
Read 168
Write 139
Mixed 147
SusWrite 83.1
30% 134 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 46.8
4K Mixed 27
98% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 88.4
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 81.4
67% 94.9 MB/s
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 124 99 94 111 118 MB/s
43.9% Average
Read 194
Write 178
Mixed 168
SusWrite 111
37% 163 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 34.8
4K Mixed 21.8
76% 25.3 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 128
97% 130 MB/s
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 524ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 114 120 122 115 117 MB/s
36.6% Below average
Read 153
Write 167
Mixed 154
SusWrite 119
34% 148 MB/s
4K Read 17.7
4K Write 28.8
4K Mixed 20.6
68% 22.4 MB/s
DQ Read 23
DQ Write 59.9
DQ Mixed 27.2
25% 36.7 MB/s
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 507ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 57 56 56 56 52 MB/s
30.6% Below average
Read 136
Write 122
Mixed 108
SusWrite 59.8
24% 107 MB/s
4K Read 12.6
4K Write 21.5
4K Mixed 16.2
51% 16.8 MB/s
DQ Read 126
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 16.1
41% 86 MB/s
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 73 84 70 72 70 MB/s
26.9% Poor
Read 142
Write 96
Mixed 112
SusWrite 75.9
24% 106 MB/s
4K Read 7.9
4K Write 20.8
4K Mixed 13.1
40% 13.9 MB/s
DQ Read 29
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 56.9
53% 78.5 MB/s
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 600ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 94 92 91 108 MB/s
22.3% Poor
Read 193
Write 109
Mixed 128
SusWrite 99.2
30% 133 MB/s
4K Read 7
4K Write 9.3
4K Mixed 6.3
24% 7.53 MB/s
DQ Read 32.9
DQ Write 26.1
DQ Mixed 30.2
22% 29.7 MB/s
166 MORE »

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 20,096,164 SSDs tested.

Custom PC Builder (Start a new build) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money.

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

CPU GPU SSD HDD RAM MBD
Typical SKC380S3120G 120GB Builds (Compare 950 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 30%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk

System: HP EliteBook 2540p

CPU
Core i7 L 640IntelBench 28%, 1,397 samples674x
Core i5 M 540IntelBench 31%, 5,525 samples234x
Core i5 M 560Intel  $80Bench 33%, 7,580 samples18x
GPU
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 75,358 samples946x
Radeon HD 7400MAMDBench 2%, 3,271 samples1x
Radeon HD 6470MAMDBench 1%, 3,898 samples1x
SSD
SKC380S3120G 120GBKingstonBench 42%, 166 samples34x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 259,818 samples473x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 250,685 samples186x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 63,286 samples147x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Popular SKC380S3120G 120GB systems:

How Fast Is Your SSD? (Bench your build) Size up your PC in less than a minute.

Welcome to our freeware PC speed test tool. UserBenchmark will test your PC and compare the results to other users with the same components. You can quickly size up your PC, identify hardware problems and explore the best upgrades.

UserBenchmark of the month

Gaming Desktop Workstation

How it works

  • - Download and run UserBenchMark.
  • - CPU tests include: integer, floating and string.
  • - GPU tests include: six 3D game simulations.
  • - Drive tests include: read, write, sustained write and mixed IO.
  • - RAM tests include: single/multi core bandwidth and latency.
  • - Reports are generated and presented on userbenchmark.com.
  • - Identify the strongest components in your PC.
  • - See speed test results from other users.
  • - Compare your components to the current market leaders.
  • - Explore your best upgrade options with a virtual PC build.
  • - Compare your in-game FPS to other users with your hardware.
  • - Share your opinion by voting.
Solid State Drive Rankings (Price vs Performance) December 2019 SSD Rankings.

Welcome to our 2.5" and M.2 SSD comparison. We calculate effective speed for both SATA and NVMe drives based on real world performance then adjust by current prices per GB to yield a value for money rating. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top SSDs. [SSDrivePro]

ADVERTISEMENT

Group Test Results

  • Best user rated - User sentiment trumps benchmarks for this comparison.
  • Best value for money - Value for money is based on real world performance.
  • Fastest real world speed - Real World Speed measures performance for typical consumers.

 Comments

Added n/a ago.
Your
opinion?
▲Like ▼Dislike
Ready to retire
Age: 5 years

Speed Comparisons

vs Crucial MX500 250GB
vs Samsung 850 Evo 120GB
vs Samsung 850 Pro 512GB
vs Samsung 860 Evo 250GB
vs Samsung 850 Evo 250GB
vs HyperX Savage 240GB
vs Samsung 850 Evo 1TB
vs Crucial MX300 275GB
vs Crucial MX200 250GB

1012 Drives (Compared) Thousands of user benchmarks compiled into one comparison list.

See how consistently different SSDs perform with varying real world conditions. The charts also illustrate overall performance, popularity and rank.

 Frequently Asked Questions

Storage Devices FAQ
What is sustained sequential write speed?
What’s the difference between SLC, MLC and TLC?
What is 3D XPoint and how fast is it?
What’s the difference between SATA, PCIe and NVMe?
What’s the difference between NAND and V-NAND?
What is sequential write speed?
What is sequential read speed?
What is incompressible data?
What is queue depth?
Solid State Drives
What is the SSD value for money rating?
What is 4K 64 thread write speed?
Can CPU power saving states (C1,C2,C3) impact SSD speed?
What is the effective SSD speed index?
How is the AS SSD write score calculated?
How is the AS SSD read score calculated?
How is the AS SSD total score calculated?
ALL FAQs »

 Best User Rated
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $148Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $270Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9600K $200AMD RX 590 $180Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $58
Intel Core i7-9700K $369Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $160Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $230
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $65SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $63SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $613SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24
Today's hottest
Amazon Ebay
deals
CPU GPU SSD HDD USB RAM MBD
Test your PC Build a PC
Can You Run It?
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer Feedback