Kingston SM2280S3/120G

SM2280S3 SATA M.2 120GB

SM2280S3 SATA M.2 120GB
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Effective Speed -51%Effective Speed -51%Average Score -57%Read -2%, Write -42%, 4K Read -40%, 4K Write -38%, Mixed -70%, 4K Mixed -160%, SusWrite -47%Peak Score -51%Read -1%, Write -44%, 4K Read -38%, 4K Write -22%, Mixed -69%, 4K Mixed -167%, SusWrite -19%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%, Price -34%, Value -363%Nice To Haves -150%DQ Read -118%, DQ Write -58%, DQ Mixed -403%, ADQ Read -104%, ADQ Write -57%, ADQ Mixed -367%, Age -23%, AS-SSD Total -67%

Average Bench: 65.1% (740^th of 1072)

Based on 1,644 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SM2280S3120G

Poor: 38%Average: 65.1% Great: 82%

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Above average average bench

The Kingston SM2280S3 SATA M.2 120GB averaged 34.9% 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 24.6MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 63.4MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SM2280S3 SATA M.2 120GB is 44.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SM2280S3 SATA M.2 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 201MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 211MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,644 samples)

Rank 74065.1%

Min	Avg	Max
346	Read 449	504
46.1	Write 285	336
24	Mixed 211	251
40.6	SusWrite 201	325
63.7% 287 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.9	4K Read 24.6	31.1
11.2	4K Write 63.4	100
7.7	4K Mixed 17.3	21.8
93% 35.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
112	DQ Read 160	168
16.7	DQ Write 184	227
15.2	DQ Mixed 55.7	65.9
74.2% 133 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

NOR-User, 1 month ago.

19GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S8FM06.A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 80 129 112 63 58 MB/s

61.5% Good

Write 319

Mixed 250

SusWrite 106

64% 289 MB/s

4K Read 25.3

4K Write 52

4K Mixed 19.9

91% 32.4 MB/s

DQ Read 168

DQ Write 212

DQ Mixed 64.3

83% 148 MB/s

LTU-User, 1 month ago.

26GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S8FM06.A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 86 28 91 27 62 MB/s

59.2% Above average

Write 320

Mixed 246

SusWrite 61.7

62% 280 MB/s

4K Read 26.4

4K Write 62.4

4K Mixed 20

99% 36.3 MB/s

DQ Read 168

DQ Write 123

DQ Mixed 17.9

48% 103 MB/s

NLD-User, 1 month ago.

29GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S8FM06.A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 90 54 42 77 16 MB/s

55.7% Above average

Write 315

Mixed 247

SusWrite 89.6

62% 280 MB/s

4K Read 22.8

4K Write 47.1

4K Mixed 18.2

83% 29.4 MB/s

DQ Read 168

DQ Write 135

DQ Mixed 61.3

70% 122 MB/s

ISR-User, 26 days ago.

11GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S8FM06.A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 109 28 75 41 33 MB/s

34.2% Below average

Write 120

Mixed 226

SusWrite 52.2

44% 200 MB/s

4K Read 10.1

4K Write 15.4

4K Mixed 9.2

35% 11.6 MB/s

DQ Read 130

DQ Write 54.4

DQ Mixed 40.3

44% 74.8 MB/s

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 2%

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CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	2,019x
Core i7-2600Intel $201Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,564x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	930x

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HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples	1,138x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1,039x

SSD
SM2280S3 SATA M.2 120GBKingston $128Bench 65%, 1,644 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	516x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	376x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	297x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $425

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Kingston SM2280S3/120G

SM2280S3 SATA M.2 120GB

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