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SH103S3120G-NV 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 69% (685th of 1072)

Based on 217 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SH103S3120G-NV
Poor: 50%Average: 69% Great: 85%

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Above average average bench

The Kingston SH103S3120G-NV 120GB averaged 30.9% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 92.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27.8MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SH103S3120G-NV 120GB is 35.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SH103S3120G-NV 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 143MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 191MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 217 samples)
Rank 68569%
Min Avg Max
300 Read 396 503
145 Write 191 224
172 Mixed 220 257
108 SusWrite 143 170
52.6% 237 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.9 4K Read 27.8 36.6
37.4 4K Write 78.7 110
9.91 4K Mixed 28.2 45
120% 44.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.2 DQ Read 159 216
62.3 DQ Write 169 214
11.1 DQ Mixed 92.5 177
89.3% 140 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 506ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 159 162 155 158 160 MB/s
76.5% Very good
Read 350
Write 211
Mixed 245
SusWrite 161
54% 242 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 81.2
4K Mixed 39.3
140% 50.5 MB/s
DQ Read 212
DQ Write 202
DQ Mixed 137
122% 184 MB/s
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 157 163 158 153 137 MB/s
64% Good
Read 348
Write 202
Mixed 225
SusWrite 157
52% 233 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 54
4K Mixed 30.6
101% 35.6 MB/s
DQ Read 208
DQ Write 193
DQ Mixed 152
127% 184 MB/s
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 506ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 152 153 151 148 152 MB/s
60.4% Good
Read 328
Write 214
Mixed 231
SusWrite 152
52% 231 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 42
4K Mixed 27.9
94% 31.1 MB/s
DQ Read 214
DQ Write 185
DQ Mixed 143
123% 181 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,733,470 SSDs tested

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Typical SH103S3120G-NV 120GB Builds (Compare 1,408 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 2%
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Desktop 49%
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Workstation 2%
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Motherboard: Asus P8H61-M LX

CPU
Core i3-2100Intel  $49Bench 51%, 63,701 samples184x
Core i5-2400Intel  $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples148x
Core i7-2600Intel  $192Bench 67%, 185,630 samples120x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples210x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples69x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples60x
SSD
SH103S3120G-NV 120GBKingstonBench 69%, 217 samples1x
RAM
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples46x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples26x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples20x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $49

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