Kingston

SH103S3480G 480GB

SH103S3480G 480GB
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Effective Speed -76%Effective Speed -76%Average Score -105%Read -13%, Write -80%, 4K Read -45%, 4K Write -363%, Mixed -32%, 4K Mixed -150%, SusWrite -52%Peak Score -102%Read 4%, Write -53%, 4K Read -48%, 4K Write -427%, Mixed -18%, 4K Mixed -129%, SusWrite -39%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -131%DQ Read -63%, DQ Write -220%, DQ Mixed -130%, ADQ Read -77%, ADQ Write -234%, ADQ Mixed -210%, Age -20%, AS-SSD Total -97%

Average Bench: 55.9% (843^rd of 1072)

Based on 32 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SH103S3480G

Poor: 46%Average: 55.9% Great: 64%

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Average average bench

The Kingston SH103S3480G 480GB averaged 44.1% 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 83.9MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 23.6MB/s

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SH103S3480G 480GB is just 19%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Kingston SH103S3480G 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 18.9MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 86.4MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 32 samples)

Rank 84355.9%

Min	Avg	Max
291	Read 405	525
150	Write 225	316
170	Mixed 272	359
112	SusWrite 195	278
61% 274 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.5	4K Read 23.6	29.1
13.1	4K Write 18.9	23.2
6.58	4K Mixed 18	25.4
68.8% 20.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
25.8	DQ Read 184	225
21.6	DQ Write 86.4	112
10.9	DQ Mixed 83.9	144
75.9% 118 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

BRA-User, 2 years ago.

126GB free

Firmware: 50BA

SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 221 219 221 235 234 MB/s

64.5% Good

Write 280

Mixed 303

SusWrite 226

72% 323 MB/s

4K Read 28.2

4K Write 20.6

4K Mixed 21.7

82% 23.5 MB/s

DQ Read 208

DQ Write 87.4

DQ Mixed 98.5

86% 131 MB/s

FRA-User, 2 years ago.

252GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 521A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 128 131 117 130 137 MB/s

41% Average

Write 155

Mixed 170

SusWrite 129

42% 187 MB/s

4K Read 14.3

4K Write 13.9

4K Mixed 14.9

48% 14.4 MB/s

DQ Read 194

DQ Write 92.8

DQ Mixed 110

90% 132 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 52%

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Workstation 7%

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System: Alienware M17x

CPU
Core i7 Q 720Intel $220Bench 51%, 13,149 samples	13x
Core i7 Q 820Intel $119Bench 52%, 2,269 samples	9x
Core i7 X 920Intel $90Bench 57%, 998 samples	9x

GPU
Mobility Radeon HD 4870ATIBench 8%, 153 samples	27x
Mobility Radeon HD 5870AMDBench 9%, 3,040 samples	25x
GeForce GTX 260MNvidiaBench 5%, 1,120 samples	7x

SSD
SH103S3480G 480GBKingstonBench 56%, 32 samples	4x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	14x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	8x
M471B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 41%, 10,285 samples	5x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $220

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Kingston

SH103S3480G 480GB

Average Bench: 55.9% (843^rd of 1072)

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Very good consistency

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SH103S3480G 480GB

Average Bench: 55.9% (843rd of 1072)

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Very good consistency

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Average Bench: 55.9% (843^rd of 1072)