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Kingston SH100S3/120G

HyperX 120GB

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Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281VB1-SDC. NAND Memory: Intel Synchronous 25nm MLC. Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 67.1% (715th of 1072)

Based on 3,401 user benchmarks.  Models: KINGSTON SH100S3120G, KINGSTON KINGSTON SH100S3, KINGSTON SH100S3120G, KINGSTON SH100S3
Poor: 50%Average: 67.1% Great: 81%

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Above average average bench

The Kingston HyperX 120GB averaged 32.8% 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 136MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.1MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston HyperX 120GB is 31.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Kingston HyperX 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 117MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 141MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,401 samples)
Rank 71567.1%
Min Avg Max
300 Read 375 429
115 Write 141 158
159 Mixed 191 206
87.3 SusWrite 117 134
45.4% 206 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.6 4K Read 28.1 35.3
35.1 4K Write 74.5 113
21.9 4K Mixed 32.9 42
124% 45.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
66.7 DQ Read 173 191
100 DQ Write 135 151
43.5 DQ Mixed 136 162
107% 148 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 332ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 126 126 134 128 129 MB/s
76.8% Very good
Read 433
Write 161
Mixed 217
SusWrite 129
52% 235 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 93.4
4K Mixed 36.6
143% 53.7 MB/s
DQ Read 188
DQ Write 161
DQ Mixed 173
130% 174 MB/s
58GB free
Firmware: 332ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 131 130 134 132 134 MB/s
70.9% Very good
Read 391
Write 141
Mixed 194
SusWrite 132
47% 215 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 72.5
4K Mixed 35.2
129% 46 MB/s
DQ Read 189
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 147
115% 159 MB/s
110GB free
Firmware: 332ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 128 124 133 137 135 MB/s
69.8% Good
Read 380
Write 136
Mixed 187
SusWrite 127
46% 207 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 77
4K Mixed 33.6
129% 46.9 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 159
119% 161 MB/s
10GB free
Firmware: 503ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 105 122 121 115 117 MB/s
68.9% Good
Read 364
Write 153
Mixed 199
SusWrite 116
46% 208 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 78.3
4K Mixed 35.8
128% 47.1 MB/s
DQ Read 191
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 115
100% 151 MB/s
112GB free
Firmware: 320ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 129 128 126 128 126 MB/s
68.1% Good
Read 411
Write 167
Mixed 214
SusWrite 127
51% 230 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 67.9
4K Mixed 31.5
118% 42.3 MB/s
DQ Read 190
DQ Write 153
DQ Mixed 159
123% 168 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,666,380 SSDs tested

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Typical HyperX 120GB Builds (Compare 1,479 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 - $390

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel  $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples433x
Core i5-2500KIntel  $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples318x
Core i7-2700KIntel  $89Bench 73%, 20,692 samples173x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples102x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples93x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples83x
SSD
HyperX 120GBKingstonBench 67%, 3,401 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples95x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples58x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples55x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $909

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