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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 45.1% (917th of 1072)

Based on 34 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTONSV300S37A120G
Poor: 31%Average: 45.1% Great: 65%

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Below average average bench

The KINGSTONSV300S37A120G 120GB averaged 54.8% 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 Random Write Speed 56.2MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 18.5MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the KINGSTONSV300S37A120G 120GB is 34.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the KINGSTONSV300S37A120G 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 95.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 8.62MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 34 samples)
Rank 91745.1%
Min Avg Max
162 Read 338 506
50.5 Write 164 364
58.5 Mixed 172 368
33 SusWrite 95.3 143
42.5% 192 MB/s
Min Avg Max
6.86 4K Read 18.5 29.8
30.1 4K Write 56.2 93.8
1.64 4K Mixed 8.62 24.8
68.8% 27.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
2.82 DQ Read 97 178
10.6 DQ Write 130 258
2.85 DQ Mixed 27.1 62.6
44.6% 84.6 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
97GB free
Firmware: Q0405A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 71 65 71 71 71 MB/s
57.6% Above average
Read 491
Write 83.3
Mixed 98.6
SusWrite 73.8
40% 187 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 63.1
4K Mixed 15.2
92% 34.8 MB/s
DQ Read 152
DQ Write 143
DQ Mixed 31.7
56% 109 MB/s
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1224C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 148 147 150 148 150 MB/s
50.6% Above average
Read 386
Write 101
Mixed 134
SusWrite 143
42% 191 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 82.7
4K Mixed 9.3
82% 36.5 MB/s
DQ Read 19.1
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 10.3
25% 48.3 MB/s
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1224C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 114 137 140 140 140 MB/s
43.1% Average
Read 241
Write 127
Mixed 139
SusWrite 129
35% 159 MB/s
4K Read 13.8
4K Write 64.7
4K Mixed 9.3
67% 29.3 MB/s
DQ Read 143
DQ Write 139
DQ Mixed 58.9
67% 114 MB/s
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1224C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 125 137 140 132 131 MB/s
37.3% Below average
Read 237
Write 131
Mixed 134
SusWrite 130
35% 158 MB/s
4K Read 11.6
4K Write 32.6
4K Mixed 9.2
47% 17.8 MB/s
DQ Read 137
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 58.2
66% 111 MB/s
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1224C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 126 134 133 140 137 MB/s
35.3% Below average
Read 224
Write 133
Mixed 122
SusWrite 131
34% 153 MB/s
4K Read 10.1
4K Write 30.1
4K Mixed 8.7
42% 16.3 MB/s
DQ Read 121
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 57.6
63% 105 MB/s
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Typical KINGSTONSV300S37A120G 120GB Builds (Compare 5,944 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 17%
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Desktop
Desktop 74%
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Workstation 15%
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System: HP Z440 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 v3IntelBench 72%, 10,197 samples1,233x
Xeon E5-1650 v4IntelBench 83%, 3,842 samples1,033x
Xeon E5-1650 v3IntelBench 77%, 7,962 samples859x
GPU
Quadro K2200Nvidia  $440Bench 16%, 13,860 samples739x
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 9,043 samples374x
Quadro K4200Nvidia  $820Bench 21%, 7,330 samples223x
SSD
KINGSTONSV300S37A120G 120GBBench 45%, 34 samples1x
RAM
M393A1G40DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 60%, 1,030 samples182x
M393A1G40DB0-CPB 4x8GBSamsungBench 93%, 970 samples177x
M393A2G40DB0-CPB 2x16GBSamsungBench 59%, 1,132 samples157x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 9% - Terrible Total price: $440

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