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Kingston SV300S37A/60G

SSDNow V300 60GB

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Controller: LSI SandForce SF2281. Flash Memory: Toshiba 19nm Toggle Mode MLC. Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 51.5% (819th of 1011)

Based on 15,466 user benchmarks.  Models: KINGSTON SV300S37A60G, KINGSTON SV300S37A60G, KINGSTON SV300S3, KINGSTON SV300S37A60
Poor: 29%Average: 51.5% Great: 69%

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Average average bench

The Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB averaged 48.4% 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 24.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 28.5MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB is 40%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 68.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 76.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 15,466 samples)
Rank 81951.5%
Min Avg Max
128 Read 283 421
50.8 Write 76.5 126
70.8 Mixed 114 171
47 SusWrite 68.8 96.3
29.7% 135 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.1 4K Read 24.9 35
28.4 4K Write 59 82.8
14.7 4K Mixed 28.5 40.7
106% 37.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.7 DQ Read 82.7 123
48.8 DQ Write 74.5 108
27.7 DQ Mixed 70.5 109
55.1% 75.9 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5GB free
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 66 74 75 76 73 MB/s
65.8% Good
Read 416
Write 78.9
Mixed 126
SusWrite 72.4
38% 173 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 66.9
4K Mixed 35.5
131% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 112
DQ Write 78.6
DQ Mixed 88.6
68% 93.2 MB/s
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 527A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 69 70 69 71 71 MB/s
47.2% Average
Read 243
Write 69
Mixed 97.1
SusWrite 69.6
26% 120 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 49.5
4K Mixed 26.6
96% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 90.7
DQ Write 69.3
DQ Mixed 75.7
58% 78.6 MB/s
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 521ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 48 47 48 49 48 MB/s
38.6% Below average
Read 154
Write 52.2
Mixed 61
SusWrite 48
17% 78.7 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 51.8
4K Mixed 21.5
89% 31.9 MB/s
DQ Read 67.6
DQ Write 47
DQ Mixed 58.3
43% 57.6 MB/s
3GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 525ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 49 49 49 48 47 MB/s
25.6% Poor
Read 119
Write 58.4
Mixed 64.5
SusWrite 48.5
16% 72.7 MB/s
4K Read 12.2
4K Write 45.8
4K Mixed 9.8
55% 22.6 MB/s
DQ Read 16.2
DQ Write 53.9
DQ Mixed 25.9
22% 32 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 19,849,350 SSDs tested.

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Typical SSDNow V300 60GB Builds (Compare 25,223 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 45%
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Desktop
Desktop 43%
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Workstation
Workstation 33%
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Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 - $96

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 49%, 231,448 samples7,757x
FX-6300AMD  $90Bench 42%, 168,309 samples5,976x
FX-8320AMD  $163Bench 44%, 82,993 samples3,894x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $280Bench 57%, 768,624 samples1,707x
RX 480AMD  $140Bench 52%, 166,820 samples1,579x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 32%, 464,235 samples1,486x
SSD
SSDNow V300 60GBKingston  $42Bench 52%, 15,466 samples1x
RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 53,360 samples874x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 61,327 samples800x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 50%, 48,649 samples611x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 48% - Average Total price: $548

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