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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: 49.7% (824th of 1011)

Based on 14,341 user benchmarks.  Models: KINGSTON SV300S37A60G, KINGSTON SV300S37A60G, KINGSTON SV300S3, KINGSTON SV300S37A60
Poor: 28%Average: 49.7% Great: 69%

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Below average average bench

The Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB averaged 50.3% 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 24MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 27.3MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB is 41.5%. 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 69.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 77.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 14,341 samples)
Rank 82449.7%
Min Avg Max
116 Read 274 418
49.8 Write 77.6 130
66 Mixed 113 172
44.8 SusWrite 69.5 109
29.2% 133 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.8 4K Read 24 34.4
18.5 4K Write 55.4 80.6
12.5 4K Mixed 27.3 40
101% 35.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.2 DQ Read 83.6 122
47.7 DQ Write 74.7 125
25.5 DQ Mixed 70.1 111
55.1% 76.1 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
31GB free
Firmware: 580ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 75 76 77 76 76 MB/s
68.8% Good
Read 426
Write 79
Mixed 124
SusWrite 76.1
38% 176 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 74.6
4K Mixed 40.9
144% 50 MB/s
DQ Read 33.6
DQ Write 76.4
DQ Mixed 39.7
35% 49.9 MB/s
22GB free
Firmware: 505ABBF1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 72 70 71 69 70 MB/s
64.3% Good
Read 415
Write 78
Mixed 128
SusWrite 71.5
38% 173 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 73.4
4K Mixed 33.5
127% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 112
DQ Write 80.3
DQ Mixed 66.8
58% 86.5 MB/s
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 505ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 79 81 76 80 MB/s
63.8% Good
Read 397
Write 78.8
Mixed 134
SusWrite 79.2
38% 172 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 82.9
4K Mixed 38.7
124% 47.1 MB/s
DQ Read 106
DQ Write 81.5
DQ Mixed 83
65% 90 MB/s
74GB free
Firmware: 505ABBF1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 98 96 104 104 MB/s
59.8% Above average
Read 208
Write 136
Mixed 149
SusWrite 100
33% 148 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 94.7
4K Mixed 28.5
130% 50.6 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 127
DQ Mixed 130
101% 139 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 18,505,215 SSDs tested.

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Typical SSDNow V300 60GB Builds (Compare 24,100 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 44%
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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  $99Bench 48%, 220,708 samples7,394x
FX-6300AMD  $68Bench 39%, 158,351 samples5,725x
FX-8320AMD  $163Bench 43%, 78,184 samples3,734x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $230Bench 56%, 706,813 samples1,637x
RX 480AMD  $140Bench 50%, 152,043 samples1,518x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 31%, 401,466 samples1,410x
SSD
SSDNow V300 60GBKingston  $50Bench 50%, 14,341 samples1x
RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 50%, 48,442 samples838x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 58%, 57,098 samples760x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 50%, 46,996 samples591x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $475

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