Kingston

SH103S3 480GB

SH103S3 480GB
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Effective Speed -75%Effective Speed -75%Average Score -102%Read -10%, Write -71%, 4K Read -48%, 4K Write -349%, Mixed -29%, 4K Mixed -145%, SusWrite -63%Peak Score -96%Read 3%, Write -63%, 4K Read -41%, 4K Write -391%, Mixed -19%, 4K Mixed -110%, SusWrite -51%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -134%DQ Read -62%, DQ Write -209%, DQ Mixed -128%, ADQ Read -83%, ADQ Write -232%, ADQ Mixed -245%, Age -18%, AS-SSD Total -94%

Average Bench: 56.2% (839^th of 1072)

Based on 59 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SH103S3

Poor: 47%Average: 56.2% Great: 66%

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Average average bench

The Kingston SH103S3 480GB averaged 43.7% 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 75.4MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 23.2MB/s

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SH103S3 480GB is just 18.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Kingston SH103S3 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 19.5MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 87.1MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 59 samples)

Rank 83956.2%

Min	Avg	Max
273	Read 414	521
172	Write 237	297
182	Mixed 278	355
120	SusWrite 182	257
61.8% 278 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.7	4K Read 23.2	30.4
14.1	4K Write 19.5	24.9
10.8	4K Mixed 18.4	27.7
69% 20.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
56.3	DQ Read 178	227
20.8	DQ Write 87.1	116
18.5	DQ Mixed 75.4	145
71.1% 113 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

CAN-User, 7 months ago.

331GB free

Firmware: 521A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 185 179 190 193 178 MB/s

61.2% Good

Write 228

Mixed 316

SusWrite 185

65% 293 MB/s

4K Read 23.9

4K Write 22.9

4K Mixed 25.5

81% 24.1 MB/s

DQ Read 203

DQ Write 104

DQ Mixed 126

101% 144 MB/s

USA-User, 21 months ago.

383GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 600A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 238 283 272 243 236 MB/s

60.8% Good

Write 297

Mixed 335

SusWrite 245

70% 313 MB/s

4K Read 23.9

4K Write 23.1

4K Mixed 25.6

81% 24.2 MB/s

DQ Read 122

DQ Write 116

DQ Mixed 93.5

77% 110 MB/s

USA-User, 21 months ago.

411GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 600A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 259 236 194 246 278 MB/s

57% Above average

Write 284

Mixed 160

SusWrite 233

63% 284 MB/s

4K Read 30.4

4K Write 15.4

4K Mixed 10.5

68% 18.8 MB/s

DQ Read 121

DQ Write 106

DQ Mixed 92.1

75% 106 MB/s

NOR-User, 22 months ago.

391GB free

Firmware: 526A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 241 228 245 229 194 MB/s

55.9% Above average

Write 241

Mixed 339

SusWrite 231

66% 297 MB/s

4K Read 24.6

4K Write 19.6

4K Mixed 18.8

72% 21 MB/s

DQ Read 123

DQ Write 96.4

DQ Mixed 76.8

66% 98.8 MB/s

GBR-User, 17 months ago.

309GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 50BABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 24 216 154 253 236 MB/s

48.8% Average

Write 147

Mixed 270

SusWrite 166

52% 233 MB/s

4K Read 21.7

4K Write 16.5

4K Mixed 15.1

61% 17.8 MB/s

DQ Read 204

DQ Write 77.5

DQ Mixed 86.4

78% 123 MB/s

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 53%

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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 WS - $270

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	106x
Core i7-4930KIntel $90Bench 77%, 22,204 samples	81x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	60x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	27x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	24x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	19x

SSD
SH103S3 480GBKingstonBench 56%, 59 samples	1x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 58%, 8,730 samples	12x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples	11x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GBKingstonBench 57%, 3,744 samples	9x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $682

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Kingston

SH103S3 480GB

Average Bench: 56.2% (839^th of 1072)

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Very good consistency

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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 WS - $270

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SH103S3 480GB

Average Bench: 56.2% (839th of 1072)

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Very good consistency

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Motherboard: Asus P9X79 WS - $270

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