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KW-S34120-4W1 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2024.

Average Bench: 84.4% (419th of 1074)

Based on 3 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON KW-S34120-4W1
Poor: 82%Average: 84.4% Great: 89%

Very good average bench

The Kingston KW-S34120-4W1 120GB averaged just 15.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston KW-S34120-4W1 120GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 195MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 43.8MB/s

Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this SSD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 142MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 201MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3 samples)
Rank 41984.4%
Min Avg Max
362 Read 369 380
192 Write 201 207
258 Mixed 261 265
139 SusWrite 142 149
54.2% 243 MB/s
Min Avg Max
35.8 4K Read 36.7 38.3
91.9 4K Write 101 118
42 4K Mixed 43.8 46.3
165% 60.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
247 DQ Read 247 247
201 DQ Write 213 221
186 DQ Mixed 195 207
156% 218 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
87GB free
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 141 142 148 157 154 MB/s
89% Excellent
Read 366
Write 203
Mixed 260
SusWrite 149
54% 245 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 46.3
180% 67.4 MB/s
DQ Read 247
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 207
162% 223 MB/s
104GB free
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 137 137 138 139 140 MB/s
82.4% Excellent
Read 380
Write 207
Mixed 258
SusWrite 139
55% 246 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 91.9
4K Mixed 43.1
158% 57 MB/s
DQ Read 247
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 192
152% 213 MB/s
104GB free
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 137 139 139 141 137 MB/s
81.9% Excellent
Read 362
Write 192
Mixed 265
SusWrite 139
53% 240 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 94.1
4K Mixed 42
158% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 247
DQ Write 221
DQ Mixed 186
153% 218 MB/s

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