Kingston

SHSS37A120G 120GB

SHSS37A120G 120GB
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Effective Speed -42%Effective Speed -42%Average Score -46%Read -3%, Write -36%, 4K Read -47%, 4K Write -58%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -147%, SusWrite -22%Peak Score -24%Read 3%, Write -21%, 4K Read -44%, 4K Write -42%, Mixed 5%, 4K Mixed -65%, SusWrite -2%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -163%DQ Read -31%, DQ Write -46%, DQ Mixed -402%, ADQ Read -61%, ADQ Write -63%, ADQ Mixed -659%, Age -13%, AS-SSD Total -34%

Average Bench: 69.5% (677^th of 1072)

Based on 138 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SHSS37A120G

Poor: 48%Average: 69.5% Great: 84%

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Above average average bench

The Kingston SHSS37A120G 120GB averaged 30.5% 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 23.4MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 443MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SHSS37A120G 120GB is 36.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SHSS37A120G 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 34.3MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 243MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 138 samples)

Rank 67769.5%

Min	Avg	Max
310	Read 443	520
82.5	Write 297	402
95.8	Mixed 323	446
107	SusWrite 243	381
73% 326 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
12.5	4K Read 23.4	29.8
16.9	4K Write 55.4	86.2
9.48	4K Mixed 18.2	35.3
88% 32.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22	DQ Read 203	281
58.6	DQ Write 177	246
10.5	DQ Mixed 34.3	66
68.4% 138 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

FRA-User, 12 months ago.

13GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SAFM

SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 130 178 211 208 195 MB/s

72.8% Very good

Write 48.6

Mixed 264

SusWrite 181

48% 215 MB/s

4K Read 27.3

4K Write 69.4

4K Mixed 33.9

122% 43.5 MB/s

DQ Read 257

DQ Write 177

DQ Mixed 45.5

80% 160 MB/s

USA-User, 10 months ago.

52GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SAFM

SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 223 218 200 176 227 MB/s

67.7% Good

Write 349

Mixed 271

SusWrite 205

71% 320 MB/s

4K Read 24.8

4K Write 52.9

4K Mixed 30.1

104% 35.9 MB/s

DQ Read 108

DQ Write 102

DQ Mixed 58.3

57% 89.5 MB/s

HUN-User, 2 months ago.

39GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SAFM

SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 202 220 250 259 207 MB/s

61.7% Good

Write 300

Mixed 212

SusWrite 237

58% 257 MB/s

4K Read 21.6

4K Write 42.6

4K Mixed 25.7

88% 30 MB/s

DQ Read 237

DQ Write 155

DQ Mixed 21.6

63% 138 MB/s

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Gaming 23%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	960x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	412x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	264x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	166x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	149x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	141x

SSD
SHSS37A120G 120GBKingstonBench 69%, 138 samples	1x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	140x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	47x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples	34x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $189

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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

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SHSS37A120G 120GB

Average Bench: 69.5% (677^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 69.5% (677th of 1072)

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