Average Bench: 36.7% (972nd of 1072)

Based on 13 user benchmarks.  Model: Kingston SV300S37A120G USB Device
Poor: 30%Average: 36.7% Great: 46%

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Poor average bench

The Kingston SV300S37A120G USB Device 127GB averaged 63.3% 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 18.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 47.3MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SV300S37A120G USB Device 127GB is just 16.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Kingston SV300S37A120G USB Device 127GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 3.64MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 19.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 13 samples)
Min Avg Max
228 Read 252 357
126 Write 150 155
130 Mixed 172 189
138 SusWrite 142 145
39.9% 179 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.9 4K Read 18.1 22.1
16.8 4K Write 47.3 73
1.89 4K Mixed 2.92 6.2
56.1% 22.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.9 DQ Read 19.1 21.2
16.3 DQ Write 69.9 127
1.93 DQ Mixed 3.64 7.6
14.7% 30.9 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20150213
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 126 149 147 149 151 MB/s
Read 357
Write 126
Mixed 151
SusWrite 143
43% 194 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 71.5
4K Mixed 5.9
73% 31.9 MB/s
DQ Read 19.2
DQ Write 127
DQ Mixed 7.1
25% 51.1 MB/s
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20150213
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 137 139 148 150 142 MB/s
Read 347
Write 142
Mixed 152
SusWrite 138
43% 195 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 73
4K Mixed 6.2
72% 32 MB/s
DQ Read 20.9
DQ Write 127
DQ Mixed 7.2
25% 51.8 MB/s
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20150213 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Read 231
Write 154
Mixed 173
41% 186 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 48.7
4K Mixed 2.01
58% 23.4 MB/s
DQ Read 21.1
DQ Write 58.5
DQ Mixed 2.04
12% 27.2 MB/s
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20150213 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Read 240
Write 152
Mixed 187
43% 193 MB/s
4K Read 19.9
4K Write 47
4K Mixed 1.9
58% 22.9 MB/s
DQ Read 19.8
DQ Write 49.6
DQ Mixed 2.04
11% 23.8 MB/s
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20150213
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 138 149 155 154 154 MB/s
Read 228
Write 143
Mixed 130
SusWrite 145
36% 162 MB/s
4K Read 14.9
4K Write 44.9
4K Mixed 6.2
54% 22 MB/s
DQ Read 20.1
DQ Write 88.6
DQ Mixed 7.6
20% 38.8 MB/s
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20150213 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Read 240
Write 153
Mixed 188
43% 194 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 44.7
4K Mixed 1.9
55% 22 MB/s
DQ Read 14.9
DQ Write 52.9
DQ Mixed 2.79
11% 23.5 MB/s
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20150213 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Read 231
Write 152
Mixed 175
41% 186 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 45.6
4K Mixed 1.89
55% 22 MB/s
DQ Read 20
DQ Write 70.5
DQ Mixed 3.53
15% 31.3 MB/s
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20150213 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Read 236
Write 153
Mixed 189
43% 193 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 37.8
4K Mixed 2.01
49% 19.1 MB/s
DQ Read 18.6
DQ Write 87.8
DQ Mixed 2.06
16% 36.1 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,714,072 SSDs tested

Typical SV300S37A120G USB Device 127GB Builds (Compare 456 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B75M-D2V

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $59

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