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V300 240G 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 67.6% (704th of 1071)

Based on 10 user benchmarks.  Model: Kingston V300 240G
Poor: 38%Average: 67.6% Great: 85%

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Above average average bench

The Kingston V300 240G 240GB averaged 32.3% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 137MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 72MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston V300 240G 240GB is 47.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston V300 240G 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 138MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 275MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)
Rank 70467.6%
Min Avg Max
297 Read 444 514
46 Write 275 455
110 Mixed 291 490
28.8 SusWrite 138 251
63.9% 287 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.5 4K Read 19.7 30.2
19.4 4K Write 72 95
2.78 4K Mixed 26.2 43.3
101% 39.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.2 DQ Read 181 320
30.7 DQ Write 198 336
2.59 DQ Mixed 137 246
118% 172 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
132GB free
Firmware: P0115G2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 252 246 252 252 252 MB/s
78% Very good
Read 511
Write 248
Mixed 260
SusWrite 251
70% 317 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 86
4K Mixed 28.3
110% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 157
130% 182 MB/s
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0115G2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 129 214 248 243 206 MB/s
73.3% Very good
Read 439
Write 244
Mixed 258
SusWrite 208
64% 287 MB/s
4K Read 17.7
4K Write 95
4K Mixed 27.7
113% 46.8 MB/s
DQ Read 150
DQ Write 245
DQ Mixed 157
130% 184 MB/s
40GB free
Firmware: 5G2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 250 248 249 250 218 MB/s
72.2% Very good
Read 389
Write 254
Mixed 253
SusWrite 243
64% 285 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 81.8
4K Mixed 28.4
107% 42.8 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 157
130% 184 MB/s
36GB free
Firmware: P0115G2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 108 92 63 92 63 MB/s
65.9% Good
Read 474
Write 254
Mixed 253
SusWrite 104
60% 271 MB/s
4K Read 14.6
4K Write 86.4
4K Mixed 27.7
103% 42.9 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 241
DQ Mixed 158
130% 184 MB/s
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0520AA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 15 34 32 24 22 MB/s
44.6% Average
Read 380
Write 46
Mixed 329
SusWrite 28.8
43% 196 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 43.5
4K Mixed 12.8
73% 26.1 MB/s
DQ Read 163
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 109
90% 131 MB/s
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0115G2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 197 149 63 105 92 MB/s
44.2% Average
Read 460
Write 241
Mixed 110
SusWrite 108
50% 230 MB/s
4K Read 15.3
4K Write 19.4
4K Mixed 12.6
50% 15.8 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 30.7
DQ Mixed 55.7
50% 79.7 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,750,099 SSDs tested

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Typical V300 240G 240GB Builds (Compare 2,374 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 53%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Asus PRIME B360-PLUS - $100

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel  $102Bench 85%, 299,482 samples590x
Core i5-8400Intel  $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples396x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples311x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples184x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples156x
GTX 1660-TiNvidia  $143Bench 76%, 318,562 samples121x
SSD
V300 240G 240GBKingstonBench 68%, 10 samples1x
RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples117x
GX2426D464S/8GSBS2 2x8GBUnknownBench 82%, 370 samples115x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples88x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $393

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