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SV300S37A 120G 127GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 44.5% (919th of 1072)

Based on 16 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SV300S37A 120G
Poor: 33%Average: 44.5% Great: 50%

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Below average average bench

The Kingston SV300S37A 120G 127GB averaged 55.5% 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 Write Speed 66.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 17.1MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SV300S37A 120G 127GB is just 17.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Kingston SV300S37A 120G 127GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 123MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 125MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 16 samples)
Rank 91944.5%
Min Avg Max
229 Read 299 332
106 Write 125 140
116 Mixed 136 187
48.4 SusWrite 123 149
37.8% 171 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.7 4K Read 17.1 21.3
41.7 4K Write 66.7 85.4
1.64 4K Mixed 7.86 10.9
71.3% 30.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.2 DQ Read 82.9 136
86.4 DQ Write 127 147
1.79 DQ Mixed 38.9 57
48% 82.9 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0407A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 135 136 138 138 138 MB/s
51.8% Above average
Read 316
Write 126
Mixed 134
SusWrite 136
39% 178 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 78.8
4K Mixed 10.9
87% 36.7 MB/s
DQ Read 136
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 52.8
63% 108 MB/s
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0407A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 133 137 138 137 136 MB/s
51.2% Above average
Read 307
Write 133
Mixed 133
SusWrite 136
39% 177 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 80
4K Mixed 11.2
86% 37 MB/s
DQ Read 143
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 50.8
60% 105 MB/s
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0407A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 129 134 133 133 134 MB/s
47.1% Average
Read 317
Write 123
Mixed 116
SusWrite 132
38% 172 MB/s
4K Read 14.6
4K Write 80.4
4K Mixed 8.7
76% 34.6 MB/s
DQ Read 83.9
DQ Write 133
DQ Mixed 50.5
54% 89 MB/s
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0111A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 150 150 150 147 149 MB/s
45.2% Average
Read 250
Write 140
Mixed 143
SusWrite 149
38% 170 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 54.8
4K Mixed 10.4
71% 28 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 147
DQ Mixed 57
63% 105 MB/s
68GB free
Firmware: Q0407A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 39 37 32 32 39 MB/s
43.4% Average
Read 329
Write 134
Mixed 129
SusWrite 48.4
35% 160 MB/s
4K Read 17
4K Write 70.7
4K Mixed 9.9
76% 32.5 MB/s
DQ Read 114
DQ Write 134
DQ Mixed 37.6
52% 95.3 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,829,699 SSDs tested

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Typical SV300S37A 120G 127GB Builds (Compare 301 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
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Desktop
Desktop 75%
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Workstation
Workstation 31%
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Motherboard: MSI ZH77A-G43 (MS-7758)

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples81x
Core i5-3570KIntel  $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples34x
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples32x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples25x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples22x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples17x
SSD
SV300S37A 120G 127GBKingstonBench 44%, 16 samples1x
RAM
Samsung M378B1G73QH0-CK0 16GBUnknownBench 48%, 137 samples10x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples6x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples6x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $427

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