Kingston

SH103S3240G 171GB

SH103S3240G 171GB
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Effective Speed -30%Effective Speed -30%Average Score -52%Read 4%, Write -82%, 4K Read -9%, 4K Write -18%, Mixed -38%, 4K Mixed -29%, SusWrite -194%Peak Score -53%Read 3%, Write -70%, 4K Read -18%, 4K Write -32%, Mixed -44%, 4K Mixed -27%, SusWrite -185%Value & Sentiment -14%User Rating -14%Nice To Haves -58%DQ Read -107%, DQ Write -32%, DQ Mixed -98%, ADQ Read -91%, ADQ Write -22%, ADQ Mixed -89%, Age 28%, AS-SSD Total -56%

Average Bench: 75.8% (559^th of 1072)

Based on 6 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SH103S3240G

Poor: 62%Average: 75.8% Great: 87%

Good average bench

The Kingston SH103S3240G 171GB averaged 24.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston SH103S3240G 171GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 138MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 31.4MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SH103S3240G 171GB is 24.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Kingston SH103S3240G 171GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 101MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 223MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)

Rank 55975.8%

Min	Avg	Max
410	Read 475	521
148	Write 223	286
222	Mixed 260	294
51.9	SusWrite 101	136
58.5% 265 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.6	4K Read 31.4	36.3
55.1	4K Write 74.1	93
21	4K Mixed 35	45.9
132% 46.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
166	DQ Read 171	177
183	DQ Write 237	271
14.4	DQ Mixed 138	167
123% 182 MB/s

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MEX-User, 5 years ago.

154GB free

Firmware: 60AA

SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 99 91 89 107 104 MB/s

84.4% Excellent

Write 283

Mixed 295

SusWrite 105

65% 295 MB/s

4K Read 34.8

4K Write 90.6

4K Mixed 43.2

156% 56.2 MB/s

DQ Read 173

DQ Write 271

DQ Mixed 162

140% 202 MB/s

MEX-User, 2 years ago.

28GB free

Firmware: 60AA

SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 46 50 41 49 53 MB/s

64.8% Good

Write 227

Mixed 243

SusWrite 51.9

52% 234 MB/s

4K Read 28.5

4K Write 81.6

4K Mixed 26.8

121% 45.6 MB/s

DQ Read 167

DQ Write 233

DQ Mixed 167

135% 189 MB/s

MEX-User, 17 months ago.

28GB free

Firmware: 60AA

SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 47 48 54 53 62 MB/s

62.4% Good

Write 175

Mixed 245

SusWrite 55.5

49% 221 MB/s

4K Read 24.6

4K Write 60.1

4K Mixed 33

111% 39.2 MB/s

DQ Read 171

DQ Write 183

DQ Mixed 159

125% 171 MB/s

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