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SUV500MS120G 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 59.4% (807th of 1072)

Based on 533 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SUV500MS120G
Poor: 43%Average: 59.4% Great: 79%

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Average average bench

The Kingston SUV500MS120G 120GB averaged 40.5% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 108MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.1MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SUV500MS120G 120GB is 35.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SUV500MS120G 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 78MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 274MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 533 samples)
Rank 80759.4%
Min Avg Max
331 Read 413 473
269 Write 314 347
184 Mixed 274 311
62.5 SusWrite 78 84.5
60% 270 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.4 4K Read 25.1 36.8
21.6 4K Write 46 82.5
11.4 4K Mixed 26.5 42.1
96.3% 32.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
68.4 DQ Read 232 281
83.3 DQ Write 152 222
44.4 DQ Mixed 108 144
103% 164 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 003056RR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 76 60 72 63 65 MB/s
75.7% Very good
Read 457
Write 314
Mixed 305
SusWrite 78.2
64% 289 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 72.2
4K Mixed 41
143% 49.1 MB/s
DQ Read 268
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 111
103% 164 MB/s
69GB free
Firmware: 003056RI
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 73 65 70 67 78 MB/s
68.6% Good
Read 463
Write 320
Mixed 310
SusWrite 82.3
65% 294 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 54.8
4K Mixed 32.6
118% 39.4 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 145
DQ Mixed 97.3
100% 165 MB/s
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 003056RI
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 65 50 64 31 MB/s
66.5% Good
Read 454
Write 309
Mixed 295
SusWrite 75
63% 283 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 46.5
4K Mixed 31.4
108% 35.4 MB/s
DQ Read 263
DQ Write 202
DQ Mixed 113
117% 193 MB/s
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 003056RI
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 69 59 90 66 73 MB/s
65% Good
Read 446
Write 325
Mixed 307
SusWrite 82.1
64% 290 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 41.5
4K Mixed 30.7
103% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 263
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 117
118% 191 MB/s
23GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 003056RI
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 62 69 37 42 36 MB/s
57.9% Above average
Read 367
Write 285
Mixed 277
SusWrite 63.1
55% 248 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 46.1
4K Mixed 24.7
98% 32.8 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 138
124% 191 MB/s
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 003056RI
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 38 69 53 74 49 MB/s
52.8% Above average
Read 411
Write 306
Mixed 302
SusWrite 70.7
61% 272 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 27.6
4K Mixed 21.7
72% 23 MB/s
DQ Read 237
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 127
119% 185 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,708,872 SSDs tested

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Typical SUV500MS120G 120GB Builds (Compare 41 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 20144

CPU
Core i5-3210MIntel  $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples19x
Core i3-2328MIntelBench 47%, 7,778 samples9x
Pentium B970IntelBench 46%, 2,956 samples4x
GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples22x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples10x
HD Graphics (G2 Pentium/Celeron 1.1/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 45,735 samples5x
SSD
SUV500MS120G 120GBKingstonBench 59%, 533 samples4x
RAM
RMT3160ED58E9W1600 2x4GBRamaxelBench 53%, 6,794 samples4x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 27%, 17,632 samples4x
1x4GBSHARETRONICBench 29%, 887 samples3x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $52

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