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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 77.8% (523rd of 1072)

Based on 86 user benchmarks.  Model: VK0300GDUQV
Poor: 56%Average: 77.8% Great: 92%

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Good average bench

The VK0300GDUQV 300GB averaged 22.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the VK0300GDUQV 300GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 192MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.4MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the VK0300GDUQV 300GB is 36%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the VK0300GDUQV 300GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 272MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 289MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 86 samples)
Rank 52377.8%
Min Avg Max
292 Read 353 448
190 Write 309 336
171 Mixed 272 381
204 SusWrite 289 331
68.8% 306 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.8 4K Read 26.4 32.9
40.3 4K Write 75.4 102
13.4 4K Mixed 29.2 36.5
117% 43.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.9 DQ Read 239 302
61 DQ Write 213 257
15.2 DQ Mixed 192 253
153% 215 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
111GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4IWVHPG1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 247 311 304 265 261 MB/s
87% Excellent
Read 351
Write 328
Mixed 273
SusWrite 283
70% 309 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 94.9
4K Mixed 35.1
142% 53.7 MB/s
DQ Read 301
DQ Write 257
DQ Mixed 252
196% 270 MB/s
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4IWVHPG1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 277 275 295 269 264 MB/s
74.4% Very good
Read 324
Write 315
Mixed 255
SusWrite 274
66% 292 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 66.8
4K Mixed 26.3
107% 39.4 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 250
DQ Mixed 248
193% 266 MB/s
244GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4IWVHPG0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 295 302 321 319 269 MB/s
72.5% Very good
Read 328
Write 297
Mixed 252
SusWrite 298
66% 293 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 54.8
4K Mixed 24.6
96% 34.4 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 242
188% 258 MB/s
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4IWVHPG1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 289 290 299 292 273 MB/s
72.2% Very good
Read 274
Write 271
Mixed 245
SusWrite 289
61% 270 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 60.3
4K Mixed 26
103% 37.2 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 250
DQ Mixed 222
181% 257 MB/s
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4IWVHPG1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 310 305 310 313 320 MB/s
67.7% Good
Read 319
Write 307
Mixed 253
SusWrite 303
67% 296 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 62.9
4K Mixed 11.8
85% 33 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 247
191% 263 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,778,129 SSDs tested

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Typical VK0300GDUQV 300GB Builds (Compare 1,358 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 35%
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Desktop
Desktop 75%
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Workstation
Workstation 27%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z68AP-D3

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel  $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples366x
Core i7-2600KIntel  $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples239x
Core i7-2600Intel  $189Bench 67%, 185,630 samples168x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples103x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples96x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples88x
SSD
VK0300GDUQV 300GBBench 78%, 86 samples1x
RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples386x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples291x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples170x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $446

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