Kingston

SKC100S3120G 120GB

SKC100S3120G 120GB
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Effective Speed -56%Effective Speed -56%Average Score -82%Read -14%, Write -196%, 4K Read -29%, 4K Write -23%, Mixed -89%, 4K Mixed -75%, SusWrite -145%Peak Score -82%Read 1%, Write -213%, 4K Read -25%, 4K Write -13%, Mixed -100%, 4K Mixed -42%, SusWrite -181%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -105%DQ Read -93%, DQ Write -134%, DQ Mixed -104%, ADQ Read -120%, ADQ Write -124%, ADQ Mixed -155%, Age -29%, AS-SSD Total -80%

Average Bench: 63.2% (765^th of 1072)

Based on 285 user benchmarks. Models: KINGSTON SKC100S3120G, KINGSTON SKC100S3120G

Poor: 46%Average: 63.2% Great: 79%

Popular builds with this SSD

Above average average bench

The Kingston SKC100S3120G 120GB averaged 36.7% 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 102MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.6MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SKC100S3120G 120GB is 32.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Kingston SKC100S3120G 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 121MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 137MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 285 samples)

Rank 76563.2%

Min	Avg	Max
302	Read 400	510
112	Write 137	155
157	Mixed 190	212
93.7	SusWrite 121	138
46.7% 212 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.9	4K Read 26.6	34.5
31.8	4K Write 71.4	108
9.58	4K Mixed 25.7	41
111% 41.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.6	DQ Read 148	190
56.8	DQ Write 129	153
9.77	DQ Mixed 102	162
86.2% 126 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

ESP-User, 9 months ago.

41GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 501ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 112 128 126 131 128 MB/s

78.4% Very good

Write 143

Mixed 192

SusWrite 125

49% 223 MB/s

4K Read 32.1

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 38.3

153% 58.1 MB/s

DQ Read 182

DQ Write 128

DQ Mixed 147

112% 152 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

76GB free

Firmware: 501ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 136 132 133 131 132 MB/s

76.6% Very good

Write 151

Mixed 200

SusWrite 129

49% 222 MB/s

4K Read 31.7

4K Write 90.8

4K Mixed 39.4

147% 54 MB/s

DQ Read 188

DQ Write 143

DQ Mixed 152

117% 161 MB/s

NOR-User, 5 months ago.

63GB free

Firmware: 501ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 125 129 128 127 128 MB/s

76% Very good

Write 155

Mixed 214

SusWrite 126

51% 233 MB/s

4K Read 32.8

4K Write 82.4

4K Mixed 37.4

141% 50.9 MB/s

DQ Read 190

DQ Write 147

DQ Mixed 149

117% 162 MB/s

USA-User, 8 months ago.

9GB free

Firmware: 501ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 116 121 122 119 117 MB/s

65.6% Good

Write 139

Mixed 200

SusWrite 120

46% 211 MB/s

4K Read 24.7

4K Write 69.2

4K Mixed 31.4

114% 41.8 MB/s

DQ Read 190

DQ Write 151

DQ Mixed 147

116% 163 MB/s

FRA-User, 4 months ago.

29GB free

Firmware: 332ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 137 141 141 140 143 MB/s

64.7% Good

Write 145

Mixed 194

SusWrite 136

48% 218 MB/s

4K Read 27

4K Write 51.8

4K Mixed 30.2

107% 36.3 MB/s

DQ Read 189

DQ Write 143

DQ Mixed 165

124% 166 MB/s

AUS-User, 10 months ago.

53GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 332ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 123 125 121 122 122 MB/s

58.9% Above average

Write 147

Mixed 188

SusWrite 123

42% 189 MB/s

4K Read 28.7

4K Write 67.6

4K Mixed 30.2

118% 42.2 MB/s

DQ Read 35

DQ Write 116

DQ Mixed 42.1

42% 64.4 MB/s

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Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2PV - $78

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	230x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	191x
Core i5-4570Intel $62Bench 62%, 129,272 samples	183x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	228x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	197x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	118x

SSD
SKC100S3120G 120GBKingstonBench 63%, 285 samples	1x

RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	39x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	36x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	30x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $287

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Kingston

SKC100S3120G 120GB

Average Bench: 63.2% (765^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 63.2% (765th of 1072)

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