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Kingston SKC300S37A/180G

SSDNow KC300 180GB

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Controller: SandForce SF2281. Flash Memory: Toshiba 19nm Toggle Mode. Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 70.9% (654th of 1072)

Based on 410 user benchmarks.  Models: KINGSTON SKC300S37A180G, KINGSTON KINGSTON SKC300S, KINGSTON SKC300S37A180G, KINGSTON SKC300S
Poor: 53%Average: 70.9% Great: 85%

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Good average bench

The Kingston SSDNow KC300 180GB averaged 29.1% 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 147MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27.3MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SSDNow KC300 180GB is 31.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Kingston SSDNow KC300 180GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 143MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 224MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 410 samples)
Rank 65470.9%
Min Avg Max
295 Read 371 503
163 Write 224 271
201 Mixed 248 288
81.6 SusWrite 143 195
54.9% 247 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15 4K Read 27.3 35.9
34.7 4K Write 74.7 111
11.2 4K Mixed 31.2 45.1
121% 44.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.3 DQ Read 234 291
68.7 DQ Write 194 252
10.1 DQ Mixed 147 248
128% 192 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
92GB free
Firmware: 507KC4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 149 218 237 237 228 MB/s
90.7% Outstanding
Read 442
Write 250
Mixed 263
SusWrite 203
64% 290 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 96.1
4K Mixed 44.1
158% 57.8 MB/s
DQ Read 291
DQ Write 240
DQ Mixed 159
148% 230 MB/s
92GB free
Firmware: 507KC4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 148 169 170 175 164 MB/s
82.4% Excellent
Read 368
Write 271
Mixed 280
SusWrite 167
61% 271 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 87.6
4K Mixed 39.8
147% 53.4 MB/s
DQ Read 291
DQ Write 254
DQ Mixed 142
142% 229 MB/s
56GB free
Firmware: 507KC4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 162 166 166 150 165 MB/s
79.1% Very good
Read 365
Write 243
Mixed 234
SusWrite 164
56% 252 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 87
4K Mixed 39.7
141% 52 MB/s
DQ Read 273
DQ Write 212
DQ Mixed 139
132% 208 MB/s
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 507KC4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 154 156 151 150 155 MB/s
69.8% Good
Read 302
Write 206
Mixed 256
SusWrite 157
52% 230 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 62
4K Mixed 35.6
121% 41.8 MB/s
DQ Read 273
DQ Write 203
DQ Mixed 123
123% 200 MB/s
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Gaming 37%
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Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 29%
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Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LX

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel  $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples1,403x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples1,164x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples1,071x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples374x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples366x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples301x
SSD
SSDNow KC300 180GBKingston  $122Bench 71%, 410 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples138x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples131x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples105x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 51% - Above average Total price: $458

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