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SH103S3240G-NV 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 73.2% (606th of 1072)

Based on 64 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SH103S3240G-NV
Poor: 55%Average: 73.2% Great: 89%

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Good average bench

The Kingston SH103S3240G-NV 240GB averaged 26.7% 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 114MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27.3MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SH103S3240G-NV 240GB is 34.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Kingston SH103S3240G-NV 240GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 176MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 222MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 64 samples)
Rank 60673.2%
Min Avg Max
302 Read 403 511
149 Write 222 261
196 Mixed 258 302
120 SusWrite 176 215
58.9% 265 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.4 4K Read 27.3 36.2
40.1 4K Write 77.1 115
11.6 4K Mixed 29 45.1
119% 44.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.3 DQ Read 220 296
62.3 DQ Write 184 246
13.1 DQ Mixed 114 180
109% 173 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
74GB free
Firmware: 506ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 188 198 206 197 212 MB/s
96.3% Outstanding
Read 414
Write 255
Mixed 285
SusWrite 202
64% 289 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 49.5
182% 68.8 MB/s
DQ Read 286
DQ Write 223
DQ Mixed 179
155% 230 MB/s
185GB free
Firmware: 506ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 197 200 228 228 219 MB/s
85.2% Excellent
Read 436
Write 264
Mixed 270
SusWrite 214
66% 296 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 76.4
4K Mixed 39.9
138% 49 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 231
DQ Mixed 192
163% 239 MB/s
44GB free
Firmware: 506ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 231 235 237 235 229 MB/s
81% Excellent
Read 352
Write 192
Mixed 241
SusWrite 233
57% 254 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 79.4
4K Mixed 37
135% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 288
DQ Write 209
DQ Mixed 171
149% 223 MB/s
132GB free
Firmware: 506ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 219 203 213 206 208 MB/s
55.9% Above average
Read 348
Write 252
Mixed 266
SusWrite 208
60% 268 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 31.6
4K Mixed 23.7
78% 25.2 MB/s
DQ Read 128
DQ Write 92
DQ Mixed 92.2
74% 104 MB/s
132GB free
Firmware: 506ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 221 231 220 214 183 MB/s
55.4% Above average
Read 360
Write 247
Mixed 279
SusWrite 209
61% 274 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 30.8
4K Mixed 22.7
75% 24.4 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 98.8
DQ Mixed 93.8
74% 103 MB/s
48GB free
Firmware: 506ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 144 135 131 144 126 MB/s
53.4% Above average
Read 350
Write 239
Mixed 251
SusWrite 137
54% 244 MB/s
4K Read 17
4K Write 28.3
4K Mixed 22.9
70% 22.7 MB/s
DQ Read 253
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 156
128% 187 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,734,928 SSDs tested

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Typical SH103S3240G-NV 240GB Builds (Compare 1,135 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus P9X79 LE - $99

CPU
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples346x
Core i7-4820KIntel  $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples273x
Core i7-4930KIntel  $90Bench 77%, 22,204 samples202x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples79x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples72x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples54x
SSD
SH103S3240G-NV 240GBKingstonBench 73%, 64 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples35x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples26x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples21x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $299

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