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Kingston SKC300S37A/240G

SSDNow KC300 240GB

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Controller: SandForce SF2281. Flash Memory: Toshiba 19nm Toggle Mode. Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 78.3% (515th of 1072)

more Based on 2,054 user benchmarks.  Models: KINGSTON SKC300S37A240G, KINGSTON SKC300TS37A240G, KINGSTON KINGSTON SKC300S, KINGSTON SKC300S37A2, KINGSTON SKC300S, KINGSTON SKC300S37A240G
Poor: 56%Average: 78.3% Great: 94%

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Good average bench

The Kingston SSDNow KC300 240GB averaged 21.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston SSDNow KC300 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 213MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 38.3MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SSDNow KC300 240GB is 38.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SSDNow KC300 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 179MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 244MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,054 samples)
Rank 51578.3%
Min Avg Max
298 Read 371 448
202 Write 244 273
217 Mixed 272 309
98.6 SusWrite 179 227
59.5% 266 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.8 4K Read 30.1 37.7
33.3 4K Write 76.8 113
22.5 4K Mixed 38.3 48.8
135% 48.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
206 DQ Read 267 295
154 DQ Write 215 256
143 DQ Mixed 213 293
167% 231 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
99GB free
Firmware: 605ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 205 184 215 175 161 MB/s
91.5% Outstanding
Read 452
Write 262
Mixed 318
SusWrite 198
68% 308 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 92.8
4K Mixed 47.8
164% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 259
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 221
167% 226 MB/s
208GB free
Firmware: 507KC4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 150 175 207 217 213 MB/s
82.2% Excellent
Read 338
Write 242
Mixed 271
SusWrite 191
58% 260 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 95.1
4K Mixed 40.9
148% 55.4 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 230
DQ Mixed 166
148% 223 MB/s
92GB free
Firmware: 507ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 223 210 233 228 214 MB/s
80.1% Excellent
Read 376
Write 243
Mixed 278
SusWrite 216
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 70.9
4K Mixed 37.7
132% 46.3 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 225
DQ Mixed 174
151% 225 MB/s
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 507ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 189 197 193 199 192 MB/s
65.1% Good
Read 300
Write 243
Mixed 243
SusWrite 195
55% 245 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 44.4
4K Mixed 29.5
99% 32.8 MB/s
DQ Read 281
DQ Write 191
DQ Mixed 166
143% 212 MB/s
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 600ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 170 160 150 173 156 MB/s
50.6% Above average
Read 299
Write 200
Mixed 216
SusWrite 164
49% 220 MB/s
4K Read 14
4K Write 27.7
4K Mixed 19.4
61% 20.4 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 166
DQ Mixed 252
178% 227 MB/s
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 524ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 136 130 110 96 102 MB/s
46% Average
Read 294
Write 166
Mixed 189
SusWrite 115
42% 191 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 17.8
4K Mixed 23.4
85% 23.7 MB/s
DQ Read 32.2
DQ Write 19.2
DQ Mixed 27.5
20% 26.3 MB/s
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Workstation 5%
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System: Oegstone H81M-P-SI

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples37x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples22x
Core i3-4170Intel  $59Bench 57%, 48,178 samples21x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples29x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples14x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples13x
SSD
SSDNow KC300 240GBKingston  $81Bench 78%, 2,054 samples11x
RAM
99U5403-160.A00LF 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 649 samples16x
M378B1G73DB0-CK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 55%, 9,947 samples9x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples8x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $290

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