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Kingston SKC300S37A/60G

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

Average Bench: 65.6% (737th of 1072)

Based on 675 user benchmarks.  Models: KINGSTON SKC300S37A60G, KINGSTON SKC300S37A60G, KINGSTON SKC300S37A6
Poor: 51%Average: 65.6% Great: 79%

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Above average average bench

The Kingston SSDNow KC300 60GB averaged 34.4% 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 109MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 35.3MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SSDNow KC300 60GB is 28%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Kingston SSDNow KC300 60GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 102MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 126MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 675 samples)
Rank 73765.6%
Min Avg Max
296 Read 364 434
102 Write 126 137
142 Mixed 175 197
52.4 SusWrite 102 119
42.2% 192 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.4 4K Read 28.9 36.7
37.6 4K Write 72.6 110
24.5 4K Mixed 35.3 45.2
128% 45.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
82 DQ Read 120 141
98.4 DQ Write 123 138
81.2 DQ Mixed 109 134
85.5% 117 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
55GB free
Firmware: 507KC4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 113 116 111 115 119 MB/s
76.6% Very good
Read 386
Write 134
Mixed 181
SusWrite 116
45% 204 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 95.1
4K Mixed 42
158% 57.4 MB/s
DQ Read 121
DQ Write 135
DQ Mixed 108
87% 121 MB/s
38GB free
Firmware: 507ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 113 116 116 117 118 MB/s
69.5% Good
Read 406
Write 127
Mixed 174
SusWrite 116
45% 206 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 76.2
4K Mixed 34.5
132% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 123
DQ Write 133
DQ Mixed 112
89% 123 MB/s
48GB free
Firmware: 524ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 118 118 119 118 MB/s
66% Good
Read 394
Write 134
Mixed 166
SusWrite 117
45% 203 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 68.3
4K Mixed 40.2
118% 42.9 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 114
87% 118 MB/s
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 524ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 110 108 110 111 MB/s
43.7% Average
Read 344
Write 118
Mixed 176
SusWrite 109
41% 187 MB/s
4K Read 12.8
4K Write 16.4
4K Mixed 22.8
57% 17.3 MB/s
DQ Read 91.2
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 87.5
70% 97.3 MB/s
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Gaming 22%
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Desktop 67%
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Workstation
Workstation 18%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples940x
FX-6300AMD  $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples855x
FX-8320AMD  $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples395x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples279x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples180x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples159x
SSD
SSDNow KC300 60GBKingston  $56Bench 66%, 675 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples148x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples68x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 39%, 4,786 samples61x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $394

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