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SV300S37A 120G 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 46.2% (907th of 1072)

Based on 153 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SV300S37A 120G
Poor: 23%Average: 46.2% Great: 73%

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Below average average bench

The Kingston SV300S37A 120G 120GB averaged 53.7% 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 Random Read Speed 19.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 51.7MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SV300S37A 120G 120GB is 49.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SV300S37A 120G 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 117MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 84.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 153 samples)
Rank 90746.2%
Min Avg Max
165 Read 360 502
65.8 Write 199 420
17.5 Mixed 143 337
27.3 SusWrite 117 297
45.3% 205 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.4 4K Read 19.1 31.4
8.3 4K Write 51.7 105
0.9 4K Mixed 10.1 26.8
69.1% 26.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.7 DQ Read 84.6 169
16.1 DQ Write 126 326
0.87 DQ Mixed 27 68
42.4% 79.2 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0720B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 25 23 24 19 22 MB/s
39.7% Below average
Read 463
Write 206
Mixed 106
SusWrite 26.6
44% 200 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 26.6
4K Mixed 4.9
62% 19.6 MB/s
DQ Read 52.6
DQ Write 58.2
DQ Mixed 30.8
30% 47.2 MB/s
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0115G2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 118 123 120 125 132 MB/s
34.7% Below average
Read 173
Write 114
Mixed 174
SusWrite 123
33% 146 MB/s
4K Read 11.6
4K Write 26.5
4K Mixed 14
50% 17.4 MB/s
DQ Read 91.2
DQ Write 131
DQ Mixed 98.4
78% 107 MB/s
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0522A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 29 38 54 44 30 MB/s
32.2% Below average
Read 316
Write 284
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 56.5
38% 170 MB/s
4K Read 11.9
4K Write 11.4
4K Mixed 12.5
40% 11.9 MB/s
DQ Read 151
DQ Write 8.5
DQ Mixed 7.8
24% 55.8 MB/s
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0527A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 69 72 75 77 76 MB/s
28.7% Poor
Read 160
Write 76.8
Mixed 88.5
SusWrite 72.6
22% 99.5 MB/s
4K Read 8.9
4K Write 52.4
4K Mixed 7.8
51% 23 MB/s
DQ Read 57
DQ Write 74.7
DQ Mixed 41.2
38% 57.6 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,878,072 SSDs tested

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Typical SV300S37A 120G 120GB Builds (Compare 521 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 60%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 55%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AB350N-Gaming WIFI-CF - $112

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples64x
Ryzen 5 2400GAMD  $135Bench 63%, 127,344 samples53x
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD  $104Bench 60%, 181,631 samples45x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples36x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples32x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples31x
SSD
SV300S37A 120G 120GBKingstonBench 46%, 153 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples37x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples28x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $30Bench 84%, 287,720 samples12x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 122% - Outstanding Total price: $403

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