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Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 20.4% (1058th of 1072)

Based on 69 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SSDNow 40GB
Poor: 10%Average: 20.4% Great: 30%

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Very poor average bench

The Kingston SSDNow 40GB averaged 79.5% 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 13.6MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 105MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SSDNow 40GB is 20.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Kingston SSDNow 40GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 31.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 34.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 69 samples)
Rank 105820.4%
Min Avg Max
36.2 Read 162 194
9.15 Write 34.9 43.4
12.5 Mixed 46.6 69.9
16.3 SusWrite 31.2 41.6
14.9% 68.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.99 4K Read 13.6 21.5
0.02 4K Write 14.1 41.9
0.01 4K Mixed 5.51 10.5
35.1% 11.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14 DQ Read 105 147
1.54 DQ Write 37.4 43
0.73 DQ Mixed 26.7 63.5
31.4% 56.3 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
37GB free
Firmware: 2CV102HA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 34 0.4 4.9 41 39 MB/s
20.9% Poor
Read 224
Write 39.7
Mixed 26.7
SusWrite 26.1
17% 79.1 MB/s
4K Read 14.1
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 9.4
34% 7.93 MB/s
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2CV102HA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 24 25 24 22 24 MB/s
12.7% Very poor
Read 161
Write 18.7
Mixed 21.9
SusWrite 23.2
12% 56.1 MB/s
4K Read 10.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 1.3
18% 3.97 MB/s
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2CV102HA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 39 17 31 28 27 MB/s
10.8% Very poor
Read 172
Write 32.3
Mixed 25.7
SusWrite 29.2
14% 64.9 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 2.3
6% 1.8 MB/s
5GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2CV102HA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 30 1.5 1.2 36 31 MB/s
9.65% Terrible
Read 8
Write 10
Mixed 15.2
SusWrite 22.6
3% 14 MB/s
4K Read 12
4K Write 6.1
4K Mixed 4.6
27% 7.57 MB/s
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2CV102HD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 3.4 8.6 16 22 11 MB/s
3.83% Terrible
Read 56.3
Write 13.6
Mixed 10.5
SusWrite 16.7
5% 24.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
2% 0.47 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,787,357 SSDs tested

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Gaming 15%
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Desktop
Desktop 71%
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Workstation
Workstation 13%
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System: Lenovo 36541D0

CPU
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples23x
Core i7-2600Intel  $188Bench 67%, 185,630 samples9x
Core i5-3330IntelBench 61%, 51,926 samples3x
GPU
GTX 750-TiNvidia  $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples19x
GeForce GT 630NvidiaBench 4%, 60,212 samples5x
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples4x
SSD
SSDNow 40GBKingstonBench 20%, 69 samples4x
RAM
FLFF65F-D8KQ9 Hynix HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 8GBUnknownBench 50%, 19 samples17x
HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 8325 FLFF65F-D8KQ9 8GBHynixBench 48%, 6 samples5x
DX8GDDR3U1600 2x8GBHynixBench 49%, 305 samples3x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 44% - Average Total price: $92

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