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KINGSTON (ExtHD)

SV300S37A120G 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 105% (5th of 639)

Based on 32 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 1f75 PID 0621 Model: KINGSTON SV300S37A120G
Poor: 33%Average: 105% Great: 147%

Outstanding average bench

The KINGSTON SV300S37A120G 120GB averaged 5.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the KINGSTON SV300S37A120G 120GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 31.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 21.1MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the KINGSTON SV300S37A120G 120GB is 115%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the KINGSTON SV300S37A120G 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 131MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 76.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 32 samples)
Rank 5105%
Min Avg Max
22.2 Read 131 241
23.2 Write 88.8 159
25 Mixed 100 180
18.7 SusWrite 76.4 136
128% 99.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.11 4K Read 14.2 25.9
5.7 4K Write 21.1 54.5
3.25 4K Mixed 12.6 30.2
1,196% 15.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.53 DQ Read 18.1 27.6
12.8 DQ Write 31.1 62.1
4.86 DQ Mixed 15.3 29.8
1,649% 21.5 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
79GB free, PID 0621
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 107 108 106 108 108 MB/s
212% Outstanding
Read 108
Write 108
Mixed 103
SusWrite 107
146% 106 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 54.5
4K Mixed 30.2
2,977% 36.9 MB/s
DQ Read 27.6
DQ Write 62.1
DQ Mixed 29.8
3,228% 39.8 MB/s
12GB free, PID 0621
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 104 102 102 102 101 MB/s
140% Outstanding
Read 224
Write 123
Mixed 151
SusWrite 104
189% 151 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 26.1
4K Mixed 20.9
1,668% 21.9 MB/s
DQ Read 20.5
DQ Write 25.9
DQ Mixed 19.3
1,613% 21.9 MB/s
110GB free, PID 0621
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 114 101 117 112 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 121
Write 108
Mixed 105
SusWrite 111
150% 111 MB/s
4K Read 14.6
4K Write 23.5
4K Mixed 14.5
1,347% 17.5 MB/s
DQ Read 17.9
DQ Write 30.7
DQ Mixed 18.7
1,747% 22.4 MB/s
110GB free, PID 0621
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 109 108 110 106 111 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 117
Write 112
Mixed 110
SusWrite 110
152% 112 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 23.6
4K Mixed 16.9
1,434% 18.5 MB/s
DQ Read 18.1
DQ Write 30.7
DQ Mixed 18.8
1,751% 22.5 MB/s
37GB free, PID 0621
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 39 40 40 MB/s
47.8% Average
Read 36.5
Write 39.2
Mixed 38.7
SusWrite 39.3
53% 38.4 MB/s
4K Read 11.1
4K Write 10.2
4K Mixed 10.7
752% 10.7 MB/s
DQ Read 12.6
DQ Write 18.8
DQ Mixed 13.9
1,159% 15.1 MB/s
69GB free, PID 0621
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 22 20 22 12 15 MB/s
27.4% Poor
Read 31.1
Write 23.2
Mixed 25
SusWrite 18.7
32% 24.5 MB/s
4K Read 5.6
4K Write 5.7
4K Mixed 5
385% 5.43 MB/s
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