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Kingston 256GB SSDNow V+ Series SSD Review

Manufacturer: Kingston
Product: SNV225-S2/256GB
Date: Fri, Oct 23, 2009 - 12:00 AM
Written By: Nathan Kirsch -
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SiSoftware Sandra 2009 SP3

SiSoftware Sandra (the System ANalyser, Diagnostic and Reporting Assistant) is an information & diagnostic utility. Sandra provides most of the information (including undocumented) you need to know about your hardware, software and other devices whether hardware or software. In order to test the hard drive, SiSoftware Sandra 2009 SP3 was used as part of the test suite. The graphical results that Sandra gives you after the test is completed nicely shows how drives perform over time and where on the drive the performance is seen.

READ Performance Testing:

SiSoftware Sandra 2009 SP3 File Benchmark

WRITE Performance Testing:

SiSoftware Sandra 2009 SP3 File Benchmark

Benchmark Results: The Kingston SSDNow V+ Series 256GB SSD did great in Sandra 2009 SP3 and was found to have an average read score of 226MB/s with a write score of 185MB/s. The read and write access times were just 1ms.

Sandra Benchmark Results

Comparison Chart: Just looking at the write access times in the chart above you can tell that the Super Talent MasterDrive OC 64GB and the Kingston SSDNow V Series 128GB MLC SSD both use JMicron 602 controllers. The Kingston SSDNow V+ Series 256GB SSD with the better Samsung controller easily pulls out in the lead when it comes to average read and write performance. This benchmark shows the Kingston V+ series nearly twice as fast as the Kingston V Series!

Next Page - CrystalDiskMark v2.2


Review Index
Page 1 - The Kingston SSDNow V+ SSD Series
Page 2 - Inside The SSDNow V+ Drive
Page 3 - The Test System
Page 4 - HD Tach v3.0.4.0
Page 5 - HD Tune v3.50
Page 6 - HD Tune v3.50 - Random Access
Page 7 - SiSoftware Sandra 2009 SP3
Page 8 - CrystalDiskMark v2.2
Page 9 - ATTO Disk Benchmark v2.34
Page 10 - PCMark Vantage
Page 11 - AS SSD Benchmark
Page 12 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions