The first thing we notice is Toshiba parts, both the controller and memory chips. However, the most important thing to note here is that the controller really isn't a Toshiba part at heart; it's a JMicron. Yes, the JMicron that has been noted for severe stuttering issues in other SSD drives. Now this is where things get really interesting.
We've been informed by Kingston that their engineers have been working very closely with both JMicron and Toshiba extensively over the last six months to correct that stuttering problem. The solution is Kingston is now using an "exclusive" or "proprietary" firmware that was developed specifically for the V-Series drive that has resulted in a JMicron controller that apparently solves the lag or stuttering problem entirely, making the V-Series significantly better than previous JMF602B-based SSDs.
It seems this has been accomplished by the exclusive firmware sacrificing some sequential bandwidth (which isn't the culprit of stuttering) down to 100MB/s read in order to attain better random IOPS (which is the culprit of stuttering). Further, the Toshiba-rebadged JMicron controller contains 64KB cache rather than the former 16KB, which should also help eliminate the saturation problems that attributed to the lag/stutter problems.
