HyperX SHSS37A/960G

Savage 960GB

▲ Savage 960GB
BENCHMARKS (1,581)
MKT (0%)
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BUY • $397

Effective Speed -5%Effective Speed -5%Average Score -7%Read 1%, Write -1%, 4K Read -14%, 4K Write -14%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -19%, SusWrite 7%Peak Score -4%Read 6%, Write 2%, 4K Read -6%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed -7%, 4K Mixed -18%, SusWrite 4%Value & Sentiment User Rating -3%, Market Share -∞%, Price -88%, Value -96%Nice To Haves -16%DQ Read 2%, DQ Write 3%, DQ Mixed -53%, ADQ Read -3%, ADQ Write 5%, ADQ Mixed -86%, Age -1%, AS-SSD Total 1%

Savage 960GB

Average Bench: 90.3% (325^th of 1072)

Based on 1,581 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SHSS37A960G

Poor: 62%Average: 90.3% Great: 111%

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Excellent average bench

The HyperX Savage 960GB averaged just 9.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the HyperX Savage 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 113MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 283MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the HyperX Savage 960GB is 48.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the HyperX Savage 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 308MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 381MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,581 samples)

Rank 32590.3%

Min	Avg	Max
310	Read 442	510
214	Write 403	487
228	Mixed 308	354
216	SusWrite 381	477
86.2% 383 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.4	4K Read 25.7	33.9
33.9	4K Write 73.2	110
19.2	4K Mixed 32.6	41.7
119% 43.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
100	DQ Read 291	373
79.1	DQ Write 283	355
34.2	DQ Mixed 113	178
133% 229 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

BEL-User, 1 month ago.

100GB free

Firmware: SAFM02.H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 441 442 458 448 336 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 452

Mixed 350

SusWrite 424

96% 429 MB/s

4K Read 29

4K Write 84.4

4K Mixed 37.2

136% 50.2 MB/s

DQ Read 343

DQ Write 344

DQ Mixed 170

176% 286 MB/s

USA-User, 30 days ago.

698GB free

Firmware: SAFM00.Y

SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 457 451 462 456 455 MB/s

92.4% Outstanding

Write 453

Mixed 321

SusWrite 455

97% 430 MB/s

4K Read 27.3

4K Write 53.3

4K Mixed 32.7

112% 37.8 MB/s

DQ Read 316

DQ Write 152

DQ Mixed 67

94% 178 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 month ago.

214GB free

Firmware: SAFM02.H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 398 410 414 418 431 MB/s

92% Outstanding

Write 388

Mixed 340

SusWrite 411

90% 399 MB/s

4K Read 24.4

4K Write 60.7

4K Mixed 31

109% 38.7 MB/s

DQ Read 344

DQ Write 330

DQ Mixed 174

176% 283 MB/s

DEU-User, 1 month ago.

147GB free

Firmware: SAFM02.H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 426 441 452 463 461 MB/s

90.7% Outstanding

Write 473

Mixed 273

SusWrite 442

94% 417 MB/s

4K Read 25.2

4K Write 34

4K Mixed 30.1

95% 29.8 MB/s

DQ Read 336

DQ Write 330

DQ Mixed 180

178% 282 MB/s

FRA-User, 1 month ago.

201GB free

Firmware: SAFM02.H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 322 399 409 398 339 MB/s

89.4% Excellent

Write 423

Mixed 291

SusWrite 357

84% 376 MB/s

4K Read 20.3

4K Write 93

4K Mixed 29.2

117% 47.5 MB/s

DQ Read 338

DQ Write 315

DQ Mixed 170

171% 275 MB/s

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Gaming 21%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 - $149

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	61x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	46x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	33x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	18x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	18x
GTX 650Nvidia $112Bench 8%, 69,673 samples	18x

SSD
Savage 960GBHyperX $397Bench 90%, 1,581 samples	1x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	63x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	59x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	33x

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Value: 36% - Below average

Total price: $735

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

HyperX SHSS37A/960G

Savage 960GB

Average Bench: 90.3% (325^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 - $149

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HyperX SHSS37A/960G

Savage 960GB

Average Bench: 90.3% (325th of 1072)

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