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KingstonSA400S37/120G
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Controller: Silicon Motion SM2258. Flash Memory: Micron 3D MLC. Release date: Q3 2017.

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▲ 53178 ▼

Controller: Phison PS3111-S11. Flash Memory: Toshiba 15nm TLC. Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Effective Speed 
+41%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 173,582 user samples
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7,190 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 115% 105GB free
Worst Bench: 59% 45GB free (System drive)
Poor: 59% Great: 115%
SPEED RANK: 380th / 1072
166,392 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 85% 108GB free
Worst Bench: 33% 55GB free (System drive)
Poor: 33% Great: 85%
SPEED RANK: 789th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed 		86.5 % Much faster effective speed.
+41% 		61.3 %
Average Score 
+49%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		467 MB/s Faster read speed.
+15% 		405 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		327 MB/s Much faster write speed.
+32% 		248 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		29.3 MB/s Slightly faster random read.
+8% 		27.1 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		79.9 MB/s Much faster random write.
+31% 		61 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		330 MB/s Much faster mixed IO speed.
+42% 		232 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		39.5 MB/s Much faster random mixed IO.
+57% 		25.2 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		253 MB/s Hugely faster sustained write speed.
+157% 		98.5 MB/s
Peak Score 
+24%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		514 MB/s +3% 500 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		454 MB/s Slightly faster peak write speed.
+9% 		415 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		42 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+12% 		37.6 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		122 MB/s Faster peak random write.
+23% 		99.1 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		440 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+17% 		376 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		56 MB/s Much faster peak random mixed IO.
+35% 		41.6 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		420 MB/s Much faster peak sustained write speed.
+69% 		248 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+319%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.04 % 0.51 % Insanely higher market share.
+1,175%
Value
Value For Money 		7.62 % 10.7 % Much better value.
+40%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		52 % 53 % +2%
Price
Price (score) 		$80 $32 Much cheaper.
+60%
Nice To Haves 
+28%
Age
Newest 		80 Months Slightly more recent.
+7% 		86+ Months
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		276 MB/s Faster peak deep queue read.
+12% 		247 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		354 MB/s Slightly faster peak deep queue write.
+5% 		336 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score 		1,094 Pts Stronger server IO.
+10% 		993 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		239 MB/s Faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+28% 		186 MB/s
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 		183 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+21% 		151 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 		254 MB/s Much faster deep queue write.
+44% 		176 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 		179 MB/s Hugely faster deep queue mixed IO.
+92% 		93.3 MB/s
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		120GB 120GB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 86.5%
Average Bench 61.3%
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