KingstonSA400S37/240G
AdataASU650SS-240GT-C

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

Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Real World Speed
Performance profile from 471,304 user samples
424,288 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 100% 181GB free (System drive)
Worst Bench: 33% 119GB free (System drive)
Poor: 33% Great: 100%
SPEED RANK: 734th / 1072
47,016 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 99% 160GB free
Worst Bench: 33% 65GB free (System drive)
Poor: 33% Great: 99%
SPEED RANK: 670th / 1072
Effective Speed
Effective SSD Speed
65.8 % 70 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+6%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
414 MB/s +1% 410 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
318 MB/s +1% 314 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
26.7 MB/s Slightly faster random read.
+8%
24.7 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
56.9 MB/s 66.1 MB/s Faster random write.
+16%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
260 MB/s 272 MB/s +5%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
22.4 MB/s 27.7 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+24%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
179 MB/s 216 MB/s Faster sustained write speed.
+21%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
504 MB/s +4% 484 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
446 MB/s 456 MB/s +2%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
36.1 MB/s 38.3 MB/s Slightly faster peak random read.
+6%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
106 MB/s +2% 104 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
420 MB/s 423 MB/s +1%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
42 MB/s 42 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
432 MB/s Slightly faster peak sustained write speed.
+9%
395 MB/s
Market Share
Based on 75,665,121 SSDs tested
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
1.27 % Hugely higher market share.
+877%
0.13 %
Value
Value For Money
21.4 % Hugely better value.
+86%
11.5 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating
53 % +2% 52 %
Price
Price (score)
$28 Much cheaper.
+60%
$70
Age
Newest
87 Months 78+ Months More recent.
+10%
DQ Read
Peak 4K-64Thread Read Speed
288 MB/s Slightly faster peak deep queue read.
+7%
270 MB/s
DQ Write
Peak 4K-64Thread Write Speed
349 MB/s Slightly faster peak deep queue write.
+9%
321 MB/s
AS-SSD Total
AS-SSD Total Score
1,076 Pts Slightly stronger server IO.
+5%
1,023 Pts
DQ Mixed
Peak 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
204 MB/s 306 MB/s Much faster peak deep queue mixed IO.
+50%
ADQ Read
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed
191 MB/s Faster deep queue read.
+25%
153 MB/s
ADQ Write
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed
214 MB/s Slightly faster deep queue write.
+10%
195 MB/s
ADQ Mixed
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed
92.7 MB/s 147 MB/s Much faster deep queue mixed IO.
+59%
Capacity
Capacity
240GB 240GB
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could have used some DRAM, stutters when booting. [Dec '19 ExecutableFiles]

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The advertised read and write speed is nowhere near the ACTUAL read and write speed. Luckily I got them on clearance at Fry's for $30, which is what they should be priced at. [Apr '19 woxozzPC]

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