HyperX SHSS37A/960G

Savage 960GB

▲ Savage 960GB
BENCHMARKS (1,270)
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BUY • $397

Effective Speed -5%Effective Speed -5%Average Score -7%Read 2%, Write -1%, 4K Read -13%, 4K Write -13%, Mixed -7%, 4K Mixed -20%, SusWrite 5%Peak Score -3%Read 5%, Write 1%, 4K Read -5%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed -7%, 4K Mixed -18%, SusWrite 4%Value & Sentiment User Rating -1%, Market Share -∞%, Price -51%, Value -67%Nice To Haves -17%DQ Read 3%, DQ Write 4%, DQ Mixed -55%, ADQ Read -4%, ADQ Write 5%, ADQ Mixed -89%, Age -2%, AS-SSD Total 2%

Savage 960GB

Average Bench: 91.2% (285^th of 1040)

Based on 1,270 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SHSS37A960G

Poor: 64%Average: 91.2% Great: 112%

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Excellent average bench

The HyperX Savage 960GB averaged just 8.8% 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 111MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 286MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the HyperX Savage 960GB is 47.8%. 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 1,270 samples)

Rank 28591.2%

Min	Avg	Max
335	Read 452	508
198	Write 406	486
235	Mixed 308	354
196	SusWrite 381	478
86.9% 387 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15.4	4K Read 26	34
32.6	4K Write 74.8	112
17.7	4K Mixed 32.7	41.7
121% 44.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
31.9	DQ Read 291	374
79.9	DQ Write 286	355
36.2	DQ Mixed 111	176
132% 229 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 1 day ago.

650GB free

Firmware: SAFM00.r

SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 442 447 444 451 465 MB/s

108% Outstanding

Write 476

Mixed 317

SusWrite 448

98% 438 MB/s

4K Read 33.5

4K Write 91

4K Mixed 42

153% 55.5 MB/s

DQ Read 338

DQ Write 272

DQ Mixed 75.5

119% 228 MB/s

SAU-User, 1 day ago.

894GB free

Firmware: SAFM00.r

SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 438 464 470 443 434 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 440

Mixed 311

SusWrite 430

92% 410 MB/s

4K Read 29.7

4K Write 79.3

4K Mixed 37.9

136% 49 MB/s

DQ Read 367

DQ Write 342

DQ Mixed 75.1

133% 261 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

279GB free

Firmware: SAFM02.H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 454 447 442 444 441 MB/s

96.5% Outstanding

Write 442

Mixed 312

SusWrite 447

94% 416 MB/s

4K Read 25.7

4K Write 70

4K Mixed 32.8

118% 42.8 MB/s

DQ Read 340

DQ Write 307

DQ Mixed 175

172% 274 MB/s

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Typical Savage 960GB Builds (Compare 1,173 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 22%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 - $92

CPU
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 61%, 188,098 samples	198x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 66%, 275,971 samples	154x
FX-6100AMD $54Bench 57%, 32,126 samples	147x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $155Bench 31%, 724,497 samples	76x
RX 580AMD $218Bench 55%, 623,105 samples	49x
RX 570AMD $125Bench 47%, 313,616 samples	42x

SSD
Savage 960GBHyperX $397Bench 91%, 1,270 samples	1x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 38%, 358,602 samples	248x
4x4GBUnknownBench 44%, 67,392 samples	151x
2x8GBUnknownBench 59%, 173,066 samples	89x

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Value: 30% - Below average

Total price: $734

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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HyperX SHSS37A/960G

Savage 960GB

Average Bench: 91.2% (285^th of 1040)

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 - $92

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HyperX SHSS37A/960G

Savage 960GB

Average Bench: 91.2% (285th of 1040)

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