HyperX SHSS37A/960G

Savage 960GB

▲ Savage 960GB
BENCHMARKS (927)
MKT (0%)
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BUY • $397

Effective Speed -3%Effective Speed -3%Average User Bench -4%Read 4%, Write 2%, 4K Read -10%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed -3%, 4K Mixed -18%, SusWrite 5%Peak Lab Bench -4%Read 6%, Write 2%, 4K Read -7%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -17%, SusWrite 4%Value & Sentiment -201%User Rating -6%, Market Share -711%, Price -34%, Value -53%Nice To Haves -17%DQ Read 3%, DQ Write 5%, DQ Mixed -53%, ADQ Read -2%, ADQ Write 6%, ADQ Mixed -94%, Age -2%, AS-SSD Total 2%

Savage 960GB

Average Bench: 93.1% (238^th of 1011)

Based on 927 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SHSS37A960G

Poor: 67%Average: 93.1% Great: 111%

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Excellent average bench

The HyperX Savage 960GB averaged just 6.9% 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 110MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 298MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the HyperX Savage 960GB is 44.2%. 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 320MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 380MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 927 samples)

Rank 23893.1%

Min	Avg	Max
336	Read 456	512
269	Write 420	487
251	Mixed 320	358
192	SusWrite 380	474
88.6% 394 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17	4K Read 26.6	33.4
39.2	4K Write 79.7	112
13.1	4K Mixed 33.5	42.1
125% 46.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
30.1	DQ Read 292	373
93.5	DQ Write 298	359
36.9	DQ Mixed 110	178
134% 233 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 2 days ago.

128GB free

Firmware: SAFM00.Y

SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 420 463 430 435 369 MB/s

107% Outstanding

Write 475

Mixed 319

SusWrite 409

95% 423 MB/s

4K Read 30.3

4K Write 109

4K Mixed 40.2

155% 59.7 MB/s

DQ Read 345

DQ Write 349

DQ Mixed 67

128% 254 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 day ago.

121GB free

Firmware: SAFM02.H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 384 467 472 475 474 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 446

Mixed 351

SusWrite 434

97% 432 MB/s

4K Read 30.1

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 36.9

147% 56.3 MB/s

DQ Read 335

DQ Write 339

DQ Mixed 176

177% 283 MB/s

GBR-User, 4 hrs ago.

726GB free

Firmware: SAFM02.H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 369 358 369 354 368 MB/s

92.1% Outstanding

Write 397

Mixed 335

SusWrite 362

88% 394 MB/s

4K Read 24.9

4K Write 78.8

4K Mixed 30.7

119% 44.8 MB/s

DQ Read 318

DQ Write 335

DQ Mixed 174

173% 276 MB/s

USA-User, 22 hrs ago.

125GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SAFM02.H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 308 341 353 359 306 MB/s

79.2% Very good

Write 341

Mixed 286

SusWrite 328

74% 331 MB/s

4K Read 26.3

4K Write 62.8

4K Mixed 32.2

114% 40.4 MB/s

DQ Read 241

DQ Write 171

DQ Mixed 116

111% 176 MB/s

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Gaming 92%

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 64%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-Ultra Gaming-CF

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $299Bench 76%, 26,169 samples	500x
Core i7-6850KIntel $400Bench 81%, 16,345 samples	334x
Core i7-5820KIntel $270Bench 72%, 67,374 samples	164x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $412Bench 103%, 554,017 samples	330x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $808Bench 130%, 395,296 samples	238x
GTX 1070Nvidia $409Bench 78%, 677,712 samples	238x

SSD
Savage 960GBHyperX $397Bench 93%, 927 samples	1x

RAM
CMU32GX4M4C3000C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 2,270 samples	26x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 96%, 3,270 samples	24x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 85%, 17,437 samples	22x

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Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $1,109

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $145	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $244	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 2060 $324	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $150
Intel Core i7-9700K $360	AMD RX 590 $180	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $54

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $76	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $58	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $613	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24

HyperX SHSS37A/960G

Savage 960GB

Average Bench: 93.1% (238^th of 1011)

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X99-Ultra Gaming-CF

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HyperX SHSS37A/960G

Savage 960GB

Average Bench: 93.1% (238th of 1011)

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Average Bench: 93.1% (238^th of 1011)