Kingston SA400S37/240G

A400 240GB

▲ A400 240GB
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MKT (2.8%)
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Controller: Phison PS3111-S11. Flash Memory: Toshiba 15nm TLC. Release date: Q1 2017.

120GB 240GB 480GB

Effective Speed -50%Effective Speed -50%Average User Bench -49%Read -8%, Write -29%, 4K Read -15%, 4K Write -50%, Mixed -29%, 4K Mixed -91%, SusWrite -122%Peak Lab Bench -9%Read 1%, Write -8%, 4K Read -9%, 4K Write -17%, Mixed 8%, 4K Mixed -30%, SusWrite -7%Value & Sentiment +149% User Rating -30%, Market Share 345%, Price 240%, Value 40%Nice To Haves -34%DQ Read -33%, DQ Write -4%, DQ Mixed -31%, ADQ Read -62%, ADQ Write -38%, ADQ Mixed -145%, Age 56%, AS-SSD Total -17%

Average Bench: 63.9% (680^th of 1011)

Based on 83,586 user benchmarks. Models: KINGSTON SA400S37240G, KINGSTON SA400S37240, KINGSTON SA400S3, KINGSTON SA400S37240G, KINGSTON KINGSTON SA400S3

Poor: 36%Average: 63.9% Great: 90%

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Above average average bench

The Kingston A400 240GB averaged 36.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 88.7MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27.4MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston A400 240GB is 54.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston A400 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 141MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 260MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 83,586 samples)

Rank 68063.9%

Min	Avg	Max
291	Read 423	507
105	Write 313	446
17.3	Mixed 260	425
58.2	SusWrite 141	393
63.3% 284 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.4	4K Read 27.4	35.9
8.3	4K Write 58.3	103
0.5	4K Mixed 21.8	40.3
100% 35.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
30.5	DQ Read 192	274
11.3	DQ Write 205	337
0.98	DQ Mixed 88.7	209
97.2% 162 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

IND-User, 2 mins ago.

155GB free

Firmware: S1Z40102

SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 438 345 111 28 75 MB/s

91.3% Outstanding

Write 418

Mixed 432

SusWrite 240

90% 399 MB/s

4K Read 34.4

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 32.4

150% 57.7 MB/s

DQ Read 249

DQ Write 267

DQ Mixed 47.9

94% 188 MB/s

CAN-User, 21 mins ago.

67GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1Z40102

SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 124 83 61 57 66 MB/s

52.2% Above average

Write 411

Mixed 421

SusWrite 104

80% 358 MB/s

4K Read 32.4

4K Write 16.3

4K Mixed 1.2

59% 16.6 MB/s

DQ Read 224

DQ Write 239

DQ Mixed 0.4

64% 155 MB/s

MEX-User, 32 mins ago.

61GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1Z40102

SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 38 77 40 73 56 MB/s

48.4% Average

Write 409

Mixed 27.8

SusWrite 107

56% 254 MB/s

4K Read 25

4K Write 15.8

4K Mixed 10.4

60% 17.1 MB/s

DQ Read 238

DQ Write 18.9

DQ Mixed 1.2

33% 86.2 MB/s

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Gaming 53%

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Desktop 64%

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Workstation 56%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $71

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $110Bench 75%, 226,420 samples	6,254x
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD $79Bench 63%, 68,268 samples	2,573x
Ryzen 5 2400GAMD $118Bench 62%, 52,555 samples	1,470x

GPU
RX 580AMD $170Bench 54%, 278,999 samples	2,700x
RX 570AMD $135Bench 47%, 96,009 samples	1,654x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $230Bench 56%, 706,813 samples	1,162x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $31Bench 64%, 83,586 samples	1,295x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 245,677 samples	1,055x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $65Bench 86%, 46,231 samples	702x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 85%, 19,100 samples	482x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $447

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Controller: Phison PS3111-S11. Flash Memory: Toshiba 15nm TLC

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Recently got this SSD for my laptop and getting around 400 MB/s read and write speeds.

BRA-User

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2,977

Excellent

1 month ago.

Tested both, this one was way better

ESP-User

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2,573

Good

1 month ago.

good price

AUS-User

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2,464

Excellent

6 months ago.

Great physical size in cases fits just about anywhere cheap fast for price and good capacity. Would recommend.

HND-User

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648

Poor

4 months ago.

Has a freezing problem and needs firmware updates.

boingk

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40

Excellent

8 months ago.

Cheap price, fast read/write speeds, trusted brand name... whats not to like?

ExecutableFiles

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Excellent

5 months ago.

minecraft has never loaded faster

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Kingston SA400S37/240G

A400 240GB

Average Bench: 63.9% (680^th of 1011)

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Kingston SA400S37/240G

A400 240GB

Average Bench: 63.9% (680th of 1011)

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Average Bench: 63.9% (680^th of 1011)