Average Bench: 65.8% (742nd of 1080)

Based on 424,288 user benchmarks.  Models: KINGSTON SA400S37240G, KINGSTON SA400S37240, KINGSTON SA400S3, KINGSTON SA400S37240G, KINGSTON KINGSTON SA400S3

Above average average bench

The Kingston A400 240GB averaged 34.2% 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 92.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.7MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston A400 240GB is 66.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kingston A400 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 179MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 260MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 424,288 samples)
Min Avg Max
260 Read 414 504
96.7 Write 318 446
16.6 Mixed 260 420
58.4 SusWrite 179 432
65.3% 293 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.1 4K Read 26.7 36.1
7.37 4K Write 56.9 106
0.4 4K Mixed 22.4 42
99.2% 35.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
46.2 DQ Read 191 288
12.8 DQ Write 214 349
0.9 DQ Mixed 92.7 204
100% 166 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKJ4.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 341 353 363 361 366 MB/s
Read 406
Write 369
Mixed 361
SusWrite 354
84% 372 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 56.3
4K Mixed 32.7
114% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 191
170% 253 MB/s
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03150010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 59 61 59 62 65 MB/s
Read 480
Write 310
Mixed 314
SusWrite 100
67% 301 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 71.2
4K Mixed 44.4
152% 51.2 MB/s
DQ Read 155
DQ Write 130
DQ Mixed 121
97% 135 MB/s
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAI20103
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 64 60 60 55 53 MB/s
Read 362
Write 297
Mixed 299
SusWrite 64.5
57% 256 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 57.5
4K Mixed 23.3
96% 34.8 MB/s
DQ Read 30.7
DQ Write 91.5
DQ Mixed 14.8
25% 45.7 MB/s
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Desktop 79%
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Workstation 41%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $96

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $411

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

Dramatically improves the responsiveness of your system...

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5 months ago.

Info  graphicscardhub.com/...

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


Good

5 months ago.

Lots of people complain about the lack of dram, but given the price in my region, this beats most competitors.


Poor

12 months ago.

died after 5 months of daily use.


Good

2 years ago.

Tested both, this one was way better


Good

9 months ago.

I had this as saily driver for almost 2 years and its excellent! recommend it!


Poor

2 years ago.

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


Good

2 years ago.

others test show me diferent result in ssd! need check this not in all pc gives a true result in ssd https://fotos.subefotos.com/2353da9eaf3f3e7eaea222619bbf0971o.jpg


Poor

1 month ago.

Better heat dissipation due to its metal body.


Excellent

2 years ago.

me voy a comprar el moto e7 por que se me rompio el celu :D


Poor

5 years ago.

Has a freezing problem and needs firmware updates.


Good

2 years ago.

More confident in the name of the brand


Average

4 years ago.

could have used some DRAM, stutters when booting.


Excellent

5 years ago.

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


Good

3 years ago.

A great value for a boot drive. The only thing that holds it back is the lack of a DRAM cache, but for the price, it is an excellent choice. I know many people who use this drive; for all of them, it has not caused a single problem.


Excellent

4 years ago.

Affordable and reliable!


Good

4 years ago.

A pretty decent SSD for a faster boot drive on a budget.


Good

3 years ago.

With SATA-3 cables/controller/motherboard and in AHCI or Intel RST mode works just nice! Weight is really light and the case is fully aluminium. Yeah, memory type of this SSD is MLC, but still performs very well.


Average

4 years ago.

Quite slow speeds compared to it's other slightly more expensive competition. I can't recommend it. You get what you pay for I suppose.


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