Kingston SA400S37/240G

A400 240GB

▲ A400 240GB
BENCHMARKS (196,784)
MKT (2.6%)
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Effective Speed -45%Effective Speed -45%Average Score -42%Read -6%, Write -23%, 4K Read -15%, 4K Write -54%, Mixed -28%, 4K Mixed -84%, SusWrite -85%Peak Score -5%Read 3%, Write -5%, 4K Read -3%, 4K Write -16%, Mixed 7%, 4K Mixed -24%, SusWrite 2%Value & Sentiment +195% User Rating -15%, Market Share 489%, Price 259%, Value 49%Nice To Haves -34%DQ Read -30%, DQ Write -1%, DQ Mixed -27%, ADQ Read -67%, ADQ Write -39%, ADQ Mixed -137%, Age 42%, AS-SSD Total -14%

Average Bench: 64.1% (717^th of 1037)

Based on 196,784 user benchmarks. Models: KINGSTON SA400S37240G, KINGSTON SA400S37240, KINGSTON SA400S3, KINGSTON SA400S37240G, KINGSTON KINGSTON SA400S3

Poor: 36%Average: 64.1% Great: 95%

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Above average average bench

The Kingston A400 240GB averaged 35.9% 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 85MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.4MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston A400 240GB is 58.9%. 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 161MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 257MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 196,784 samples)

Rank 71764.1%

Min	Avg	Max
290	Read 425	508
103	Write 319	445
19.1	Mixed 257	414
52	SusWrite 161	413
64.8% 291 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
12	4K Read 26.4	36.2
7.12	4K Write 55.4	101
0.5	4K Mixed 21.8	40.6
97.3% 34.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
42.4	DQ Read 180	268
10.5	DQ Write 203	343
1.1	DQ Mixed 85	200
93.6% 156 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 3 mins ago.

157GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFKJ1A3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 196 266 98 171 154 MB/s

89.3% Excellent

Write 463

Mixed 390

SusWrite 174

81% 362 MB/s

4K Read 34.6

4K Write 94.3

4K Mixed 43

158% 57.3 MB/s

DQ Read 238

DQ Write 357

DQ Mixed 199

178% 265 MB/s

DEU-User, 10 mins ago.

30GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFK61K1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 33 31 28 45 33 MB/s

77.5% Very good

Write 132

Mixed 352

SusWrite 56.8

55% 248 MB/s

4K Read 34.8

4K Write 76

4K Mixed 36.5

140% 49.1 MB/s

DQ Read 276

DQ Write 318

DQ Mixed 67.3

114% 220 MB/s

USA-User, 13 mins ago.

178GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFKB1E1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 208 197 277 222 215 MB/s

58.2% Above average

Write 119

Mixed 183

SusWrite 232

49% 221 MB/s

4K Read 26.8

4K Write 39.2

4K Mixed 23.5

92% 29.8 MB/s

DQ Read 44.1

DQ Write 47.3

DQ Mixed 42.6

33% 44.7 MB/s

DNK-User, 10 mins ago.

59GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1Z40102

SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 85 64 59 47 99 MB/s

45.6% Average

Write 408

Mixed 28.7

SusWrite 126

58% 263 MB/s

4K Read 26.7

4K Write 15.3

4K Mixed 0.8

50% 14.3 MB/s

DQ Read 231

DQ Write 7.2

DQ Mixed 17.1

38% 85.2 MB/s

ESP-User, 12 mins ago.

80GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S1Z40102

SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 49 28 31 60 57 MB/s

44.8% Average

Write 445

Mixed 27.8

SusWrite 95

59% 269 MB/s

4K Read 32.6

4K Write 17.4

4K Mixed 0.4

59% 16.8 MB/s

DQ Read 128

DQ Write 5.7

DQ Mixed 35.3

34% 56.2 MB/s

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Workstation 46%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $73

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 78%, 466,002 samples	8,064x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $175Bench 84%, 451,203 samples	6,019x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $169Bench 80%, 203,966 samples	2,601x

GPU
RX 580AMD $170Bench 57%, 524,474 samples	3,982x
RX 570AMD $137Bench 49%, 230,354 samples	2,937x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $230Bench 69%, 107,910 samples	2,190x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 64%, 196,784 samples	1,764x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $69Bench 86%, 300,565 samples	1,890x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 83%, 371,676 samples	1,657x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $59Bench 86%, 148,505 samples	1,088x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $485

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

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USA-User

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6,912

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

9 days ago.

Very good, fast and use it as a boot drive and for drivers on extra space.

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

CAN-User

level
3,648

Good

1 month ago.

for the price and what it give for everyday use, its perfect in the laptop as replacement

BRA-User

level
3,511

Poor

1 month ago.

Tested both, this one was way better

IND-User

level
3,278

Excellent

1 month ago.

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

MEX-User

level
2,974

Terrible

19 days 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

AUS-User

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2,930

Poor

10 months ago.

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

EST-User

level
1,168

Good

27 days ago.

Performs well on real SATA-3 interface and SATA AHCI mode and right manufacturer's drivers.

HND-User

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780

Poor

15 months ago.

Has a freezing problem and needs firmware updates.

ExecutableFiles

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124

Average

9 months ago.

could have used some DRAM, stutters when booting.

boingk

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64

Excellent

19 months ago.

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

Hellwala

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10

Excellent

10 months ago.

Affordable and reliable!

Kolasin2

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10

Good

4 months ago.

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

Chirdis

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2

Average

9 months 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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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $65	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $30
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Kingston SA400S37/240G

A400 240GB

Average Bench: 64.1% (717^th of 1037)

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Kingston SA400S37/240G

A400 240GB

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Average Bench: 64.1% (717^th of 1037)