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SA400S37256G 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 53.5% (867th of 1072)

Based on 20 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SA400S37256G
Poor: 29%Average: 53.5% Great: 86%

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Average average bench

The Kingston SA400S37256G 256GB averaged 46.5% 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 Random Read Speed 18.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 338MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SA400S37256G 256GB is 56.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SA400S37256G 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 175MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 110MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 20 samples)
Rank 86753.5%
Min Avg Max
199 Read 374 447
124 Write 338 401
21.5 Mixed 187 356
39.8 SusWrite 175 392
60% 269 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.3 4K Read 18.5 28.2
9.9 4K Write 47.7 109
1.2 4K Mixed 15.1 38.8
72.7% 27.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1 DQ Read 110 144
6.8 DQ Write 169 316
0.1 DQ Mixed 45 127
60.6% 108 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
166GB free
Firmware: VE0R6304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 394 393 149 99 81 MB/s
86.1% Excellent
Read 428
Write 391
Mixed 306
SusWrite 252
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 37.9
148% 58.2 MB/s
DQ Read 89.7
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 127
115% 168 MB/s
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0511A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 299 374 358 393 396 MB/s
81.3% Excellent
Read 447
Write 393
Mixed 356
SusWrite 354
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 74.3
4K Mixed 25
107% 41 MB/s
DQ Read 121
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 42.1
80% 154 MB/s
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VE0R6304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 353 329 137 75 37 MB/s
74.3% Very good
Read 413
Write 321
Mixed 302
SusWrite 218
70% 313 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 74.6
4K Mixed 32.2
118% 43.8 MB/s
DQ Read 81
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 123
111% 162 MB/s
30GB free
Firmware: U0330A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 365 70 92 63 32 MB/s
55.5% Above average
Read 357
Write 306
Mixed 313
SusWrite 169
64% 286 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 64.6
4K Mixed 10.8
76% 31.4 MB/s
DQ Read 121
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 40
76% 146 MB/s
207GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 329 300 328 334 327 MB/s
47.9% Average
Read 199
Write 193
Mixed 174
SusWrite 294
49% 215 MB/s
4K Read 10.6
4K Write 33.7
4K Mixed 11.9
49% 18.7 MB/s
DQ Read 126
DQ Write 195
DQ Mixed 42
65% 121 MB/s
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 44 92 32 41 37 MB/s
40.6% Average
Read 260
Write 290
Mixed 243
SusWrite 85.3
49% 220 MB/s
4K Read 12.9
4K Write 33
4K Mixed 15.4
57% 20.4 MB/s
DQ Read 128
DQ Write 212
DQ Mixed 43.7
69% 128 MB/s
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Typical SA400S37256G 256GB Builds (Compare 179 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 100%
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Desktop
Desktop 99%
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Workstation
Workstation 94%
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Motherboard: MSI H610M BOMBER DDR4 (MS-7D46)

CPU
Core i5-12400FIntel  $133Bench 98%, 48,886 samples74x
Core i3-12100FIntel  $95Bench 94%, 11,860 samples60x
Core i7-12700FIntel  $250Bench 109%, 19,845 samples15x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples32x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples23x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples13x
SSD
SA400S37256G 256GBKingstonBench 53%, 20 samples1x
RAM
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GVKB 2x8GBGBench 89%, 16,709 samples39x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples18x
KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GBKingstonBench 91%, 43,162 samples7x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $383

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