Kingston

SA400M8480G 480GB

SA400M8480G 480GB
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Effective Speed -21%Effective Speed -21%Average Score -23%Read -21%, Write -39%, 4K Read -15%, 4K Write -25%, Mixed -19%, 4K Mixed -39%, SusWrite -2%Peak Score -14%Read -9%, Write -8%, 4K Read -12%, 4K Write -28%, Mixed -14%, 4K Mixed -44%, SusWrite 17%Value & Sentiment -840%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,667%Nice To Haves -17%DQ Read -20%, DQ Write -2%, DQ Mixed -56%, ADQ Read -54%, ADQ Write -12%, ADQ Mixed -69%, Age 92%, AS-SSD Total -13%

Average Bench: 81.1% (470^th of 1072)

Based on 3,316 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SA400M8480G

Poor: 47%Average: 81.1% Great: 101%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Kingston SA400M8480G 480GB averaged just 18.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston SA400M8480G 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 154MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.8MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SA400M8480G 480GB is 53.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SA400M8480G 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 290MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 291MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 3,316 samples)

Rank 47081.1%

Min	Avg	Max
227	Read 379	464
99.7	Write 291	448
35.7	Mixed 301	372
111	SusWrite 290	454
70.8% 315 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.5	4K Read 29.8	38.5
15.6	4K Write 70.3	95.8
9.82	4K Mixed 32.4	40.6
124% 44.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
36.5	DQ Read 212	306
15.3	DQ Write 258	350
17	DQ Mixed 154	213
139% 208 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

IND-User, 17 days ago.

384GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFKK1B3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 422 448 452 450 450 MB/s

96.2% Outstanding

Write 234

Mixed 373

SusWrite 428

82% 365 MB/s

4K Read 30.5

4K Write 82.2

4K Mixed 36.6

137% 49.8 MB/s

DQ Read 208

DQ Write 290

DQ Mixed 165

148% 221 MB/s

MEX-User, 37 mins ago.

288GB free

Firmware: SBFK62B3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 438 222 163 164 166 MB/s

87.2% Excellent

Write 348

Mixed 328

SusWrite 255

78% 350 MB/s

4K Read 32.1

4K Write 77.8

4K Mixed 35.9

136% 48.6 MB/s

DQ Read 230

DQ Write 276

DQ Mixed 192

162% 233 MB/s

ARG-User, 7 days ago.

136GB free

Firmware: SBFKK1B3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 400 415 355 347 348 MB/s

85.7% Excellent

Write 137

Mixed 292

SusWrite 360

64% 286 MB/s

4K Read 27.6

4K Write 74.1

4K Mixed 32.3

122% 44.7 MB/s

DQ Read 213

DQ Write 327

DQ Mixed 167

155% 236 MB/s

BGR-User, 11 hrs ago.

85GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFKK1B3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 183 3.1 58 24 27 MB/s

80.9% Excellent

Write 373

Mixed 376

SusWrite 121

70% 314 MB/s

4K Read 32.8

4K Write 95.4

4K Mixed 39.8

151% 56 MB/s

DQ Read 210

DQ Write 313

DQ Mixed 163

151% 228 MB/s

DOM-User, 10 days ago.

225GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFK66.5

SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 307 278 94 93 91 MB/s

76.2% Very good

Write 284

Mixed 314

SusWrite 193

69% 311 MB/s

4K Read 28.1

4K Write 54.1

4K Mixed 30.3

110% 37.5 MB/s

DQ Read 265

DQ Write 296

DQ Mixed 202

174% 254 MB/s

GTM-User, 13 days ago.

144GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFKK1B3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 334 408 316 23 29 MB/s

50.4% Above average

Write 18.1

Mixed 28.5

SusWrite 189

38% 174 MB/s

4K Read 29.4

4K Write 12.8

4K Mixed 12.1

67% 18.1 MB/s

DQ Read 27.2

DQ Write 11.1

DQ Mixed 9.9

10% 16.1 MB/s

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Gaming 90%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 83%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51) - $270

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Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,561x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	5,237x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,945x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,620x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,541x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,318x

SSD
SA400M8480G 480GBKingstonBench 81%, 3,316 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,080x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	989x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	695x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $891

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Kingston

SA400M8480G 480GB

Average Bench: 81.1% (470^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51) - $270

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SA400M8480G 480GB

Average Bench: 81.1% (470th of 1072)

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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING PLUS (MS-7B51) - $270

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