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SA400S37 120GBKCN

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Release date ≈ Q2 2020.

Average Bench: 50.9% (885th of 1072)

Based on 24 user benchmarks.  Model: Kingston SA400S37 120GBKCN
Poor: 27%Average: 50.9% Great: 75%

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Average average bench

The Kingston SA400S37 120GBKCN averaged 49.0% 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 Random Write Speed 59.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 20.6MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SA400S37 120GBKCN is 47.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SA400S37 120GBKCN performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 117MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 112MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 24 samples)
Rank 88550.9%
Min Avg Max
320 Read 404 496
21.1 Write 256 381
17 Mixed 193 356
20.5 SusWrite 117 321
53.7% 242 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.3 4K Read 20.6 33.2
5.2 4K Write 59.1 108
0.8 4K Mixed 11 37.5
76.5% 30.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.6 DQ Read 112 273
11.2 DQ Write 149 316
0.7 DQ Mixed 54.7 234
62.5% 105 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
64GB free
Firmware: Q0407A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 290 290 289 289 289 MB/s
74.6% Very good
Read 488
Write 285
Mixed 204
SusWrite 289
70% 317 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 92.1
4K Mixed 11.5
98% 42.1 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 263
DQ Mixed 62.3
90% 164 MB/s
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0927A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 137 138 142 142 142 MB/s
56.5% Above average
Read 432
Write 127
Mixed 146
SusWrite 138
46% 211 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 93.9
4K Mixed 9.6
88% 40.1 MB/s
DQ Read 125
DQ Write 141
DQ Mixed 58.5
65% 108 MB/s
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0927A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 136 139 126 141 142 MB/s
50.5% Above average
Read 397
Write 130
Mixed 122
SusWrite 135
43% 196 MB/s
4K Read 17.3
4K Write 61.4
4K Mixed 9.9
71% 29.5 MB/s
DQ Read 129
DQ Write 134
DQ Mixed 55.7
63% 106 MB/s
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 15 20 19 13 29 MB/s
32.4% Below average
Read 399
Write 21.1
Mixed 19.6
SusWrite 20.5
24% 115 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 7.7
53% 13.2 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,787,357 SSDs tested

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Typical SA400S37 120GBKCN Builds (Compare 5,351 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 790

CPU
Core i5-2400Intel  $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples2,204x
Core i7-2600Intel  $188Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,325x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples567x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,229x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples449x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples394x
SSD
SA400S37 120GBKCNKingstonBench 51%, 24 samples1x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples79x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples59x
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples50x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $250

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