Kingston

SA400S37/960G 960GB

SA400S37/960G 960GB
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Effective Speed -596%Effective Speed -596%Average Score -648%Read -835%, Write -1,084%, 4K Read -201%, 4K Write -191%, Mixed -837%, 4K Mixed -523%, SusWrite -861%Peak Score -743%Read -1,019%, Write -1,269%, 4K Read -394%, 4K Write -168%, Mixed -918%, 4K Mixed -481%, SusWrite -948%Value & Sentiment User Rating -36%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -1,490%DQ Read -799%, DQ Write -467%, DQ Mixed -3,708%, ADQ Read -781%, ADQ Write -371%, ADQ Mixed -4,953%, Age -214%, AS-SSD Total -624%

Average Bench: 77% (543^rd of 1080)

Based on 55 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SA400S37/960G

Poor: 54%Average: 77% Great: 97%

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Good average bench

The Kingston SA400S37/960G 960GB averaged 23.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston SA400S37/960G 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27.3MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 267MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SA400S37/960G 960GB is 43.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SA400S37/960G 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 29.4MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 16.7MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 55 samples)

Rank 54377%

Min	Avg	Max
354	Read 438	509
272	Write 386	449
102	Mixed 334	414
188	SusWrite 331	436
83.6% 372 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.8	4K Read 27.3	38.7
20.4	4K Write 69.5	134
0.84	4K Mixed 16.7	31.7
99.5% 37.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
94.7	DQ Read 194	257
115	DQ Write 267	336
9.98	DQ Mixed 29.4	55
78.5% 164 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

LKA-User, 28 days ago.

60GB free

Firmware: V0609B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 411 413 402 418 427 MB/s

98.3% Outstanding

Write 338

Mixed 398

SusWrite 413

92% 408 MB/s

4K Read 31.1

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 29.6

143% 56.9 MB/s

DQ Read 197

DQ Write 300

DQ Mixed 49.8

93% 182 MB/s

BRA-User, 9 days ago.

132GB free

Firmware: W0306B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 438 434 436 434 440 MB/s

95.8% Outstanding

Write 432

Mixed 410

SusWrite 438

99% 441 MB/s

4K Read 26.8

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 28.2

131% 52.2 MB/s

DQ Read 153

DQ Write 322

DQ Mixed 42

88% 172 MB/s

COL-User, 2 months ago.

179GB free

Firmware: HPS2428I

SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 429 441 452 292 35 MB/s

85.8% Excellent

Write 454

Mixed 399

SusWrite 349

96% 426 MB/s

4K Read 24.1

4K Write 114

4K Mixed 13.8

115% 50.8 MB/s

DQ Read 226

DQ Write 300

DQ Mixed 15.9

81% 181 MB/s

BRA-User, 2 months ago.

476GB free

Firmware: V0718B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 18 234 165 5.8 153 MB/s

76.9% Very good

Write 424

Mixed 395

SusWrite 168

82% 368 MB/s

4K Read 30.1

4K Write 85.9

4K Mixed 25.7

124% 47.2 MB/s

DQ Read 140

DQ Write 320

DQ Mixed 42.7

86% 167 MB/s

COL-User, 1 month ago.

584GB free

Firmware: HP3612A4

SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 350 416 430 391 328 MB/s

74.7% Very good

Write 441

Mixed 330

SusWrite 373

88% 391 MB/s

4K Read 26

4K Write 115

4K Mixed 6.9

109% 49.4 MB/s

DQ Read 132

DQ Write 85.6

DQ Mixed 8.3

33% 75.3 MB/s

PER-User, 1 month ago.

801GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS2428I

SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 398 401 30 29 87 MB/s

69.5% Good

Write 394

Mixed 362

SusWrite 224

80% 357 MB/s

4K Read 33.3

4K Write 52.1

4K Mixed 12.3

94% 32.6 MB/s

DQ Read 239

DQ Write 262

DQ Mixed 16

77% 172 MB/s

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Desktop 62%

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Workstation 8%

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System: Pegatron H81-M1

CPU
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	70x
Core i5-4570Intel $99Bench 62%, 129,272 samples	43x
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	27x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	42x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	24x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	20x

SSD
SA400S37/960G 960GBKingstonBench 77%, 55 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	11x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	8x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 51%, 14,844 samples	7x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $203

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Intel Core i5-12600K $166	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
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SA400S37/960G 960GB

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Average Bench: 77% (543^rd of 1080)