Kingston

SA1000M 240GB

SA1000M 240GB
BENCHMARKS (12)
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Effective Speed -49%Effective Speed -49%Average Score -58%Read 7%, Write -14%, 4K Read -104%, 4K Write -63%, Mixed -42%, 4K Mixed -131%, SusWrite -58%Peak Score -23%Read 19%, Write 25%, 4K Read -65%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed -32%, 4K Mixed -94%, SusWrite -8%Value & Sentiment -14%User Rating -14%Nice To Haves +10% DQ Read 11%, DQ Write 12%, DQ Mixed 0%, ADQ Read -8%, ADQ Write -19%, ADQ Mixed -41%, Age 118%, AS-SSD Total 7%

Average Bench: 66.1% (728^th of 1072)

Based on 12 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SA1000M

Poor: 40%Average: 66.1% Great: 90%

Above average average bench

The Kingston SA1000M 240GB averaged 33.9% 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 185MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 301MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SA1000M 240GB is 49.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SA1000M 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 188MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 253MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 12 samples)

Rank 72866.1%

Min	Avg	Max
318	Read 489	604
134	Write 355	605
148	Mixed 253	320
102	SusWrite 188	358
71.5% 321 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
6.9	4K Read 16.8	26.1
7.5	4K Write 53.6	113
8.4	4K Mixed 19.5	30.1
78.8% 30 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
95.6	DQ Read 301	407
138	DQ Write 243	402
37.6	DQ Mixed 185	332
162% 243 MB/s

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