Kingston

SHFS37A480G 480GB

SHFS37A480G 480GB
BENCHMARKS (1,387)
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Effective Speed -80%Effective Speed -80%Average Score -101%Read -28%, Write -67%, 4K Read -42%, 4K Write -368%, Mixed -33%, 4K Mixed -110%, SusWrite -55%Peak Score -100%Read -13%, Write -51%, 4K Read -34%, 4K Write -406%, Mixed -27%, 4K Mixed -112%, SusWrite -56%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -129%DQ Read -64%, DQ Write -235%, DQ Mixed -132%, ADQ Read -77%, ADQ Write -258%, ADQ Mixed -170%, Age -1%, AS-SSD Total -99%

Average Bench: 54.6% (856^th of 1072)

Based on 1,387 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SHFS37A480G

Poor: 44%Average: 54.6% Great: 66%

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Average average bench

The Kingston SHFS37A480G 480GB averaged 45.3% 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 96.5MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 24.2MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SHFS37A480G 480GB is 22.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Kingston SHFS37A480G 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 18.7MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 80.7MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,387 samples)

Rank 85654.6%

Min	Avg	Max
282	Read 356	449
184	Write 243	321
198	Mixed 270	333
123	SusWrite 191	248
59.2% 265 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.2	4K Read 24.2	32.1
12.6	4K Write 18.7	24.2
13.9	4K Mixed 21.4	27.5
73.9% 21.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
131	DQ Read 184	224
55.3	DQ Write 80.7	107
74.1	DQ Mixed 96.5	143
81% 120 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

FRA-User, 21 days ago.

280GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 608ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 257 228 222 197 225 MB/s

58.9% Above average

Write 246

Mixed 239

SusWrite 222

62% 277 MB/s

4K Read 21

4K Write 20.7

4K Mixed 23.5

73% 21.7 MB/s

DQ Read 201

DQ Write 86.6

DQ Mixed 96.1

84% 128 MB/s

FRA-User, 21 days ago.

280GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 608ABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 232 200 214 227 193 MB/s

56.6% Above average

Write 254

Mixed 213

SusWrite 223

57% 253 MB/s

4K Read 24.6

4K Write 17.2

4K Mixed 22.3

75% 21.4 MB/s

DQ Read 220

DQ Write 85.7

DQ Mixed 96.7

86% 134 MB/s

BEL-User, 26 days ago.

23GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 60AABBF0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 186 203 202 190 215 MB/s

56.4% Above average

Write 236

Mixed 258

SusWrite 200

59% 263 MB/s

4K Read 24.8

4K Write 19.7

4K Mixed 22.2

76% 22.2 MB/s

DQ Read 200

DQ Write 77.8

DQ Mixed 90.7

80% 123 MB/s

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Typical SHFS37A480G 480GB Builds (Compare 20 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 33%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Asrock 880G Pro3

CPU
FX-8300AMD $168Bench 58%, 49,767 samples	13x
FX-4100AMD $110Bench 51%, 32,471 samples	2x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	2x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	10x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	3x
HD 6850AMDBench 12%, 31,600 samples	2x

SSD
SHFS37A480G 480GBKingstonBench 55%, 1,387 samples	12x

RAM
9905403-400.A00LF KHX1600C9D3/4GX 9905403-439.A00LF KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16GBKingstonBench 53%, 8 samples	3x
9905403-400.A00LF 9905403-439.A00LF 8GBKingstonBench 47%, 62 samples	2x
9905403-439.A00LF 9905403-400.A00LF 8GBKingstonBench 48%, 56 samples	2x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $298

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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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
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Kingston

SHFS37A480G 480GB

Average Bench: 54.6% (856^th of 1072)

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SHFS37A480G 480GB

Average Bench: 54.6% (856th of 1072)

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Good consistency

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Motherboard: Asrock 880G Pro3

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