Average Bench: 71.5% (641st of 1072)

Based on 105,079 user benchmarks.  Models: KINGSTON SUV400S37240G, KINGSTON SUV400S3724

Good average bench

The Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB averaged 28.5% 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 144MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 27.2MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB is 38.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 130MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 225MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 105,079 samples)
Min Avg Max
336 Read 443 496
302 Write 401 463
41.9 Mixed 225 365
98.4 SusWrite 130 147
66.8% 300 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.8 4K Read 27.2 35
33 4K Write 69.1 97.7
9.13 4K Mixed 29.3 42.6
115% 41.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
153 DQ Read 280 327
101 DQ Write 201 283
95.5 DQ Mixed 144 186
134% 208 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
85GB free
Firmware: 0C3G37R5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 156 102 112 98 105 MB/s
Read 473
Write 394
Mixed 186
SusWrite 142
66% 299 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 78.6
4K Mixed 38.2
138% 49.4 MB/s
DQ Read 327
DQ Write 225
DQ Mixed 153
148% 235 MB/s
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3G37R5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 184 82 99 110 87 MB/s
Read 492
Write 397
Mixed 267
SusWrite 131
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 77.9
4K Mixed 41.8
136% 49.1 MB/s
DQ Read 278
DQ Write 219
DQ Mixed 184
155% 227 MB/s
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 210 97 85 91 95 MB/s
Read 488
Write 439
Mixed 95.4
SusWrite 132
64% 289 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 81.5
4K Mixed 37.1
126% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 301
DQ Write 277
DQ Mixed 130
141% 236 MB/s
33GB free
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 128 93 88 90 87 MB/s
Read 452
Write 400
Mixed 338
SusWrite 139
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 57.8
4K Mixed 29.1
110% 38.3 MB/s
DQ Read 315
DQ Write 273
DQ Mixed 130
142% 239 MB/s
64GB free
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 115 94 89 89 89 MB/s
Read 497
Write 448
Mixed 206
SusWrite 141
72% 323 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 57.9
4K Mixed 32.2
109% 38.1 MB/s
DQ Read 302
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 134
120% 187 MB/s
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 199 109 35 108 53 MB/s
Read 347
Write 353
Mixed 278
SusWrite 124
62% 276 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 48.1
4K Mixed 24.3
86% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 286
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 190
166% 246 MB/s
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3K87RA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 150 103 88 68 57 MB/s
Read 388
Write 317
Mixed 36.7
SusWrite 125
48% 217 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 34
4K Mixed 20.5
72% 24.3 MB/s
DQ Read 204
DQ Write 180
DQ Mixed 120
110% 168 MB/s
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Typical SSDNow UV400 240GB Builds (Compare 3,122 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus H110M-A/M.2

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $295

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2 years ago.

I have a Lenovo Thinkpad T410 (6Gb ram) and this was the only ssd that I could make work on that old laptop. Also its really fast, 24 secs to get Win 10 64bit ready to work.


Terrible

5 years ago.

poor performance


Good

4 years ago.

Its an average score for an ssd and still works fine for gaming


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