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Kingston SUV400S37/240G

SSDNow UV400 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 72.2% (571st of 1026)

Based on 66,304 user benchmarks.  Models: KINGSTON SUV400S37240G, KINGSTON SUV400S3724
Poor: 53%Average: 72.2% Great: 89%

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Good average bench

The Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB averaged 27.7% 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 142MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.7MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB is 36.6%. 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 131MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 223MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 66,304 samples)
Rank 57172.2%
Min Avg Max
334 Read 447 499
317 Write 399 458
43.6 Mixed 223 358
104 SusWrite 131 145
66.8% 300 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.2 4K Read 26.7 34.8
36.4 4K Write 70.6 103
9.53 4K Mixed 30.1 43.5
116% 42.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
132 DQ Read 279 326
102 DQ Write 207 283
90.4 DQ Mixed 142 186
134% 209 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 172 106 83 88 94 MB/s
69.7% Good
Read 454
Write 413
Mixed 309
SusWrite 141
74% 329 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 90.2
4K Mixed 14.8
110% 44.4 MB/s
DQ Read 318
DQ Write 202
DQ Mixed 126
130% 215 MB/s
117GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 114 93 84 80 91 MB/s
66.6% Good
Read 377
Write 408
Mixed 314
SusWrite 141
70% 310 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 63
4K Mixed 27.9
100% 37.1 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 120
131% 219 MB/s
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 220 111 93 89 88 MB/s
62.5% Good
Read 454
Write 418
Mixed 339
SusWrite 133
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 50.2
4K Mixed 14.9
84% 30.2 MB/s
DQ Read 316
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 188
160% 237 MB/s
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 174 108 87 79 40 MB/s
43.8% Average
Read 413
Write 371
Mixed 289
SusWrite 126
67% 300 MB/s
4K Read 17.8
4K Write 26.7
4K Mixed 5.5
48% 16.7 MB/s
DQ Read 140
DQ Write 129
DQ Mixed 134
101% 134 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 74%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
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Workstation
Workstation 63%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $228

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $270Bench 85%, 385,752 samples18,083x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $205Bench 81%, 264,584 samples12,981x
Core i7-6700Intel  $299Bench 77%, 160,168 samples2,661x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $415Bench 78%, 785,629 samples7,794x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 103%, 706,651 samples4,996x
GTX 970Nvidia  $395Bench 52%, 558,247 samples4,766x
SSD
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston  $61Bench 72%, 66,304 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $75Bench 84%, 374,591 samples3,186x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX  $169Bench 82%, 25,604 samples2,012x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 41,556 samples1,999x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $1,049

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Terrible

23 months ago.

poor performance

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Good

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

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