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SA400S37120GB 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 59.5% (806th of 1072)

Based on 204 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SA400S37120GB
Poor: 39%Average: 59.5% Great: 77%

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Average average bench

The Kingston SA400S37120GB 120GB averaged 40.4% 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 Random Read Speed 28.1MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 206MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SA400S37120GB 120GB is 37.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SA400S37120GB 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 19.4MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 173MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 204 samples)
Rank 80659.5%
Min Avg Max
301 Read 424 499
28.2 Write 271 398
38.5 Mixed 273 367
41.9 SusWrite 173 319
63.5% 285 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.8 4K Read 28.1 38.8
13.6 4K Write 56.2 88.6
6.68 4K Mixed 11.7 16.5
87.4% 32 MB/s
Min Avg Max
34.7 DQ Read 117 158
50.4 DQ Write 206 279
10.1 DQ Mixed 19.4 21.2
54.9% 114 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HCS2426H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 333 364 362 344 218 MB/s
69.9% Good
Read 414
Write 390
Mixed 336
SusWrite 320
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 61.6
4K Mixed 13.1
88% 33.5 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 17.1
61% 130 MB/s
31GB free
Firmware: FW200807
SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 386 184 44 38 28 MB/s
69.6% Good
Read 483
Write 394
Mixed 366
SusWrite 177
79% 355 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 70.7
4K Mixed 15.7
109% 40.1 MB/s
DQ Read 102
DQ Write 267
DQ Mixed 20.3
63% 130 MB/s
49GB free
Firmware: HCS2426H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 145 209 141 89 85 MB/s
69.2% Good
Read 496
Write 401
Mixed 376
SusWrite 166
80% 360 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 71.2
4K Mixed 13.1
110% 40.2 MB/s
DQ Read 123
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 17.6
60% 127 MB/s
109GB free
Firmware: FW200807
SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 89 24 24 23 24 MB/s
67.7% Good
Read 495
Write 404
Mixed 376
SusWrite 80.7
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 84.2
4K Mixed 16.2
120% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 105
DQ Write 275
DQ Mixed 20.5
64% 134 MB/s
95GB free
Firmware: HPS1A30F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 285 43 51 21 30 MB/s
66.8% Good
Read 482
Write 308
Mixed 331
SusWrite 126
69% 312 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 94.6
4K Mixed 11.8
110% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 257
DQ Mixed 14.5
63% 137 MB/s
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FW191129
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 202 170 47 132 88 MB/s
66.3% Good
Read 480
Write 212
Mixed 258
SusWrite 140
60% 272 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 73.9
4K Mixed 13
111% 41.1 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 16.8
53% 111 MB/s
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2227I
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 107 72 65 169 110 MB/s
55% Above average
Read 417
Write 352
Mixed 346
SusWrite 116
69% 308 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 77.5
4K Mixed 9
85% 36.1 MB/s
DQ Read 69
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 18
55% 113 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,712,132 SSDs tested

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Typical SA400S37120GB 120GB Builds (Compare 24,249 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 2%
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Desktop 61%
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Workstation 2%
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Disqualified System: bin bin

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples2,022x
Core i7-2600Intel  $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,566x
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples932x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples1,139x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1,040x
SSD
SA400S37120GB 120GBKingstonBench 60%, 204 samples1x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples516x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples376x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples297x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $297

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