Average Bench: 65% (741st of 1072)

Based on 64 user benchmarks.  Model: KingstonSA400S37

Above average average bench

The KingstonSA400S37 240GB averaged 35.0% 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 28.9MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 213MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the KingstonSA400S37 240GB is 44.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the KingstonSA400S37 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 22.2MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 11.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 64 samples)
Min Avg Max
315 Read 422 476
39.3 Write 292 433
32 Mixed 282 353
47.3 SusWrite 234 398
68.8% 308 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.1 4K Read 28.9 39
13.7 4K Write 59.3 88.5
4.75 4K Mixed 11.4 25.7
89.9% 33.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
78 DQ Read 160 182
56.9 DQ Write 213 274
10 DQ Mixed 22.2 113
62.7% 132 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0128A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 287 312 312 283 299 MB/s
Read 324
Write 287
Mixed 265
SusWrite 298
66% 294 MB/s
4K Read 17.1
4K Write 54.1
4K Mixed 15.5
74% 28.9 MB/s
DQ Read 24.2
DQ Write 105
DQ Mixed 22.6
30% 50.5 MB/s
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: FW201105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 109 84 104 77 96 MB/s
Read 318
Write 279
Mixed 201
SusWrite 113
51% 228 MB/s
4K Read 17.9
4K Write 33.8
4K Mixed 6.7
54% 19.5 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 109
DQ Mixed 15.6
43% 92.5 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 73,437,654 SSDs tested

Typical KingstonSA400S37 240GB Builds (Compare 6,472 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asus PRIME H310M-K R2.0

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $343

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