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SHSS37A960G 960GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 68.6% (688th of 1072)

Based on 19 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SHSS37A960G
Poor: 46%Average: 68.6% Great: 100%

Above average average bench

The Kingston SHSS37A960G 960GB averaged 31.3% 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 88.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 24.6MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SHSS37A960G 960GB is 53.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SHSS37A960G 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 253MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 265MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 19 samples)
Rank 68868.6%
Min Avg Max
287 Read 381 503
46.5 Write 299 477
85.1 Mixed 265 485
106 SusWrite 253 459
67.2% 300 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15 4K Read 24.6 29.6
1.72 4K Write 50.4 88.6
1.55 4K Mixed 26 38.8
97.3% 33.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
99.3 DQ Read 186 292
100 DQ Write 167 302
13.1 DQ Mixed 88.5 150
90.4% 147 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
894GB free
Firmware: SAFM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 460 460 451 460 460 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 466
Mixed 331
SusWrite 458
99% 438 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 88.6
4K Mixed 38.8
141% 52.3 MB/s
DQ Read 245
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 150
132% 199 MB/s
894GB free
Firmware: SAFM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 459 461 459 461 461 MB/s
99.6% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 441
Mixed 333
SusWrite 459
97% 430 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 84.8
4K Mixed 38.3
139% 50.9 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 147
127% 188 MB/s
894GB free
Firmware: SAFM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 453 457 455 455 456 MB/s
99.2% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 463
Mixed 294
SusWrite 454
96% 428 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 82.5
4K Mixed 37.5
136% 49.8 MB/s
DQ Read 231
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 150
128% 189 MB/s
894GB free
Firmware: SAFM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 449 447 441 441 449 MB/s
97.8% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 457
Mixed 293
SusWrite 445
95% 423 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 82.7
4K Mixed 37.1
135% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 225
DQ Write 189
DQ Mixed 150
128% 188 MB/s
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