Kingston

SEDC400S37960G 960GB

SEDC400S37960G 960GB
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Effective Speed -6%Effective Speed -6%Average Score -7%Read -1%, Write 4%, 4K Read -25%, 4K Write -13%, Mixed -4%, 4K Mixed -43%, SusWrite 34%Peak Score -5%Read 3%, Write 0%, 4K Read -31%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed 16%, 4K Mixed -36%, SusWrite 25%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -25%DQ Read -19%, DQ Write 2%, DQ Mixed -76%, ADQ Read -27%, ADQ Write -2%, ADQ Mixed -72%, Age 5%, AS-SSD Total -10%

Average Bench: 92.5% (301^st of 1072)

Based on 133 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SEDC400S37960G

Poor: 71%Average: 92.5% Great: 111%

Popular builds with this SSD

Excellent average bench

The Kingston SEDC400S37960G 960GB averaged just 7.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston SEDC400S37960G 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 151MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 282MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SEDC400S37960G 960GB is 39.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SEDC400S37960G 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 345MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 398MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 133 samples)

Rank 30192.5%

Min	Avg	Max
329	Read 455	520
340	Write 422	485
267	Mixed 345	492
231	SusWrite 398	485
91.1% 405 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.3	4K Read 27.4	32.8
33.5	4K Write 77.2	112
12.4	4K Mixed 31.4	42.9
123% 45.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
65.3	DQ Read 257	309
92.5	DQ Write 282	364
45.8	DQ Mixed 151	188
146% 230 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

FIN-User, 2 months ago.

835GB free

Firmware: SAFM32.F

SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 472 478 482 481 479 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 447

Mixed 366

SusWrite 475

101% 448 MB/s

4K Read 28.1

4K Write 81.8

4K Mixed 37.4

134% 49.1 MB/s

DQ Read 314

DQ Write 341

DQ Mixed 186

179% 280 MB/s

LBN-User, 5 months ago.

857GB free

Firmware: SAFM32.I

SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 397 475 484 482 482 MB/s

104% Outstanding

Write 471

Mixed 365

SusWrite 438

99% 441 MB/s

4K Read 29.9

4K Write 84.4

4K Mixed 39.2

140% 51.2 MB/s

DQ Read 296

DQ Write 347

DQ Mixed 184

177% 276 MB/s

LBN-User, 5 months ago.

159GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SAFM32.I

SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 351 456 472 473 466 MB/s

99.9% Outstanding

Write 455

Mixed 336

SusWrite 404

94% 416 MB/s

4K Read 30.4

4K Write 84.1

4K Mixed 38.9

140% 51.1 MB/s

DQ Read 290

DQ Write 300

DQ Mixed 183

169% 258 MB/s

MEX-User, 5 months ago.

414GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SAFM32.I

SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 254 294 313 329 320 MB/s

89.1% Excellent

Write 428

Mixed 352

SusWrite 282

86% 386 MB/s

4K Read 29.2

4K Write 81.1

4K Mixed 31.8

128% 47.4 MB/s

DQ Read 286

DQ Write 333

DQ Mixed 166

165% 262 MB/s

USA-User, 4 months ago.

43GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SAFM32.I

SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 320 290 392 433 416 MB/s

81% Excellent

Write 406

Mixed 327

SusWrite 359

75% 328 MB/s

4K Read 25.6

4K Write 66.6

4K Mixed 33.1

116% 41.8 MB/s

DQ Read 314

DQ Write 330

DQ Mixed 183

176% 276 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

894GB free

Firmware: SAFM32.I

SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 184 191 192 206 211 MB/s

77.5% Very good

Write 392

Mixed 328

SusWrite 195

77% 345 MB/s

4K Read 26.7

4K Write 58.7

4K Mixed 30.4

110% 38.6 MB/s

DQ Read 295

DQ Write 293

DQ Mixed 176

164% 255 MB/s

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Typical SEDC400S37960G 960GB Builds (Compare 7,418 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 181%

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Desktop 99%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 179%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG X570 TOMAHAWK WIFI (MS-7C84) - $220

CPU
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $201Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,727x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	1,601x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $154Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	1,384x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,078x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	746x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	519x

SSD
SEDC400S37960G 960GBKingstonBench 92%, 133 samples	1x

RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples	343x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair $95Bench 95%, 56,114 samples	179x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 101%, 32,191 samples	152x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $1,331

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Kingston

SEDC400S37960G 960GB

Average Bench: 92.5% (301^st of 1072)

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Excellent average bench

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Above average consistency

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Motherboard: MSI MAG X570 TOMAHAWK WIFI (MS-7C84) - $220

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SEDC400S37960G 960GB

Average Bench: 92.5% (301st of 1072)

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Above average consistency

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Motherboard: MSI MAG X570 TOMAHAWK WIFI (MS-7C84) - $220

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Average Bench: 92.5% (301^st of 1072)