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SA400S37 480G 512GB

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Effective Speed -933%Effective Speed -933%Average Score -1,057%Read -1,116%, Write -1,679%, 4K Read -399%, 4K Write -268%, Mixed -1,396%, 4K Mixed -453%, SusWrite -2,089%Peak Score -1,042%Read -1,227%, Write -1,727%, 4K Read -703%, 4K Write -296%, Mixed -1,368%, 4K Mixed -595%, SusWrite -1,376%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -1,148%DQ Read -1,510%, DQ Write -538%, DQ Mixed -1,709%, ADQ Read -2,316%, ADQ Write -554%, ADQ Mixed -1,608%, Age -30%, AS-SSD Total -920%

Average Bench: 52.8% (883^rd of 1080)

Based on 8 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SA400S37 480G

Poor: 21%Average: 52.8% Great: 77%

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Average average bench

The Kingston SA400S37 480G 512GB averaged 47.2% 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 86.9MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 56.4MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SA400S37 480G 512GB is 55.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SA400S37 480G 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 70.8MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 144MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 8 samples)

Rank 88352.8%

Min	Avg	Max
251	Read 345	447
49.9	Write 262	352
0.2	Mixed 216	318
1.4	SusWrite 144	310
54% 242 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.6	4K Read 17.8	23.9
0.4	4K Write 56.4	95.6
0.8	4K Mixed 20	31.5
82.5% 31.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
46.7	DQ Read 70.8	144
28.9	DQ Write 192	298
60.9	DQ Mixed 86.9	116
79.2% 117 MB/s

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ROU-User, 3 months ago.

434GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 324 310 89 103 89 MB/s

53.7% Above average

Write 339

Mixed 272

SusWrite 206

60% 267 MB/s

4K Read 16.6

4K Write 44.3

4K Mixed 23.4

79% 28.1 MB/s

DQ Read 68.3

DQ Write 229

DQ Mixed 115

98% 137 MB/s

PHL-User, 1 month ago.

354GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 14 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 MB/s

33.1% Below average

Write 200

Mixed 122

SusWrite 9.2

35% 160 MB/s

4K Read 9.6

4K Write 41.6

4K Mixed 17.4

59% 22.9 MB/s

DQ Read 46.7

DQ Write 28.9

DQ Mixed 60.9

39% 45.5 MB/s

PHL-User, 5 months ago.

365GB free

Firmware: 0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.1 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 MB/s

21% Poor

Write 49.9

Mixed 0.2

SusWrite 1.4

20% 95 MB/s

4K Read 18.3

4K Write 0.4

4K Mixed 0.8

29% 6.5 MB/s

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Desktop 57%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 390

CPU
Core i5-2400Intel $40Bench 61%, 166,255 samples	1,000x
Core i3-2120Intel $170Bench 51%, 77,810 samples	617x
Core i7-2600Intel $155Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	266x

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HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	744x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	185x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	163x

SSD
SA400S37 480G 512GBKingstonBench 53%, 8 samples	1x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	105x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples	55x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 1x4GBHynixBench 26%, 3,270 samples	40x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $40

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Kingston

SA400S37 480G 512GB

Average Bench: 52.8% (883^rd of 1080)

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Average Bench: 52.8% (883rd of 1080)

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Average Bench: 52.8% (883^rd of 1080)