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Kingston SA400S37/120G

A400 120GB

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Controller: Phison PS3111-S11. Flash Memory: Toshiba 15nm TLC. Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

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Average Bench: 57.3% (714th of 980)

more Based on 23,226 user benchmarks.  Models: KINGSTON SA400S37120G, KINGSTON SA400S37120, KINGSTON SA400S37120G, KINGSTON SA400S3, KINGSTON KINGSTON SA400S3, KINGSTON SA400S37240G
Poor: 34%Average: 57.3% Great: 81%

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Average average bench

The Kingston A400 120GB averaged 42.6% 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 95.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.2MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston A400 120GB is 47.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston A400 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 99MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 189MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 23,226 samples)
Rank 71457.3%
Min Avg Max
287 Read 355 440
83.3 Write 189 348
84.1 Mixed 226 332
39.5 SusWrite 99 166
48.2% 217 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.2 4K Read 25.2 34.2
20.9 4K Write 61.6 97.8
10.9 4K Mixed 22.7 39.5
100% 36.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.9 DQ Read 133 255
19.8 DQ Write 182 323
12.8 DQ Mixed 95.4 188
89.4% 137 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
31GB free
Firmware: SBFK71E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 55 54 55 55 55 MB/s
67.3% Good
Read 372
Write 298
Mixed 278
SusWrite 88
58% 259 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 95
4K Mixed 22.4
124% 49 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 138
134% 206 MB/s
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 107 122 129 131 129 MB/s
56% Above average
Read 398
Write 202
Mixed 209
SusWrite 135
52% 236 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 37.3
4K Mixed 22.3
86% 28.2 MB/s
DQ Read 57.9
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 179
120% 141 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 11,452,932 SSDs tested.

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Typical A400 120GB Builds (Compare 20,993 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 67%
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Desktop
Desktop 66%
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Workstation
Workstation 63%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B350-F GAMING - $87

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $155Bench 81%, 138,355 samples6,817x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD  $157Bench 87%, 50,098 samples2,863x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $160Bench 84%, 85,546 samples2,840x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $204Bench 71%, 469,698 samples3,469x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $320Bench 97%, 468,301 samples2,370x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $498Bench 124%, 395,889 samples2,222x
SSD
A400 120GBKingston  $20Bench 57%, 23,226 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $105Bench 87%, 148,112 samples1,914x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $160Bench 89%, 42,919 samples1,012x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $125Bench 92%, 46,217 samples867x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 108% - Outstanding Total price: $571

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 Comments

Controller: Phison PS3111-S11. Flash Memory: Toshiba 15nm TLC

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poor life time...30 days drop to 97%

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12 days ago.

It's not bad,but doesn't have TRIM support...

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