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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.

Average Bench: 57.5% (765th of 1016)

more Based on 68,075 user benchmarks.  Models: KINGSTON SA400S37120G, KINGSTON SA400S37120, KINGSTON SA400S37120G, KINGSTON SA400S3, KINGSTON KINGSTON SA400S3, KINGSTON SA400S37240G
Poor: 38%Average: 57.5% Great: 79%

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Average average bench

The Kingston A400 120GB averaged 42.5% 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 89.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.8MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston A400 120GB is 40.4%. 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 87.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 213MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 68,075 samples)
Rank 76557.5%
Min Avg Max
293 Read 373 479
56.4 Write 213 361
82.7 Mixed 224 332
36.7 SusWrite 87.7 160
49.7% 224 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.45 4K Read 25.8 36.1
23.3 4K Write 59 92.2
9.84 4K Mixed 24.5 40.3
102% 36.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.5 DQ Read 133 246
34.5 DQ Write 159 325
11.7 DQ Mixed 89.3 187
83.1% 127 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 142 50 17 7.8 54 MB/s
62% Good
Read 286
Write 64.2
Mixed 281
SusWrite 58
38% 172 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 91.4
4K Mixed 23.6
125% 48.5 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 135
129% 197 MB/s
0GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03090004
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 110 42 44 45 44 MB/s
61.1% Good
Read 419
Write 335
Mixed 276
SusWrite 78.2
62% 277 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 50.5
4K Mixed 33.4
105% 35.8 MB/s
DQ Read 148
DQ Write 143
DQ Mixed 116
95% 136 MB/s
15GB free
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 31 46 35 55 15 MB/s
57.9% Above average
Read 358
Write 131
Mixed 158
SusWrite 51.7
38% 175 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 80.9
4K Mixed 25.9
113% 43.7 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 132
DQ Mixed 93.3
83% 126 MB/s
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03090004
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 52 52 52 51 51 MB/s
39.3% Below average
Read 289
Write 57.8
Mixed 90.2
SusWrite 51.7
26% 122 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 42.1
4K Mixed 4.9
74% 25.8 MB/s
DQ Read 135
DQ Write 46.9
DQ Mixed 95.5
69% 92.4 MB/s
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Typical A400 120GB Builds (Compare 26,164 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 63%
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Workstation
Workstation 55%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $68

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $120Bench 75%, 308,675 samples9,077x
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD  $85Bench 67%, 85,929 samples3,351x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $137Bench 80%, 148,578 samples2,372x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $159Bench 57%, 341,223 samples3,927x
RX 570AMD  $120Bench 49%, 140,670 samples2,559x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 32%, 460,733 samples1,589x
SSD
A400 120GBKingston  $25Bench 57%, 68,075 samples1,155x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 83%, 266,645 samples1,853x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $63Bench 86%, 62,265 samples1,023x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 84%, 27,924 samples734x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $435

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 Comments

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

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USA-User
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Terrible (edit your comment) Add link

6 months ago.

UKR-User
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2,689

Terrible

1 month ago.

Very slow SSD wish I never bought it

GRC-User
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2,123

Terrible

8 months ago.

My bios never recognised that disk even though it worked with the Samsung 840 Evo and 850 Evo. Bad choise.

SYC-User
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742

Average

13 months ago.

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

Hoi89
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68

Average

12 months ago.

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

Reflej0
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14

Good

2 days ago.

The most basic SSD par excellence, useful to improve performance with little money expenditure.

Giggles
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4

Average

11 months ago.

Its okay for a budget SSD and for just storing the OS and nothing else on it, but you may as well spend slightly more money for more space and faster speeds.

Riog1me
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4

Terrible

9 months ago.

Horrible SSD, uses a controller with a known reputation for failing, and is more expensive than significantly better SSDs, like the WD Green, SU650, and L5 Lite 3D

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