Kingston

SHSS37A480G 480GB

SHSS37A480G 480GB
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Effective Speed -9%Effective Speed -9%Average Score -12%Read -3%, Write 2%, 4K Read -35%, 4K Write -13%, Mixed -18%, 4K Mixed -37%, SusWrite 22%Peak Score -12%Read -0%, Write 1%, 4K Read -39%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed -20%, 4K Mixed -44%, SusWrite 26%Value & Sentiment -840%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,667%Nice To Haves -34%DQ Read -3%, DQ Write 2%, DQ Mixed -87%, ADQ Read -7%, ADQ Write 4%, ADQ Mixed -164%, Age -13%, AS-SSD Total -3%

Average Bench: 90.5% (318^th of 1072)

Based on 14,802 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SHSS37A480G

Poor: 64%Average: 90.5% Great: 110%

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Excellent average bench

The Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB averaged just 9.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 98.6MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 300MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB is 45.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 305MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 361MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 14,802 samples)

Rank 31890.5%

Min	Avg	Max
319	Read 446	506
196	Write 415	492
225	Mixed 305	354
183	SusWrite 361	486
85.8% 382 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.1	4K Read 25.4	30.9
35	4K Write 77.4	115
18.4	4K Mixed 32.8	40.6
122% 45.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
208	DQ Read 305	358
103	DQ Write 300	367
42.9	DQ Mixed 98.6	177
130% 234 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

GBR-User, 11 days ago.

446GB free

Firmware: SAFM00.Y

SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 454 460 464 464 463 MB/s

108% Outstanding

Write 431

Mixed 307

SusWrite 451

93% 413 MB/s

4K Read 30.8

4K Write 103

4K Mixed 39.5

152% 57.8 MB/s

DQ Read 320

DQ Write 352

DQ Mixed 66.9

125% 246 MB/s

ESP-User, 7 hrs ago.

71GB free

Firmware: SAFM02.H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 450 474 369 444 380 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 450

Mixed 347

SusWrite 428

92% 408 MB/s

4K Read 29.7

4K Write 97.8

4K Mixed 38.1

146% 55.2 MB/s

DQ Read 337

DQ Write 326

DQ Mixed 169

171% 277 MB/s

DEU-User, 5 days ago.

344GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SAFM02.H

SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 445 470 478 479 478 MB/s

99.7% Outstanding

Write 471

Mixed 342

SusWrite 442

97% 433 MB/s

4K Read 27.5

4K Write 76.3

4K Mixed 35.8

128% 46.5 MB/s

DQ Read 309

DQ Write 325

DQ Mixed 173

170% 269 MB/s

USA-User, 5 days ago.

277GB free

Firmware: SAFM00.r

SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 476 476 413 484 480 MB/s

99.5% Outstanding

Write 493

Mixed 318

SusWrite 466

100% 444 MB/s

4K Read 27

4K Write 60.4

4K Mixed 31.4

113% 39.6 MB/s

DQ Read 355

DQ Write 374

DQ Mixed 69.2

133% 266 MB/s

POL-User, 4 days ago.

447GB free

Firmware: SAFM00.Y

SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 375 178 141 136 151 MB/s

89% Excellent

Write 305

Mixed 313

SusWrite 238

75% 338 MB/s

4K Read 27.4

4K Write 82.2

4K Mixed 36.1

131% 48.6 MB/s

DQ Read 297

DQ Write 344

DQ Mixed 66.4

120% 236 MB/s

TUR-User, 11 days ago.

36GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SAFM00.U

SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 114 150 135 140 137 MB/s

68.2% Good

Write 214

Mixed 294

SusWrite 142

59% 264 MB/s

4K Read 23.7

4K Write 70.8

4K Mixed 32.8

115% 42.4 MB/s

DQ Read 312

DQ Write 21.8

DQ Mixed 67.1

74% 134 MB/s

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Gaming 68%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	6,632x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	3,676x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	1,045x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	2,169x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	1,384x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,251x

SSD
SHSS37A480G 480GBKingstonBench 91%, 14,802 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	809x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	567x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	560x

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Value: 118% - Outstanding

Total price: $650

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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

SHSS37A480G 480GB

Average Bench: 90.5% (318^th of 1072)

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SHSS37A480G 480GB

Average Bench: 90.5% (318th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

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