Kingston

SA400S37960G 960GB

SA400S37960G 960GB
BENCHMARKS (44,760)
MKT (0.2%)
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Effective Speed -25%Effective Speed -25%Average Score -29%Read -16%, Write -42%, 4K Read -29%, 4K Write -32%, Mixed -30%, 4K Mixed -67%, SusWrite 11%Peak Score -9%Read -1%, Write -9%, 4K Read -15%, 4K Write -10%, Mixed -4%, 4K Mixed -39%, SusWrite 18%Value & Sentiment -12%User Rating -13%, Market Share -11%Nice To Haves -29%DQ Read -21%, DQ Write -2%, DQ Mixed -51%, ADQ Read -67%, ADQ Write -17%, ADQ Mixed -106%, Age 41%, AS-SSD Total -12%

Average Bench: 79% (496^th of 1071)

Based on 44,760 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SA400S37960G

Poor: 46%Average: 79% Great: 103%

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Good average bench

The Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB averaged 20.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 126MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 26.6MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB is 56.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 276MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 285MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 44,760 samples)

Rank 49679%

Min	Avg	Max
187	Read 393	504
34.4	Write 285	445
30.7	Mixed 276	407
118	SusWrite 331	457
72.1% 321 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.8	4K Read 26.6	37.5
14.5	4K Write 66.7	111
9.1	4K Mixed 27	42.1
110% 40.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
15	DQ Read 195	303
13.1	DQ Write 246	352
14.9	DQ Mixed 126	219
121% 189 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

SWE-User, 2 hrs ago.

885GB free

Firmware: SBFKZ1.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 469 467 470 469 469 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 438

Mixed 386

SusWrite 459

95% 420 MB/s

4K Read 34

4K Write 92.1

4K Mixed 43.5

156% 56.5 MB/s

DQ Read 251

DQ Write 358

DQ Mixed 212

186% 274 MB/s

ITA-User, 1 hr ago.

567GB free

Firmware: SBFKK1C3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 442 444 440 446 445 MB/s

95.2% Outstanding

Write 433

Mixed 380

SusWrite 443

94% 414 MB/s

4K Read 31.8

4K Write 83.4

4K Mixed 39.3

143% 51.5 MB/s

DQ Read 163

DQ Write 199

DQ Mixed 159

126% 174 MB/s

CAN-User, 28 mins ago.

892GB free

Firmware: SAL20104

SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 405 407 414 415 414 MB/s

95.2% Outstanding

Write 412

Mixed 408

SusWrite 409

96% 427 MB/s

4K Read 33.3

4K Write 89.1

4K Mixed 34.3

142% 52.2 MB/s

DQ Read 172

DQ Write 189

DQ Mixed 122

108% 161 MB/s

PRT-User, 2 hrs ago.

520GB free

Firmware: SBFK61F1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 420 421 279 99 105 MB/s

94.3% Outstanding

Write 384

Mixed 314

SusWrite 290

80% 355 MB/s

4K Read 36.5

4K Write 82.1

4K Mixed 39.6

150% 52.7 MB/s

DQ Read 282

DQ Write 327

DQ Mixed 220

189% 276 MB/s

CAN-User, 1 hr ago.

709GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFKK1C3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 417 423 408 418 418 MB/s

84.6% Excellent

Write 409

Mixed 362

SusWrite 414

87% 385 MB/s

4K Read 26.1

4K Write 57.3

4K Mixed 30.6

109% 38 MB/s

DQ Read 232

DQ Write 278

DQ Mixed 190

161% 234 MB/s

FRA-User, 2 hrs ago.

710GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFKZ1.3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 381 436 459 465 445 MB/s

44.2% Average

Write 65.5

Mixed 32.1

SusWrite 430

36% 160 MB/s

4K Read 14.3

4K Write 15.1

4K Mixed 10.2

43% 13.2 MB/s

DQ Read 11.7

DQ Write 12.7

DQ Mixed 12.1

9% 12.2 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 63,158,347 SSDs tested.

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Typical SA400S37960G 960GB Builds (Compare 20,985 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 113%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 104%

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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $140

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $449Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	5,253x
Core i5-9600KIntel $250Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	5,150x
Core i9-9900KIntel $595Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	2,524x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $500Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,594x
RTX 2060Nvidia $262Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,497x
RTX 2070Nvidia $450Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	1,402x

SSD
SA400S37960G 960GBKingstonBench 79%, 44,760 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $49Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,378x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	988x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	662x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $1,138

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $320	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $460	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i3-12100F $98	Nvidia RTX 3070 $570	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
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HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $50	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $49	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $417	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16