Kingston

SA400S37960G 960GB

SA400S37960G 960GB
BENCHMARKS (31,710)
MKT (0.2%)
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Effective Speed -21%Effective Speed -21%Average Score -25%Read -16%, Write -38%, 4K Read -23%, 4K Write -29%, Mixed -25%, 4K Mixed -56%, SusWrite 11%Peak Score -8%Read -0%, Write -8%, 4K Read -14%, 4K Write -12%, Mixed -5%, 4K Mixed -38%, SusWrite 19%Value & Sentiment -48%User Rating -13%, Market Share -83%Nice To Haves -22%DQ Read -17%, DQ Write -1%, DQ Mixed -46%, ADQ Read -59%, ADQ Write -13%, ADQ Mixed -88%, Age 57%, AS-SSD Total -10%

Average Bench: 81% (452^nd of 1058)

Based on 31,710 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SA400S37960G

Poor: 48%Average: 81% Great: 103%

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Very good average bench

The Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB averaged just 18.9% 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 137MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB is 55.8%. 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 288MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 294MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 31,710 samples)

Rank 45281%

Min	Avg	Max
207	Read 397	506
32.5	Write 294	448
41.3	Mixed 288	405
113	SusWrite 330	459
73.4% 327 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.1	4K Read 28	37.8
15.3	4K Write 67.1	106
9.97	4K Mixed 28.9	42.2
115% 41.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.8	DQ Read 203	314
15.9	DQ Write 253	353
17.2	DQ Mixed 137	226
129% 198 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

FRA-User, 1 hr ago.

802GB free

Firmware: SBFKK1C3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 466 466 462 452 384 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 281

Mixed 351

SusWrite 434

82% 364 MB/s

4K Read 33.2

4K Write 94.3

4K Mixed 41.9

154% 56.5 MB/s

DQ Read 256

DQ Write 354

DQ Mixed 206

184% 272 MB/s

CAN-User, 2 hrs ago.

258GB free

Firmware: S3402101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 456 456 456 457 224 MB/s

98.8% Outstanding

Write 437

Mixed 413

SusWrite 417

99% 439 MB/s

4K Read 27.9

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 30.7

140% 56.3 MB/s

DQ Read 174

DQ Write 352

DQ Mixed 94.1

120% 207 MB/s

ARG-User, 10 hrs ago.

541GB free

Firmware: SBFKK1C3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 456 460 460 461 462 MB/s

98.5% Outstanding

Write 448

Mixed 396

SusWrite 447

96% 424 MB/s

4K Read 30.3

4K Write 77.7

4K Mixed 37.2

135% 48.4 MB/s

DQ Read 257

DQ Write 346

DQ Mixed 207

182% 270 MB/s

DEU-User, 3 hrs ago.

196GB free

Firmware: SBFK61F1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 425 425 337 101 129 MB/s

97.7% Outstanding

Write 262

Mixed 320

SusWrite 304

74% 332 MB/s

4K Read 38.4

4K Write 85.9

4K Mixed 43.3

159% 55.9 MB/s

DQ Read 261

DQ Write 298

DQ Mixed 210

177% 256 MB/s

USA-User, 5 hrs ago.

697GB free

Firmware: S3402101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 439 438 437 439 427 MB/s

88.6% Excellent

Write 385

Mixed 93.1

SusWrite 438

80% 356 MB/s

4K Read 25.3

4K Write 103

4K Mixed 15.2

112% 47.7 MB/s

DQ Read 145

DQ Write 272

DQ Mixed 44.5

80% 154 MB/s

ARG-User, 1 hr ago.

121GB free

Firmware: S3401103

SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 469 471 471 466 382 MB/s

83.7% Excellent

Write 16.2

Mixed 36.3

SusWrite 432

55% 250 MB/s

4K Read 34.5

4K Write 13.4

4K Mixed 19.1

84% 22.3 MB/s

DQ Read 192

DQ Write 335

DQ Mixed 86.6

116% 205 MB/s

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 94%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $270Bench 84%, 980,212 samples	22,967x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $297Bench 81%, 541,373 samples	14,236x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $309Bench 87%, 669,386 samples	12,382x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 117%, 505,105 samples	7,211x
RX 5700-XTAMD $400Bench 105%, 363,665 samples	6,679x
RTX 2060Nvidia $390Bench 88%, 501,350 samples	6,659x

SSD
SA400S37960G 960GBKingstonBench 81%, 31,710 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $90Bench 84%, 269,954 samples	7,748x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $74Bench 85%, 517,339 samples	7,301x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $77Bench 84%, 507,810 samples	5,012x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $1,000

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11600K $270	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11400F $260	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $74	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $77	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $72	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16