Kingston

SA400S37960G 960GB

SA400S37960G 960GB
BENCHMARKS (18,170)
MKT (0.2%)
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Effective Speed -17%Effective Speed -17%Average Score -20%Read -16%, Write -34%, 4K Read -18%, 4K Write -30%, Mixed -18%, 4K Mixed -46%, SusWrite 20%Peak Score -7%Read 0%, Write -7%, 4K Read -7%, 4K Write -19%, Mixed -2%, 4K Mixed -32%, SusWrite 17%Value & Sentiment -55%User Rating -13%, Market Share -96%Nice To Haves -14%DQ Read -17%, DQ Write -1%, DQ Mixed -41%, ADQ Read -57%, ADQ Write -13%, ADQ Mixed -72%, Age 96%, AS-SSD Total -10%

Average Bench: 83.7% (398^th of 1040)

Based on 18,170 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SA400S37960G

Poor: 51%Average: 83.7% Great: 105%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB averaged just 16.3% 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 147MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 28.4MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB is 54.1%. 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 302MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 305MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 18,170 samples)

Rank 39883.7%

Min	Avg	Max
209	Read 396	502
34.1	Write 305	453
53.7	Mixed 302	405
129	SusWrite 356	461
76.3% 340 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.1	4K Read 28.4	38.3
16.3	4K Write 67.5	101
10.7	4K Mixed 30.6	42.8
118% 42.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22	DQ Read 202	314
15.2	DQ Write 252	355
15.6	DQ Mixed 147	226
133% 200 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

GBR-User, 2 hrs ago.

591GB free

Firmware: SBFKK1C3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 459 454 459 458 458 MB/s

93% Outstanding

Write 133

Mixed 342

SusWrite 421

72% 321 MB/s

4K Read 29.3

4K Write 70.3

4K Mixed 36.6

128% 45.4 MB/s

DQ Read 221

DQ Write 324

DQ Mixed 209

176% 251 MB/s

MYS-User, 3 hrs ago.

794GB free

Firmware: S3401103

SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 422 422 421 422 422 MB/s

90.5% Outstanding

Write 422

Mixed 396

SusWrite 423

96% 428 MB/s

4K Read 26.8

4K Write 88.7

4K Mixed 28.3

124% 47.9 MB/s

DQ Read 201

DQ Write 180

DQ Mixed 104

102% 161 MB/s

ESP-User, 1 hr ago.

388GB free

Firmware: SBFK61F1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 424 427 449 446 446 MB/s

65.1% Good

Write 106

Mixed 99.9

SusWrite 413

48% 213 MB/s

4K Read 22

4K Write 40

4K Mixed 26.5

88% 29.5 MB/s

DQ Read 53.6

DQ Write 81.4

DQ Mixed 99.3

66% 78.1 MB/s

ARG-User, 2 hrs ago.

256GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S3401103

SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 463 468 160 13 14 MB/s

57.4% Above average

Write 23

Mixed 50.5

SusWrite 211

42% 195 MB/s

4K Read 30.2

4K Write 19.1

4K Mixed 12

71% 20.4 MB/s

DQ Read 153

DQ Write 23.2

DQ Mixed 30.6

37% 69 MB/s

COL-User, 2 hrs ago.

601GB free

Firmware: SBFKK1C3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 455 457 460 461 458 MB/s

51% Above average

Write 9.2

Mixed 19.6

SusWrite 427

37% 167 MB/s

4K Read 19.5

4K Write 13.5

4K Mixed 10.9

51% 14.6 MB/s

DQ Read 29.2

DQ Write 36.5

DQ Mixed 70.3

43% 45.3 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

528GB free

Firmware: SBFK62B3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 397 406 404 401 381 MB/s

49.2% Average

Write 102

Mixed 85

SusWrite 396

45% 201 MB/s

4K Read 18.1

4K Write 19.3

4K Mixed 11.2

52% 16.2 MB/s

DQ Read 13.6

DQ Write 14.9

DQ Mixed 14.3

11% 14.3 MB/s

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Typical SA400S37960G 960GB Builds (Compare 66,820 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 101%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 95%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $200Bench 84%, 701,542 samples	16,218x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $270Bench 82%, 412,781 samples	10,586x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $320Bench 87%, 452,911 samples	8,752x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 399,694 samples	5,637x
RX 5700-XTAMD $400Bench 108%, 292,752 samples	5,264x
RTX 2060Nvidia $338Bench 89%, 357,960 samples	4,837x

SSD
SA400S37960G 960GBKingstonBench 84%, 18,170 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $95Bench 84%, 186,431 samples	5,551x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 403,833 samples	5,333x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $71Bench 84%, 455,838 samples	3,828x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $935

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Kingston

SA400S37960G 960GB

Average Bench: 83.7% (398^th of 1040)

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

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SA400S37960G 960GB

Average Bench: 83.7% (398th of 1040)

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Average Bench: 83.7% (398^th of 1040)