Kingston

SA400S37960G 960GB

SA400S37960G 960GB
BENCHMARKS (12,108)
MKT (0.2%)
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Effective Speed -19%Effective Speed -19%Average Score -24%Read -20%, Write -49%, 4K Read -15%, 4K Write -33%, Mixed -22%, 4K Mixed -41%, SusWrite 12%Peak Score -9%Read -1%, Write -8%, 4K Read -6%, 4K Write -29%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -29%, SusWrite 16%Value & Sentiment -108%User Rating -41%, Market Share -174%Nice To Haves -10%DQ Read -16%, DQ Write -1%, DQ Mixed -39%, ADQ Read -49%, ADQ Write -15%, ADQ Mixed -61%, Age 110%, AS-SSD Total -11%

Average Bench: 82.7% (406^th of 1037)

Based on 12,108 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SA400S37960G

Poor: 51%Average: 82.7% Great: 103%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB averaged just 17.3% 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 160MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB is 51.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 275MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 293MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 12,108 samples)

Rank 40682.7%

Min	Avg	Max
203	Read 380	496
37	Write 275	446
67.6	Mixed 293	392
101	SusWrite 332	455
71.9% 320 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.9	4K Read 29	38.5
18.4	4K Write 67	93.8
10.6	4K Mixed 31.7	43.3
120% 42.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
27.1	DQ Read 216	315
17.5	DQ Write 254	353
17.7	DQ Mixed 160	229
142% 210 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

GBR-User, 4 mins ago.

841GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFKK1C3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 463 450 466 464 465 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 419

Mixed 387

SusWrite 463

94% 415 MB/s

4K Read 31.2

4K Write 79.7

4K Mixed 39.1

140% 50 MB/s

DQ Read 256

DQ Write 354

DQ Mixed 206

183% 272 MB/s

AUT-User, 3 mins ago.

750GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFKK1B3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 434 441 438 438 432 MB/s

97% Outstanding

Write 416

Mixed 364

SusWrite 435

91% 403 MB/s

4K Read 30.4

4K Write 76.4

4K Mixed 37.3

134% 48 MB/s

DQ Read 256

DQ Write 332

DQ Mixed 204

179% 264 MB/s

IRL-User, 3 hrs ago.

578GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFKK1B3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 426 432 442 443 443 MB/s

95.1% Outstanding

Write 290

Mixed 371

SusWrite 432

84% 372 MB/s

4K Read 28.8

4K Write 74

4K Mixed 36.1

129% 46.3 MB/s

DQ Read 253

DQ Write 336

DQ Mixed 202

178% 264 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 hrs ago.

667GB free

Firmware: SBFK61F1

SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 437 456 141 455 463 MB/s

92.7% Outstanding

Write 107

Mixed 348

SusWrite 398

60% 264 MB/s

4K Read 36.8

4K Write 76.8

4K Mixed 40.2

148% 51.3 MB/s

DQ Read 315

DQ Write 349

DQ Mixed 226

199% 297 MB/s

KWT-User, 2 hrs ago.

819GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFKK1B3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 383 381 404 408 408 MB/s

85.4% Excellent

Write 318

Mixed 332

SusWrite 393

80% 356 MB/s

4K Read 25.9

4K Write 59.3

4K Mixed 29.6

108% 38.3 MB/s

DQ Read 252

DQ Write 323

DQ Mixed 196

174% 257 MB/s

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 92%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $175Bench 84%, 451,203 samples	10,753x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 82%, 353,840 samples	6,885x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $284Bench 87%, 292,545 samples	5,394x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $505Bench 113%, 284,999 samples	3,986x
RX 5700-XTAMD $399Bench 106%, 222,053 samples	3,493x
RTX 2060Nvidia $314Bench 85%, 245,102 samples	3,088x

SSD
SA400S37960G 960GBKingstonBench 83%, 12,108 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $86Bench 85%, 138,097 samples	3,502x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $69Bench 86%, 300,565 samples	3,397x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 83%, 371,676 samples	2,726x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $896

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $195	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $44
Intel Core i5-9400F $140	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $290	Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super) $505	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $42

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $65	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $30
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $28

Kingston

SA400S37960G 960GB

Average Bench: 82.7% (406^th of 1037)

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

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Average Bench: 82.7% (406th of 1037)

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Average Bench: 82.7% (406^th of 1037)