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SA400S37 240G 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2018.

Average Bench: 58.2% (822nd of 1072)

Based on 98 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SA400S37 240G
Poor: 26%Average: 58.2% Great: 91%

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Average average bench

The Kingston SA400S37 240G 240GB averaged 41.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 22.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 59.5MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SA400S37 240G 240GB is 64.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kingston SA400S37 240G 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 170MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 29.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 98 samples)
Rank 82258.2%
Min Avg Max
334 Read 444 508
142 Write 333 434
6.66 Mixed 231 389
34.6 SusWrite 170 404
65.5% 294 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.79 4K Read 22.7 31.7
4.39 4K Write 59.5 115
0.3 4K Mixed 13.1 29.4
82.6% 31.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
51.2 DQ Read 128 187
6.96 DQ Write 195 337
0.32 DQ Mixed 29.2 82.8
59.2% 117 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
114GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0707B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 56 67 52 61 62 MB/s
80.8% Excellent
Read 499
Write 417
Mixed 386
SusWrite 75.8
77% 345 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 28.7
156% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 183
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 1.2
65% 154 MB/s
188GB free
Firmware: HPS2704A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 400 409 352 373 315 MB/s
78% Very good
Read 468
Write 422
Mixed 381
SusWrite 376
93% 412 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 59.1
4K Mixed 13
92% 33.8 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 17.5
71% 153 MB/s
223GB free
Firmware: T0707B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 236 63 57 57 58 MB/s
74.8% Very good
Read 466
Write 429
Mixed 383
SusWrite 150
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 76.6
4K Mixed 24.5
116% 43.5 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 40.5
96% 197 MB/s
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2227I
SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 177 200 264 408 409 MB/s
70.9% Very good
Read 412
Write 321
Mixed 301
SusWrite 289
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 62.2
4K Mixed 12.8
94% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 16.6
71% 155 MB/s
169GB free
Firmware: S0330B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 66 54 62 62 43 MB/s
65.8% Good
Read 484
Write 436
Mixed 39.9
SusWrite 113
59% 268 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 40.1
4K Mixed 27.7
95% 31 MB/s
DQ Read 132
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 1.8
66% 152 MB/s
142GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 28 26 24 18 22 MB/s
57.7% Above average
Read 365
Write 288
Mixed 265
SusWrite 43.9
54% 240 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 68
4K Mixed 30.2
110% 40.4 MB/s
DQ Read 64.3
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 92.8
87% 130 MB/s
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Typical SA400S37 240G 240GB Builds (Compare 91 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 49%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16GB

CPU
Core i5-3230MIntel  $100Bench 49%, 61,311 samples27x
Core i7-3630QMIntel  $420Bench 61%, 65,927 samples22x
Core i5-3210MIntel  $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples18x
GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples55x
GeForce GT 640MNvidiaBench 5%, 3,728 samples7x
HD Graphics (G3 Pentium/Celeron 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 28,701 samples6x
SSD
SA400S37 240G 240GBKingstonBench 58%, 98 samples1x
RAM
M2S4G64CB8HG4N-DI 1x4GBNanyaBench 29%, 152 samples7x
M2S4G64CB8HG5N-DI 1x4GBNanyaBench 29%, 137 samples6x
MSI16D3LS1KBG/4G 1x4GBKingstonBench 30%, 133 samples5x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $100

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