Kingston

SA400S37/480G 480GB

SA400S37/480G 480GB
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Effective Speed -44%Effective Speed -44%Average Score -46%Read -6%, Write -14%, 4K Read -39%, 4K Write -31%, Mixed -15%, 4K Mixed -210%, SusWrite -8%Peak Score -19%Read -1%, Write -9%, 4K Read -18%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -99%, SusWrite 10%Value & Sentiment -851%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,689%Nice To Haves -233%DQ Read -81%, DQ Write -7%, DQ Mixed -599%, ADQ Read -138%, ADQ Write -18%, ADQ Mixed -1,036%, Age 44%, AS-SSD Total -32%

Average Bench: 68.5% (694^th of 1072)

Based on 269 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SA400S37/480G

Poor: 32%Average: 68.5% Great: 93%

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Above average average bench

The Kingston SA400S37/480G 480GB averaged 31.4% 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 24.7MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 245MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SA400S37/480G 480GB is 61.1%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kingston SA400S37/480G 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 22.9MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 137MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 269 samples)

Rank 69468.5%

Min	Avg	Max
299	Read 430	502
182	Write 356	443
14.4	Mixed 311	398
49.2	SusWrite 274	426
76.9% 343 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.2	4K Read 24.7	36.4
8.15	4K Write 66.7	115
0.3	4K Mixed 14.5	29.3
91.3% 35.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
30.9	DQ Read 137	203
47.1	DQ Write 245	334
0.4	DQ Mixed 22.9	47.4
64.9% 135 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

MYS-User, 21 days ago.

98GB free

Firmware: U1125A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 442 445 450 251 54 MB/s

92.5% Outstanding

Write 443

Mixed 428

SusWrite 348

97% 433 MB/s

4K Read 32.2

4K Write 83.8

4K Mixed 28.5

130% 48.2 MB/s

DQ Read 192

DQ Write 344

DQ Mixed 35.8

93% 191 MB/s

SAU-User, 17 days ago.

445GB free

Firmware: HPS2704A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 411 422 410 411 407 MB/s

85.7% Excellent

Write 442

Mixed 389

SusWrite 412

97% 431 MB/s

4K Read 28.3

4K Write 101

4K Mixed 13.6

114% 47.6 MB/s

DQ Read 147

DQ Write 252

DQ Mixed 15.4

64% 138 MB/s

BRA-User, 20 days ago.

439GB free

Firmware: W0529A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 400 396 400 402 401 MB/s

83.1% Excellent

Write 404

Mixed 381

SusWrite 402

94% 418 MB/s

4K Read 26.3

4K Write 60.2

4K Mixed 20.2

98% 35.6 MB/s

DQ Read 151

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 39

83% 164 MB/s

CHL-User, 20 days ago.

99GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS2227I

SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 428 429 339 317 97 MB/s

79.8% Very good

Write 434

Mixed 360

SusWrite 332

90% 403 MB/s

4K Read 29.5

4K Write 91

4K Mixed 13

110% 44.5 MB/s

DQ Read 154

DQ Write 252

DQ Mixed 16.6

65% 141 MB/s

COL-User, 1 month ago.

328GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HP3105A3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 338 82 17 30 219 MB/s

62% Good

Write 393

Mixed 345

SusWrite 174

75% 336 MB/s

4K Read 31.5

4K Write 53

4K Mixed 9.2

88% 31.2 MB/s

DQ Read 156

DQ Write 274

DQ Mixed 14.6

68% 148 MB/s

COL-User, 23 days ago.

364GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HP3105A3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 278 12 17 137 200 MB/s

59.5% Above average

Write 414

Mixed 348

SusWrite 171

78% 347 MB/s

4K Read 27.4

4K Write 40.3

4K Mixed 9.2

75% 25.6 MB/s

DQ Read 152

DQ Write 282

DQ Mixed 14.2

68% 150 MB/s

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Gaming 86%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390M-PLUS

CPU
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	356x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	355x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	183x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	100x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	92x
RTX 2060S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 100%, 319,148 samples	78x

SSD
SA400S37/480G 480GBKingstonBench 69%, 269 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	48x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	46x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	36x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $524

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Kingston

SA400S37/480G 480GB

Average Bench: 68.5% (694^th of 1072)

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Poor consistency

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Average Bench

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390M-PLUS

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SA400S37/480G 480GB

Average Bench: 68.5% (694th of 1072)

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Poor consistency

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390M-PLUS

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Average Bench: 68.5% (694^th of 1072)