Amd-raid

KINGSTON SA400S3 960GB

KINGSTON SA400S3 960GB
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Effective Speed -61%Effective Speed -61%Average Score -69%Read -41%, Write -65%, 4K Read -92%, 4K Write -107%, Mixed -51%, 4K Mixed -138%, SusWrite 9%Peak Score -46%Read -5%, Write -13%, 4K Read -91%, 4K Write -80%, Mixed -13%, 4K Mixed -131%, SusWrite 12%Value & Sentiment -14%User Rating -14%Nice To Haves -157%DQ Read -285%, DQ Write -0%, DQ Mixed -191%, ADQ Read -450%, ADQ Write -43%, ADQ Mixed -260%, Age 47%, AS-SSD Total -71%

Average Bench: 61.1% (793^rd of 1072)

Based on 31 user benchmarks. Model: AMD-RAID KINGSTON SA400S3

Poor: 48%Average: 61.1% Great: 73%

Above average average bench

The Amd-raid KINGSTON SA400S3 960GB averaged 38.9% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 72.2MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 202MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid KINGSTON SA400S3 960GB is 24.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Amd-raid KINGSTON SA400S3 960GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 59.3MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 238MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 31 samples)

Rank 79361.1%

Min	Avg	Max
98.9	Read 324	484
31	Write 246	430
62.5	Mixed 238	374
75.1	SusWrite 324	432
63.6% 283 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.5	4K Read 17.9	22.5
18.4	4K Write 42.3	68
9.3	4K Mixed 18.9	25.2
73.8% 26.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.2	DQ Read 59.3	95.4
16.1	DQ Write 202	358
11.9	DQ Mixed 72.2	114
72.2% 111 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

ROU-User, 2 years ago.

315GB free

Firmware: S340

SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 152 405 440 441 441 MB/s

76.7% Very good

Write 422

Mixed 374

SusWrite 368

93% 412 MB/s

4K Read 19

4K Write 68

4K Mixed 18.1

88% 35 MB/s

DQ Read 54.7

DQ Write 334

DQ Mixed 61.7

87% 150 MB/s

USA-User, 2 years ago.

203GB free

Firmware: SBFK

SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 439 438 438 439 435 MB/s

70.9% Very good

Write 369

Mixed 287

SusWrite 436

75% 331 MB/s

4K Read 20.2

4K Write 43.5

4K Mixed 22.2

82% 28.6 MB/s

DQ Read 80.4

DQ Write 357

DQ Mixed 103

113% 180 MB/s

ROU-User, 2 years ago.

203GB free

Firmware: S340

SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 367 303 338 301 371 MB/s

67.4% Good

Write 430

Mixed 324

SusWrite 338

78% 346 MB/s

4K Read 18.9

4K Write 65.6

4K Mixed 19.1

88% 34.5 MB/s

DQ Read 54.6

DQ Write 344

DQ Mixed 64.7

90% 155 MB/s

ROU-User, 15 months ago.

177GB free

Firmware: S340

SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 292 406 405 313 35 MB/s

56.9% Above average

Write 402

Mixed 307

SusWrite 297

74% 326 MB/s

4K Read 14.9

4K Write 44.9

4K Mixed 14.8

65% 24.9 MB/s

DQ Read 49.3

DQ Write 277

DQ Mixed 53.1

73% 126 MB/s

NLD-User, 9 months ago.

37GB free

Firmware: SBFK

SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 324 317 317 301 224 MB/s

51.4% Above average

Write 359

Mixed 231

SusWrite 298

60% 266 MB/s

4K Read 15.6

4K Write 31.8

4K Mixed 16.1

61% 21.2 MB/s

DQ Read 80.8

DQ Write 258

DQ Mixed 103

98% 147 MB/s

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Average Bench: 61.1% (793^rd of 1072)

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