Kingston

SA400S37 480GB

SA400S37 480GB
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Effective Speed -70%Effective Speed -70%Average Score -77%Read -1%, Write -15%, 4K Read -38%, 4K Write -87%, Mixed -62%, 4K Mixed -263%, SusWrite -71%Peak Score -21%Read 1%, Write -8%, 4K Read -18%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed -7%, 4K Mixed -105%, SusWrite 2%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -247%DQ Read -51%, DQ Write -7%, DQ Mixed -557%, ADQ Read -105%, ADQ Write -46%, ADQ Mixed -1,234%, Age 51%, AS-SSD Total -24%

Average Bench: 57.8% (825^th of 1072)

Based on 155 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SA400S37 480GB

Poor: 30%Average: 57.8% Great: 90%

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Average average bench

The Kingston SA400S37 480GB averaged 42.2% 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 24.8MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 453MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SA400S37 480GB is 60.6%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Kingston SA400S37 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 19.5MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 173MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 155 samples)

Rank 82557.8%

Min	Avg	Max
313	Read 453	511
43.2	Write 352	449
10	Mixed 222	395
28.6	SusWrite 173	395
66.8% 300 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.8	4K Read 24.8	36.5
4.3	4K Write 46.9	112
0.3	4K Mixed 12.4	28.4
78.2% 28 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
41.4	DQ Read 159	243
6.64	DQ Write 198	335
0.3	DQ Mixed 19.5	50.4
59% 126 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

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Deep queue 4k

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

PHL-User, 2 month ago.

192GB free (System drive)

Firmware: BODA

SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 401 118 99 93 138 MB/s

85.9% Excellent

Write 397

Mixed 407

SusWrite 209

85% 379 MB/s

4K Read 32.3

4K Write 99.3

4K Mixed 31.6

142% 54.4 MB/s

DQ Read 176

DQ Write 290

DQ Mixed 49.8

89% 172 MB/s

PAK-User, 19 days ago.

357GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS2227I

SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 367 397 406 418 124 MB/s

84.3% Excellent

Write 425

Mixed 367

SusWrite 351

91% 406 MB/s

4K Read 37.6

4K Write 92.6

4K Mixed 13.6

123% 47.9 MB/s

DQ Read 214

DQ Write 174

DQ Mixed 16.1

61% 135 MB/s

THA-User, 4 days ago.

210GB free

Firmware: HP3130A2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 410 415 263 128 41 MB/s

74.3% Very good

Write 447

Mixed 354

SusWrite 280

86% 382 MB/s

4K Read 31.1

4K Write 80.2

4K Mixed 11.5

104% 40.9 MB/s

DQ Read 148

DQ Write 293

DQ Mixed 13.8

69% 152 MB/s

THA-User, 3 months ago.

87GB free

Firmware: HPS2227I

SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 327 283 261 286 239 MB/s

71.8% Very good

Write 390

Mixed 297

SusWrite 268

74% 330 MB/s

4K Read 36.3

4K Write 77.7

4K Mixed 13.3

113% 42.4 MB/s

DQ Read 150

DQ Write 246

DQ Mixed 15.8

63% 137 MB/s

THA-User, 3 months ago.

283GB free

Firmware: HPS2227I

SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 281 255 349 366 381 MB/s

66.3% Good

Write 384

Mixed 372

SusWrite 319

87% 386 MB/s

4K Read 30.3

4K Write 37.1

4K Mixed 10.9

80% 26.1 MB/s

DQ Read 147

DQ Write 94.7

DQ Mixed 16.6

40% 86 MB/s

IDN-User, 3 months ago.

205GB free

Firmware: HCS1A25E

SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 340 243 162 319 57 MB/s

65.7% Good

Write 337

Mixed 317

SusWrite 242

74% 330 MB/s

4K Read 31.4

4K Write 62.3

4K Mixed 8.6

92% 34.1 MB/s

DQ Read 175

DQ Write 202

DQ Mixed 14.5

59% 130 MB/s

MYS-User, 3 months ago.

335GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HP3130A2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 304 284 314 163 50 MB/s

52.1% Above average

Write 416

Mixed 324

SusWrite 241

78% 349 MB/s

4K Read 18.7

4K Write 31.8

4K Mixed 10.2

58% 20.2 MB/s

DQ Read 84.8

DQ Write 80.3

DQ Mixed 13.7

29% 59.6 MB/s

PHL-User, 15 days ago.

165GB free (System drive)

Firmware: S0212B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 380 86 29 58 57 MB/s

37.1% Below average

Write 286

Mixed 7

SusWrite 143

46% 207 MB/s

4K Read 14.6

4K Write 3.3

4K Mixed 13

40% 10.3 MB/s

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Desktop 40%

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Workstation 2%

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System: Sony VPCEA45FG

CPU
Core i3 M 380Intel $130Bench 40%, 21,755 samples	8x

GPU
Mobility Radeon HD 5470ATIBench 1%, 14,621 samples	8x

SSD
SA400S37 480GBKingstonBench 58%, 155 samples	4x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	7x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	1x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $130

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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 480GB

Average Bench: 57.8% (825^th of 1072)

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SA400S37 480GB

Average Bench: 57.8% (825th of 1072)

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Poor consistency

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Average Bench: 57.8% (825^th of 1072)