Kingston

SA400M8240G 240GB

SA400M8240G 240GB
BENCHMARKS (950)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed -45%Effective Speed -45%Average Score -49%Read -10%, Write -59%, 4K Read -13%, 4K Write -39%, Mixed -26%, 4K Mixed -46%, SusWrite -149%Peak Score -29%Read -5%, Write -18%, 4K Read -8%, 4K Write -37%, Mixed -18%, 4K Mixed -36%, SusWrite -80%Value & Sentiment -421%User Rating -14%, Market Share -828%Nice To Haves -47%DQ Read -50%, DQ Write -26%, DQ Mixed -67%, ADQ Read -78%, ADQ Write -65%, ADQ Mixed -113%, Age 56%, AS-SSD Total -33%

Average Bench: 68.1% (696^th of 1072)

Based on 950 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SA400M8240G

Poor: 34%Average: 68.1% Great: 89%

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Above average average bench

The Kingston SA400M8240G 240GB averaged 31.8% 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 122MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 30.4MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SA400M8240G 240GB is 54.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SA400M8240G 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 119MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 255MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 950 samples)

Rank 69668.1%

Min	Avg	Max
292	Read 416	484
93.3	Write 255	411
99.6	Mixed 286	358
54.2	SusWrite 119	215
59.8% 269 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.8	4K Read 30.4	39.7
17.9	4K Write 62.9	89
1.58	4K Mixed 30.9	42.7
119% 41.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
39.5	DQ Read 183	245
19	DQ Write 175	285
11.6	DQ Mixed 122	198
107% 160 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

IND-User, 10 days ago.

110GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFK

SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 181 97 107 129 230 MB/s

85% Excellent

Write 118

Mixed 298

SusWrite 177

54% 242 MB/s

4K Read 40

4K Write 81.4

4K Mixed 41.4

157% 54.3 MB/s

DQ Read 229

DQ Write 276

DQ Mixed 193

162% 233 MB/s

ARG-User, 1 month ago.

40GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 0309

SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 71 40 22 75 72 MB/s

74.6% Very good

Write 274

Mixed 320

SusWrite 62.4

63% 285 MB/s

4K Read 35.3

4K Write 70.6

4K Mixed 42.4

145% 49.4 MB/s

DQ Read 146

DQ Write 133

DQ Mixed 117

94% 132 MB/s

TUR-User, 9 days ago.

109GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFK

SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 124 45 72 76 48 MB/s

72.6% Very good

Write 271

Mixed 332

SusWrite 125

64% 286 MB/s

4K Read 31.1

4K Write 67.1

4K Mixed 32.4

124% 43.5 MB/s

DQ Read 221

DQ Write 242

DQ Mixed 176

148% 213 MB/s

DEU-User, 1 day ago.

14GB free (System drive)

Firmware: SBFK

SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.3 58 101 31 55 60 MB/s

59.6% Above average

Write 206

Mixed 315

SusWrite 52.5

56% 252 MB/s

4K Read 26.3

4K Write 57.6

4K Mixed 28.1

106% 37.3 MB/s

DQ Read 251

DQ Write 34.9

DQ Mixed 14.8

44% 100 MB/s

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 102%

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System: Csl-computer A0000001

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	237x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	159x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	153x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	373x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	96x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	76x

SSD
SA400M8240G 240GBKingstonBench 68%, 950 samples	1x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	111x
HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 51,435 samples	97x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	87x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $650

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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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) $30	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

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SA400M8240G 240GB

Average Bench: 68.1% (696^th of 1072)

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