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SA400M8 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 58.9% (814th of 1072)

Based on 58 user benchmarks.  Model: KINGSTON SA400M8
Poor: 27%Average: 58.9% Great: 84%

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Average average bench

The Kingston SA400M8 240GB averaged 41.1% 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 92.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 25.8MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SA400M8 240GB is 56.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SA400M8 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 119MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 129MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 58 samples)
Rank 81458.9%
Min Avg Max
96.3 Read 387 475
90.9 Write 260 405
33.4 Mixed 246 344
55.6 SusWrite 119 215
56.3% 253 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 21.6 38
17.9 4K Write 55.9 86.5
1.07 4K Mixed 25.8 40
95.4% 34.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.8 DQ Read 129 266
23.2 DQ Write 180 298
14.1 DQ Mixed 92.8 200
87.4% 134 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 18 136 35 23 20 MB/s
74.7% Very good
Read 413
Write 127
Mixed 314
SusWrite 44.6
50% 225 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 83.4
4K Mixed 38.7
148% 52.6 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 13.5
70% 158 MB/s
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK
SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 59 148 20 37 38 MB/s
73.6% Very good
Read 474
Write 279
Mixed 349
SusWrite 52
64% 289 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 72.8
4K Mixed 36.4
138% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 268
DQ Write 144
DQ Mixed 10.8
60% 141 MB/s
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 217 50 102 16 116 MB/s
54.5% Above average
Read 373
Write 122
Mixed 296
SusWrite 116
50% 227 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 78.8
4K Mixed 10.4
107% 41.2 MB/s
DQ Read 90.7
DQ Write 13.7
DQ Mixed 22.2
24% 42.2 MB/s
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 66.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 140 82 83 83 83 MB/s
38.4% Below average
Read 404
Write 258
Mixed 70.5
SusWrite 139
48% 218 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 22.7
4K Mixed 14.5
31% 12.6 MB/s
DQ Read 46.4
DQ Write 93.4
DQ Mixed 159
96% 99.7 MB/s
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 77 94 18 29 66 MB/s
29% Poor
Read 468
Write 268
Mixed 318
SusWrite 73.5
62% 282 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 18.7
4K Mixed 1.7
13% 6.97 MB/s
DQ Read 71.5
DQ Write 23.6
DQ Mixed 32.1
28% 42.4 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,813,700 SSDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 38%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
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Workstation
Workstation 32%
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Motherboard: Asus Q87M-E

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples230x
Core i7-4770Intel  $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples186x
Core i5-4570Intel  $99Bench 62%, 129,272 samples110x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples136x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples104x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples82x
SSD
SA400M8 240GBKingstonBench 59%, 58 samples1x
RAM
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples49x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples14x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples11x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $335

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