Kingston

SA400S37/480GB 480GB

SA400S37/480GB 480GB
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Effective Speed -53%Effective Speed -53%Average Score -61%Read -6%, Write -16%, 4K Read -45%, 4K Write -45%, Mixed -29%, 4K Mixed -275%, SusWrite -15%Peak Score -21%Read -2%, Write -8%, 4K Read -22%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -7%, 4K Mixed -107%, SusWrite 4%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -176%DQ Read -94%, DQ Write -11%, DQ Mixed -186%, ADQ Read -142%, ADQ Write -30%, ADQ Mixed -975%, Age 68%, AS-SSD Total -36%

Average Bench: 64.2% (750^th of 1072)

Based on 55 user benchmarks. Model: KINGSTON SA400S37/480GB

Poor: 36%Average: 64.2% Great: 88%

Popular builds with this SSD

Above average average bench

The Kingston SA400S37/480GB 480GB averaged 35.8% 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 Random Read Speed 23.7MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 223MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Kingston SA400S37/480GB 480GB is 52.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Kingston SA400S37/480GB 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 24.2MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 12MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 55 samples)

Rank 75064.2%

Min	Avg	Max
318	Read 433	498
202	Write 350	449
9.44	Mixed 279	395
77.8	SusWrite 257	401
73.8% 330 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
12.2	4K Read 23.7	35.2
5.3	4K Write 60.5	117
0.3	4K Mixed 12	28.2
83.4% 32.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
66.2	DQ Read 135	189
12.8	DQ Write 223	324
0.3	DQ Mixed 24.2	116
61.9% 127 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

RUS-User, 3 months ago.

84GB free

Firmware: VE0R631D

SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 424 426 430 429 430 MB/s

97.8% Outstanding

Write 414

Mixed 375

SusWrite 427

96% 427 MB/s

4K Read 27

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 35.6

140% 54.8 MB/s

DQ Read 137

DQ Write 277

DQ Mixed 198

153% 204 MB/s

COL-User, 1 month ago.

172GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS2818D

SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 409 423 433 304 266 MB/s

87.9% Excellent

Write 435

Mixed 324

SusWrite 376

90% 402 MB/s

4K Read 33.7

4K Write 117

4K Mixed 12.1

129% 54.3 MB/s

DQ Read 148

DQ Write 297

DQ Mixed 14.4

70% 153 MB/s

BRA-User, 4 months ago.

38GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS2227P

SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 425 430 412 255 196 MB/s

86% Excellent

Write 456

Mixed 374

SusWrite 348

94% 418 MB/s

4K Read 34.8

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 13.4

126% 51.4 MB/s

DQ Read 152

DQ Write 269

DQ Mixed 16.4

67% 146 MB/s

BRA-User, 2 months ago.

379GB free

Firmware: VE0R631D

SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 405 413 397 405 411 MB/s

85.6% Excellent

Write 394

Mixed 370

SusWrite 406

92% 411 MB/s

4K Read 24

4K Write 54.6

4K Mixed 30.6

104% 36.4 MB/s

DQ Read 141

DQ Write 276

DQ Mixed 190

150% 202 MB/s

COL-User, 2 days ago.

301GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS2818D

SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 283 310 344 431 57 MB/s

83.7% Excellent

Write 449

Mixed 388

SusWrite 268

90% 400 MB/s

4K Read 35.2

4K Write 118

4K Mixed 13.7

133% 55.6 MB/s

DQ Read 155

DQ Write 288

DQ Mixed 15.8

70% 153 MB/s

IDN-User, 2 months ago.

180GB free

Firmware: S1128B0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 18 136 18 26 18 MB/s

70.4% Very good

Write 398

Mixed 360

SusWrite 98.7

75% 336 MB/s

4K Read 26.5

4K Write 91.7

4K Mixed 23.6

119% 47.3 MB/s

DQ Read 112

DQ Write 318

DQ Mixed 40.7

81% 157 MB/s

BRA-User, 3 months ago.

294GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS2818D

SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 360 346 389 275 125 MB/s

68.3% Good

Write 385

Mixed 354

SusWrite 294

81% 362 MB/s

4K Read 23.9

4K Write 79.9

4K Mixed 10.4

92% 38.1 MB/s

DQ Read 140

DQ Write 208

DQ Mixed 15.1

56% 121 MB/s

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 53%

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Workstation 8%

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System: Lenovo 81DE

CPU
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	1,560x
Core i3-8130UIntelBench 48%, 25,471 samples	582x
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	448x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	2,248x
MX150-0NvidiaBench 14%, 29,453 samples	313x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	284x

SSD
SA400S37/480GB 480GBKingstonBench 64%, 55 samples	1x

RAM
M471A5244CB0-CRC 2x4GBSamsungBench 57%, 36,396 samples	578x
M471A5244CB0-CRC 1x4GBSamsungBench 32%, 40,829 samples	337x
M471A5244CB0-CRC Ramaxel RMSA3270ME86H9F-2666 8GBSamsungBench 57%, 1,596 samples	255x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 480GB

Average Bench: 64.2% (750^th of 1072)

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SA400S37/480GB 480GB

Average Bench: 64.2% (750th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 64.2% (750^th of 1072)