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KINGSTON (ExtHD)

SA400S37120G 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 87.1% (5th of 639)

Based on 16 user benchmarks.  Device: VID 174c PID 55aa Model: KINGSTON SA400S37120G
Poor: 29%Average: 87.1% Great: 159%

Very good average bench

The KINGSTON SA400S37120G 120GB averaged just 12.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the KINGSTON SA400S37120G 120GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 27.5MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 16MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the KINGSTON SA400S37120G 120GB is 130%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the KINGSTON SA400S37120G 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 133MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 11.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 16 samples)
Rank 587.1%
Min Avg Max
29 Read 133 255
25.8 Write 94.8 204
23.4 Mixed 88.9 200
25.7 SusWrite 85.7 208
130% 101 MB/s
Min Avg Max
2.6 4K Read 11.2 21.8
3.8 4K Write 15.1 35
2.8 4K Mixed 10.1 22
897% 12.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.9 DQ Read 15.8 26.4
13.4 DQ Write 27.5 45.9
10.3 DQ Mixed 16 25.3
1,538% 19.8 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest USB (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
86GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 129 132 133 133 130 MB/s
181% Outstanding
Read 255
Write 156
Mixed 165
SusWrite 144
229% 180 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 35
4K Mixed 21.3
1,996% 26 MB/s
DQ Read 20.6
DQ Write 45.9
DQ Mixed 22.2
2,393% 29.6 MB/s
56GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 117 43 54 35 24 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 127
Write 114
Mixed 118
SusWrite 65.8
141% 106 MB/s
4K Read 16.8
4K Write 25.1
4K Mixed 14.8
1,419% 18.9 MB/s
DQ Read 18.8
DQ Write 34.7
DQ Mixed 17.9
1,859% 23.8 MB/s
6GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 137 138 141 145 144 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 87.8
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 153
162% 128 MB/s
4K Read 12.7
4K Write 16.1
4K Mixed 10.4
948% 13.1 MB/s
DQ Read 9.5
DQ Write 13.4
DQ Mixed 11.3
875% 11.4 MB/s
33GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 82 75 119 77 43 MB/s
58.8% Above average
Read 134
Write 42.3
Mixed 41.4
SusWrite 83.5
89% 75.3 MB/s
4K Read 10.2
4K Write 6.1
4K Mixed 7.2
490% 7.83 MB/s
52GB free (System drive), PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 83 80 34 34 30 MB/s
42.3% Average
Read 124
Write 81.9
Mixed 80.1
SusWrite 54.9
108% 85.3 MB/s
4K Read 2.6
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 2.8
234% 3.07 MB/s
35GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 28 28 29 29 MB/s
34.6% Below average
Read 33
Write 25.8
Mixed 28.8
SusWrite 28.2
39% 29 MB/s
4K Read 6.4
4K Write 7.2
4K Mixed 6.4
486% 6.67 MB/s
33GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 29 28 29 29 29 MB/s
34.5% Below average
Read 34.2
Write 28
Mixed 27.3
SusWrite 28.6
39% 29.5 MB/s
4K Read 6.3
4K Write 7.1
4K Mixed 6
469% 6.47 MB/s
38GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 28 29 29 28 MB/s
27.8% Poor
Read 29
Write 29.2
Mixed 23.4
SusWrite 28.2
37% 27.5 MB/s
4K Read 6.2
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 4.9
366% 5.43 MB/s
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