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Kingston A400 960 GB (SM2259XT2 + BiCS5 QLC)

960 GB
Capacity
SM2259XT2
Controller
QLC
Flash
SATA 6 Gbps
Interface
2.5"
Form Factor

Multiple hardware versions found.

Performance could vary due to unannounced flash/controller changes.

SSD Controller
Controller
The Kingston A400 is a solid-state drive in the 2.5" form factor, launched on January 11th, 2018. It is only available in the 960 GB capacity listed on this page. With the rest of the system, the Kingston A400 interfaces using a SATA 6 Gbps connection. The SSD controller is the SM2259XT2 from Silicon Motion, a DRAM cache is not available. Kingston has installed 112-layer QLC NAND flash on the A400, the flash chips are made by Toshiba. Please note that this SSD is sold in multiple variants with different NAND flash or controller, which could affect performance, the "Notes" section at the end of this page has more info. To improve write speeds, a pseudo-SLC cache is used, so bursts of incoming writes are absorbed more quickly. The A400 is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 500 MB/s and 450 MB/s write; random IO reaches 90K IOPS for read and 50K for writes.
The SSD's price at launch is unknown. The warranty length is set to three years, which is above average, but shorter than the five years offered by many other vendors. Kingston guarantees an endurance rating of 300 TBW, a relatively low value compared to other SSDs.

Solid-State-Drive

Capacity: 960 GB
Hardware Versions:
Overprovisioning: 129.9 GB / 14.5 %
Production: Active
Released: Jan 11th, 2018
Part Number: SA400S37/960G
Market: Consumer

Physical

Form Factor: 2.5"
Interface: SATA 6 Gbps
Protocol: AHCI
Power Draw: Unknown

Controller

Manufacturer: Silicon Motion
Name: SM2259XT2
Architecture: ARC 32-bit
Core Count: Single-Core
Frequency: 550 MHz
Foundry: TSMC
Process: 28 nm
Flash Channels: 2 @ 800 MT/s
Chip Enables: 8

NAND Flash

Manufacturer: Toshiba
Name: BiCS5
Type: QLC
Technology: 112-layer
Speed: 1066 MT/s
Capacity: Unknown
Toggle: 4.0
Topology: Charge Trap
Planes per Die: 2
Word Lines: 128 per NAND String
87.5% Vertical Efficiency
Page Size: 16 KB

DRAM Cache

Type: None

Performance

Sequential Read: 500 MB/s
Sequential Write: 450 MB/s
Random Read: 90,000 IOPS
Random Write: 50,000 IOPS
Endurance: 300 TBW
Warranty: 3 Years
MTBF: 1.0 Million Hours
Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD): 0.3
SLC Write Cache: Yes

Features

TRIM: Yes
SMART: Yes
Power Loss Protection: No
Encryption:
  • No
RGB Lighting: No
PS5 Compatible: No

Notes

Controller:

Depending on each SSD the controller clock can vary, i've seen it running from 425 MHz up to 550 MHz.

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