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Fanxiang S101 vs Kingston A400
Product A: Fanxiang
20 of 63 known
Product B: Kingston
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Change Kingston A400
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- 8 different values
- 6 known for one only
- 7 the same
- 34 missing for both
Biggest differences
Each bar uses the scale of all 84 SSDs.
- EnduranceA: 1,200TBB: 300TBFanxiang is 4 times higher.
Weight
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All 63 fields
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General
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Series
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Model numbers
SA400S37/240G, SA400S37/480G, SA400S37/960G1Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/sa400_en.pdfRead 15 October 2026Part Numbers table lists SA400S37/240G, SA400S37/480G and SA400S37/960G for the 2.5 inch standalone drive. The 2022 US datasheet also lists SA400S37/120G and the M.2 2280 model SA400M8. The M.2 model is a different form factor and is not stored here. A 1920GB model, SA400S37/1920G, is sold by retailers but is not on this datasheet2Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SA400S37_us.pdfRead 15 October 20262022 US datasheet MKD-393.5US lists SA400S37/120G, /240G, /480G and /960G, and the M.2 parts SA400M8/240G and SA400M8/480G. The 120GB is not on the 2024 datasheet and is not stored
GTIN / EAN
792288883696, 792288883702, 792288883719, 792288883726, 7922888837332Maker product pagefanxiangssd.com/products/internal-solid-state-drive-fanxiang-s101-1tb-ssd.jsonRead 16 October 2026Store product feed barcodes: 792288883696 (256GB), 792288883702 (512GB), 792288883719 (1TB), 792288883726 (2TB), 792288883733 (4TB). All five are valid UPC-A codes. The feed lists store SKUs 1.SA.S1012569, 1.SA.S1015128, 1.SA.110101T7, 1.SA.S10102T7 and 1.SA.S10104T1 in the same order, which are not stored as model numbers
740617261219, 740617263442, 7406172773576Retailer pagescan.co.uk/products/240gb-kingston-a400-ssd-25-sata-iii-6-g-bs-up-to-500mb-s-read-up-to-350mb-s-write-speedRead 15 October 2026GTIN row reads 0740617261219, which is UPC 740617261219, for SA400S37/240G7Retailer pagescan.co.uk/products/480gb-kingston-a400-25-ssd-7mm-sata-iii-6gb-s-3d-nand-tlc-500mb-s-read-450mb-s-write-retailRead 15 October 2026GTIN listed as 740617263442 for SA400S37/480G8Retailer pagescan.co.uk/products/960gb-kingston-a400-25-ssd-sata-iii-6gb-s-2ch-tlc-500mb-s-read-450mb-s-write-retailRead 15 October 2026GTIN row reads 0740617277357, which is UPC 740617277357, for SA400S37/960G. A search result for an eBay Germany listing shows the same EAN
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Status
Available1Maker product pagefanxiangssd.com/products/internal-solid-state-drive-fanxiang-s101-1tb-ssdRead 16 October 2026Fanxiang store page has Add to cart for 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, 2TB and 4TB. It also lists 250GB and 500GB options with no data, which are not stored3Retailer pageamazon.com/dp/B09XDJ673FRead 16 October 2026Amazon US 1TB listing in stock on 2026-10-16, sold by LDCEMS, with about 23,700 ratings
Available1Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/sa400_en.pdfRead 15 October 2026The current Kingston datasheet and product page title cover the drive, and Kingston's May 2026 press release marks 100 million units shipped4Press articlethemachinemaker.com/news/kingston-surpasses-100-million-a400-sata-ssd-shipments-worldwideRead 15 October 2026Trade coverage dated 3 June 2026 of Kingston's press release that more than 100 million A400 SATA SSDs have shipped since the 2017 launch. Kingston's own release is behind a Cloudflare challenge
Predecessor
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Successor
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Launch price (US)
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Colours
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Form factor
Capacity
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB, 4 TB1Maker product pagefanxiangssd.com/products/internal-solid-state-drive-fanxiang-s101-1tb-ssdRead 16 October 2026Capacity selector and the parameter image read 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, 2TB and 4TB
240, 480, 960GB1Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/sa400_en.pdfRead 15 October 2026Capacities row reads 240GB, 480GB, 960GB. Kingston's flash guide footnote says part of the listed capacity is used for formatting. The 2022 US datasheet also lists 120GB2Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SA400S37_us.pdfRead 15 October 2026Lists 120GB, 240GB, 480GB and 960GB. The 120GB model is left out because the 2024 datasheet no longer lists it
Interface
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Interface
PCIe generation
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NVMe version
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Detachable cable
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Hardware
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Controller
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Flash type
TLC5Press articleweekly.ascii.jp/elem/000/001/462/1462208Read 15 October 2026Article describes a 2-channel controller and TLC NAND, and says the controller and NAND used to meet the specs may vary with production date6Retailer pagescan.co.uk/products/240gb-kingston-a400-ssd-25-sata-iii-6-g-bs-up-to-500mb-s-read-up-to-350mb-s-write-speedRead 15 October 2026Flash Memory Type row reads TLC7Retailer pagescan.co.uk/products/480gb-kingston-a400-25-ssd-7mm-sata-iii-6gb-s-3d-nand-tlc-500mb-s-read-450mb-s-write-retailRead 15 October 2026Flash Memory Type row reads TLC, with 3D NAND in the overview8Retailer pagescan.co.uk/products/960gb-kingston-a400-25-ssd-sata-iii-6gb-s-2ch-tlc-500mb-s-read-450mb-s-write-retailRead 15 October 2026Flash Memory Type row reads TLC
Flash memory
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Flash layers
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DRAM cache
None6Retailer pagescan.co.uk/products/240gb-kingston-a400-ssd-25-sata-iii-6-g-bs-up-to-500mb-s-read-up-to-350mb-s-write-speedRead 15 October 2026DRAM Cache Memory row reads N/A. The controller row reads 2Ch. SATA has no host memory buffer, so the value is none7Retailer pagescan.co.uk/products/480gb-kingston-a400-25-ssd-7mm-sata-iii-6gb-s-3d-nand-tlc-500mb-s-read-450mb-s-write-retailRead 15 October 2026DRAM Cache Memory row reads N/A8Retailer pagescan.co.uk/products/960gb-kingston-a400-25-ssd-sata-iii-6gb-s-2ch-tlc-500mb-s-read-450mb-s-write-retailRead 15 October 2026DRAM Cache Memory row reads N/A9Retailer pageinet.se/produkt/4300499/kingston-a400-480gb-2-5Read 15 October 2026A customer Q&A on the 480GB page, written for the 120GB model, says the A400 has no DRAM cache and uses a pseudo-SLC cache for write speed. Memory type row reads TLC
DRAM cache size
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Component sides
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Performance
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Sequential read (claimed)
520MB/s1Maker product pagefanxiangssd.com/products/internal-solid-state-drive-fanxiang-s101-1tb-ssdRead 16 October 2026Gallery parameter table (file 128GB-4TB.jpg), up to values: 128GB 500 MB/s, 256GB 500, 512GB 500, 1TB 520, 2TB 520, 4TB 500. Test host and tool are not stated. The page title says up to 550MB/s and the older Amazon listing said 550 read and 500 write, so the maker's claims differ between pages. The parameter table is used for every capacity3Retailer pageamazon.com/dp/B09XDJ673FRead 16 October 2026A+ Product Parameters table matches the maker's store table for all six capacities
500MB/s1Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/sa400_en.pdfRead 15 October 2026Baseline performance, data transfer (ATTO): up to 500 MB/s read for 240GB, 480GB and 960GB. Footnote 1: out-of-box performance on a SATA Rev. 3.0 motherboard. Host not named2Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SA400S37_us.pdfRead 15 October 2026Same ATTO figures as the 2024 datasheet: up to 500 MB/s read
Sequential write (claimed)
480MB/s1Maker product pagefanxiangssd.com/products/internal-solid-state-drive-fanxiang-s101-1tb-ssdRead 16 October 2026Same table: 128GB 350 MB/s, 256GB 400, 512GB 450, 1TB 480, 2TB 480, 4TB 4703Retailer pageamazon.com/dp/B09XDJ673FRead 16 October 2026Same A+ table
450MB/s1Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/sa400_en.pdfRead 15 October 2026ATTO: 350 MB/s (240GB), 450 MB/s (480GB), 450 MB/s (960GB). Same test conditions as read. Base value is the 960GB model, the largest capacity on the datasheet2Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SA400S37_us.pdfRead 15 October 2026Same ATTO figures: 350 MB/s (240GB) and 450 MB/s (480GB and 960GB). 120GB is 320 MB/s
Random 4K read (claimed)
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Endurance and reliability
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Endurance (TBW)
1,200TB1Maker product pagefanxiangssd.com/products/internal-solid-state-drive-fanxiang-s101-1tb-ssdRead 16 October 2026Same table: 128GB 80 TBW, 256GB 150, 512GB 300, 1TB 600, 2TB 1200, 4TB 12003Retailer pageamazon.com/dp/B09XDJ673FRead 16 October 2026Same A+ table
300TB1Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/sa400_en.pdfRead 15 October 2026TBW row: 240GB 80 TB, 480GB 160 TB, 960GB 300 TB. Footnote 4: derived from the JEDEC workload JESD219A. Base value is the 960GB model2Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SA400S37_us.pdfRead 15 October 2026Same TBW: 80 TB, 160 TB and 300 TB. 120GB is 40 TB
MTBF or MTTF (claimed)
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2,000,000h1Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/sa400_en.pdfRead 15 October 2026Life expectancy row reads 2 million hours MTBF. The 2022 US and Latin America datasheets (MKD-393.5US) read 1 million hours MTBF, and retailer copies also say 1,000,000. The newest datasheet is stored2Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SA400S37_us.pdfRead 15 October 2026Life expectancy 1 million hours MTBF. This disagrees with the 2024 datasheet, which reads 2 million hours. The 2024 value is stored
Operating temperature
Power
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Power while reading (claimed)
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Power while writing (claimed)
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Max power consumption (claimed)
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1.535W1Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/sa400_en.pdfRead 15 October 2026Power consumption row reads 0.195W idle / 0.279W avg / 0.642W (MAX) read / 1.535W (MAX) write. The higher max figure is stored, 1.535 W for write. The max read figure is 0.642 W. The datasheet gives no test tool, so the figures are as published2Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SA400S37_us.pdfRead 15 October 2026Same power row: 0.642 W max read and 1.535 W max write
Average power in light use (claimed)
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279mW1Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/sa400_en.pdfRead 15 October 20260.279W Avg is stored as 279 mW. The A400 datasheet does not name the workload behind the average. The 0.195 W idle figure is not stored, since the datasheet names no low-power state2Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SA400S37_us.pdfRead 15 October 2026Same 0.279 W avg figure
Idle power (claimed)
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Sleep power (claimed)
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Measured
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Sequential read (measured)
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Sequential write (measured)
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Write cache size (measured)
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Write speed after the cache (measured)
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3DMark Storage Benchmark
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Highest temperature under load (measured)
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Idle power (measured)
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Cooling and build
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Heatsink
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RGB lighting
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Dust and water rating
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Drop test height
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Security and software
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Compatibility
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Platforms
Dimensions and weight
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Dimensions
Length100Width69.8Height7mm(3.9 × 2.7 × 0.3 in)3Retailer pageamazon.com/dp/B09XDJ673FRead 16 October 2026Same A+ image: Dimensions 100(L) x 69.8(W) x 7.0(H) mm
Length100Width69.9Height7mm(3.9 × 2.8 × 0.3 in)1Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/sa400_en.pdfRead 15 October 2026Dimensions row reads 100.0mm x 69.9mm x 7.0mm (2.5 inch)2Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SA400S37_us.pdfRead 15 October 2026100.0mm x 69.9mm x 7.0mm for the 2.5 inch drive
Weight
41.9g(1.5 oz)1Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/sa400_en.pdfRead 15 October 2026Weight row: 41 g (240-480GB), 41.9 g (960GB). Base value is the 960GB model2Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SA400S37_us.pdfRead 15 October 202641g (240-480GB) and 41.9g (960GB). 39 g for the 120GB 2.5 inch
In the box
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In the box
2.5-inch SATA SSD, Product box3Retailer pageamazon.com/dp/B09XDJ673FRead 16 October 2026Product description FAQ: after purchase you receive 1 x 2.5-inch SATA SSD and 1 x product box. The product does not include a SATA cable
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Links
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Product page
www.fanxiangssd.com/products/internal-solid-state-drive-fanxiang-s101-1tb-ssd1Maker product pagefanxiangssd.com/products/internal-solid-state-drive-fanxiang-s101-1tb-ssdRead 16 October 2026
www.kingston.com/en/ssd/a400-solid-state-drive3Maker product pagekingston.com/en/ssd/a400-solid-state-driveRead 15 October 2026The page returned a Cloudflare challenge on 2026-10-15, so it was not read. The URL is the maker's product page for the A400, as shown in search results with the title A400 Solid State Drive - 240GB-960GB, which matches the 2024 datasheet title
Spec sheet
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Manual
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EPREL registration number
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Warranty
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Manufacturer warranty (source market)
3years1Maker product pagefanxiangssd.com/products/internal-solid-state-drive-fanxiang-s101-1tb-ssdRead 16 October 2026Gallery image shows a 3 years warranty badge and the description says a 3-year warranty period3Retailer pageamazon.com/dp/B09XDJ673FRead 16 October 2026Item details read Warranty Description 3 Year Manufacturer
3years1Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/sa400_en.pdfRead 15 October 2026Limited 3-year warranty with free technical support. Footnote 3 adds that the warranty runs 3 years or until Life Remaining is used up. The datasheet is global and names no market2Maker spec sheet (PDF)kingston.com/datasheets/SA400S37_us.pdfRead 15 October 2026Limited 3-year warranty with free technical support












