{"data":{"slug":"kingston-a400","type":"ssd","brand":"Kingston","name":"A400","aliases":["A400 SSD","A400 SATA SSD","SA400S37"],"release_date":"2017-04","url":"https://arkivo.dev/ssds/kingston-a400","specs":{"series":null,"model_numbers":["SA400S37/240G","SA400S37/480G","SA400S37/960G"],"gtins":["740617261219","740617263442","740617277357"],"announce_date":"2017-04-03","status":"available","predecessor":null,"successor":null,"launch_price_usd":null,"launch_price_eur":null,"markets":null,"colors":null,"manufacturer_url":"https://www.kingston.com/en/ssd/a400-solid-state-drive","spec_sheet_url":"https://www.kingston.com/datasheets/sa400_en.pdf","manual_url":null,"eprel_registration_number":null,"warranty_years":3,"form_factor":"2_5_inch","storage_gb":[240,480,960],"interface":"sata","pcie_gen":null,"pcie_lanes":null,"nvme_version":null,"cable_detachable":null,"controller":null,"nand_type":"tlc","nand_flash":null,"nand_layers":null,"dram_cache":"none","dram_cache_gb":null,"pcb_sides":null,"seq_read_mbs":500,"seq_write_mbs":450,"random_read_iops":null,"random_write_iops":null,"endurance_tbw":300,"mtbf_h":2000000,"operating_temperature_c":{"min_c":0,"max_c":70},"power_consumption_read_w":null,"power_consumption_write_w":null,"power_consumption_max_w":1.535,"power_consumption_average_mw":279,"power_consumption_idle_mw":null,"power_consumption_sleep_mw":null,"measured_seq_read_mbs":null,"measured_seq_write_mbs":null,"measured_random_read_q1_mbs":null,"measured_random_write_q1_mbs":null,"measured_slc_cache_gb":null,"measured_post_cache_write_mbs":null,"benchmark_3dmark_storage":null,"measured_max_temp_c":null,"measured_power_idle_mw":null,"heatsink":null,"rgb_lighting":null,"ip_rating":null,"drop_test_height_m":null,"security_features":null,"software_name":"Kingston SSD Manager","compatible_platforms":["pc"],"dimensions_mm":{"length_mm":100,"width_mm":69.9,"height_mm":7},"weight_g":41.9,"in_the_box":null,"cables_included":null},"variants":[{"model_number":"SA400S37/240G","gtin":"740617261219","storage_gb":[240],"seq_read_mbs":500,"seq_write_mbs":350,"endurance_tbw":80,"weight_g":41},{"model_number":"SA400S37/480G","gtin":"740617263442","storage_gb":[480],"seq_read_mbs":500,"seq_write_mbs":450,"endurance_tbw":160,"weight_g":41},{"model_number":"SA400S37/960G","gtin":"740617277357","storage_gb":[960],"seq_read_mbs":500,"seq_write_mbs":450,"endurance_tbw":300,"weight_g":41.9}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.kingston.com/datasheets/sa400_en.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["spec_sheet_url","model_numbers","form_factor","storage_gb","interface","seq_read_mbs","seq_write_mbs","endurance_tbw","mtbf_h","operating_temperature_c","power_consumption_max_w","power_consumption_average_mw","software_name","compatible_platforms","dimensions_mm","weight_g","warranty_years","status","variants"],"notes":{"spec_sheet_url":"Kingston datasheet MKD-01032024, PDF created March 2024, titled A400 Solid State Drive - 240GB-960GB. It is the current global datasheet","model_numbers":"Part 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 datasheet","form_factor":"Form factor row reads 2.5 inch. Key Features says a 2.5 inch 7 mm form factor","storage_gb":"Capacities 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 120GB","interface":"Interface row reads SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s) with backwards compatibility to SATA Rev. 2.0 (3Gb/s)","seq_read_mbs":"Baseline 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 named","seq_write_mbs":"ATTO: 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 datasheet","endurance_tbw":"TBW row: 240GB 80 TB, 480GB 160 TB, 960GB 300 TB. Footnote 4: derived from the JEDEC workload JESD219A. Base value is the 960GB model","mtbf_h":"Life 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 stored","operating_temperature_c":"Operating temperature 0 to 70 C. Storage range of -40 to 85 C is not stored","power_consumption_max_w":"Power 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 published","power_consumption_average_mw":"0.279W 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 state","software_name":"Footnote 3 says the SSD Life Remaining value can be read with Kingston SSD Manager","compatible_platforms":"Text says the drive is designed for desktop and notebook computer workloads and not for server environments. Stored as PC, since no operating system is named","dimensions_mm":"Dimensions row reads 100.0mm x 69.9mm x 7.0mm (2.5 inch)","weight_g":"Weight row: 41 g (240-480GB), 41.9 g (960GB). Base value is the 960GB model","warranty_years":"Limited 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 market","status":"The current Kingston datasheet and product page title cover the drive, and Kingston's May 2026 press release marks 100 million units shipped","variants":"Three 2.5 inch capacities with per-capacity write speed, TBW and weight"}},{"url":"https://www.kingston.com/datasheets/SA400S37_us.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["model_numbers","storage_gb","seq_read_mbs","seq_write_mbs","endurance_tbw","operating_temperature_c","power_consumption_max_w","power_consumption_average_mw","dimensions_mm","weight_g","mtbf_h","warranty_years","variants"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"2022 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","storage_gb":"Lists 120GB, 240GB, 480GB and 960GB. The 120GB model is left out because the 2024 datasheet no longer lists it","seq_read_mbs":"Same ATTO figures as the 2024 datasheet: up to 500 MB/s read","seq_write_mbs":"Same ATTO figures: 350 MB/s (240GB) and 450 MB/s (480GB and 960GB). 120GB is 320 MB/s","endurance_tbw":"Same TBW: 80 TB, 160 TB and 300 TB. 120GB is 40 TB","operating_temperature_c":"0 to 70 C, same as the 2024 datasheet","power_consumption_max_w":"Same power row: 0.642 W max read and 1.535 W max write","power_consumption_average_mw":"Same 0.279 W avg figure","dimensions_mm":"100.0mm x 69.9mm x 7.0mm for the 2.5 inch drive","weight_g":"41g (240-480GB) and 41.9g (960GB). 39 g for the 120GB 2.5 inch","mtbf_h":"Life expectancy 1 million hours MTBF. This disagrees with the 2024 datasheet, which reads 2 million hours. The 2024 value is stored","warranty_years":"Limited 3-year warranty with free technical support","variants":"Same three capacities plus the 120GB model, which is not stored"}},{"url":"https://www.kingston.com/en/ssd/a400-solid-state-drive","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["manufacturer_url"],"notes":{"manufacturer_url":"The 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"}},{"url":"https://themachinemaker.com/news/kingston-surpasses-100-million-a400-sata-ssd-shipments-worldwide/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["status"],"notes":{"status":"Trade 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"}},{"url":"https://weekly.ascii.jp/elem/000/001/462/1462208/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["release_date","announce_date","nand_type","variants"],"notes":{"release_date":"ASCII Japan: Kingston unveiled the A400 on 3 April 2017 and sales started on 14 April 2017 in Japan, with Amazon.co.jp pre-orders. This is the earliest dated evidence found. Some retailer sheets suggest 2017-05","announce_date":"3 April 2017, the Japan announcement. No global Kingston press release was readable","nand_type":"Article describes a 2-channel controller and TLC NAND, and says the controller and NAND used to meet the specs may vary with production date","variants":"Launch capacities were 120GB, 240GB and 480GB. 960GB came later"}},{"url":"https://www.scan.co.uk/products/240gb-kingston-a400-ssd-25-sata-iii-6-g-bs-up-to-500mb-s-read-up-to-350mb-s-write-speed","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["gtins","nand_type","dram_cache","variants"],"notes":{"gtins":"GTIN row reads 0740617261219, which is UPC 740617261219, for SA400S37/240G","nand_type":"Flash Memory Type row reads TLC","dram_cache":"DRAM Cache Memory row reads N/A. The controller row reads 2Ch. SATA has no host memory buffer, so the value is none","variants":"240GB row GTIN"}},{"url":"https://www.scan.co.uk/products/480gb-kingston-a400-25-ssd-7mm-sata-iii-6gb-s-3d-nand-tlc-500mb-s-read-450mb-s-write-retail","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["gtins","nand_type","dram_cache","variants"],"notes":{"gtins":"GTIN listed as 740617263442 for SA400S37/480G","nand_type":"Flash Memory Type row reads TLC, with 3D NAND in the overview","dram_cache":"DRAM Cache Memory row reads N/A","variants":"480GB row GTIN"}},{"url":"https://www.scan.co.uk/products/960gb-kingston-a400-25-ssd-sata-iii-6gb-s-2ch-tlc-500mb-s-read-450mb-s-write-retail","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["gtins","nand_type","dram_cache","variants"],"notes":{"gtins":"GTIN row reads 0740617277357, which is UPC 740617277357, for SA400S37/960G. A search result for an eBay Germany listing shows the same EAN","nand_type":"Flash Memory Type row reads TLC","dram_cache":"DRAM Cache Memory row reads N/A","variants":"960GB row GTIN"}},{"url":"https://www.inet.se/produkt/4300499/kingston-a400-480gb-2-5","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["dram_cache"],"notes":{"dram_cache":"A 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"}}],"fields_filled":23,"updated":"2026-10-16"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}