Kingston A400 480GB
The current Kingston A400 480GB price from retailers, its key specifications, and how it performs for each job.
Kingston · SSD · SATA
Retailer photo of Kingston A400 480GB. View this offer in Where to buy
Trade-offs: you want strong value with Balanced priorities specifically
- Capacity
- 480 GB
- Interface
- SATA 6.0 Gb/s
- Sequential read
- 500 MB/s
- Sequential write
- 450 MB/s
- Endurance
- 288 TBW
- Form factor
- 2.5"
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What does it cost today, and is that a good price?
Market confidence: MediumAt $100 the Kingston A400 480GB is priced 17% below its $120 representative market level. PNY CS1030 250GB currently does the same job for $80.
Consider: Patriot P320 512GB offers stronger value around $85.Compare
Prices & availability
Kingston A400 480GB: current price and offers
Compare the offers we track for this model, across variants and retailers.
3 tracked offers · 3 retailers
| Variant | Store | Condition | Price (snapshot) | Value · Balanced | Checked | Offer link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston A400 480GB | Newegg | New | $100 | 13 | 2026-10-29 | View offer → |
| Kingston A400 480GB | CentralComputer | New | $120 | 11 | 2026-10-29 | View offer → |
| Kingston A400 480GB | MemoryC | New | $122 | 11 | 2026-10-29 | View offer → |
| Kingston A400 480GBMultiple variants available | Amazon Affiliate | Varies | Find on Amazon | Not tracked | No price snapshot | Find on Amazon → |
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Performance and where it ranks
Two different questions, side by side. Performance compares what the hardware can do; Value compares what that capability costs at today’s price. A product can rank high on one and low on the other — that gap is the point.
Performance Balanced
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#236 of 243 graded solid state drives
- #233 SamsungSamsung 860 Evo 500GB 3
- #234 PatriotPatriot Burst Elite 480GB 3
- #235 LexarLexar NQ100 480GB 3
- #236 KingstonKingston A400 480GB 3
- #237 TranscendTranscend 480GB 3
- #238 CrucialCrucial BX500 480GB 3
- #239 PatriotPatriot P210 256GB 3
Value Balanced
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#200 of 243 currently priced solid state drives
- #197 PNYPNY CS900 250GB 14
- #198 ADATAADATA Ultimate SU650 960GB 14
- #199 Western DigitalWestern Digital Green 1TB 13
- #200 KingstonKingston A400 480GB 13
- #201 CrucialCrucial BX500 1TB 13
- #202 TeamGroupTeamGroup Force Vulcan 512GB 12
- #203 SamsungSamsung 870 QVO 4TB 12
Performance System Drive
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#236 of 243 graded solid state drives
- #233 SamsungSamsung 860 Evo 500GB 3
- #234 PatriotPatriot Burst Elite 480GB 3
- #235 LexarLexar NQ100 480GB 3
- #236 KingstonKingston A400 480GB 3
- #237 TranscendTranscend 480GB 3
- #238 CrucialCrucial BX500 480GB 3
- #239 PatriotPatriot P210 256GB 3
Value System Drive
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#197 of 243 currently priced solid state drives
- #194 TeamGroupTeamGroup Force Vulcan 512GB 1
- #195 LexarLexar NS100 1TB 1
- #196 LexarLexar NS100 256GB 1
- #197 KingstonKingston A400 480GB 1
- #198 CrucialCrucial BX500 2TB 1
- #199 TeamGroupTeamGroup QX 512GB 1
- #200 KingstonKingston KC600 256GB 1
Performance Game
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#221 of 243 graded solid state drives
- #218 SamsungSamsung 860 Evo 500GB 6
- #219 PatriotPatriot Burst Elite 480GB 6
- #220 LexarLexar NQ100 480GB 6
- #221 KingstonKingston A400 480GB 6
- #222 TranscendTranscend 480GB 6
- #223 CrucialCrucial BX500 480GB 6
- #224 TranscendTranscend 220S 256GB 3
Value Game
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#199 of 243 currently priced solid state drives
- #196 PatriotPatriot P300 256GB 33
- #197 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SN570 500GB 32
- #198 CrucialCrucial P310 500GB 32
- #199 KingstonKingston A400 480GB 31
- #200 KingstonKingston KC600 1TB 31
- #201 Western DigitalWestern Digital Red SN700 500GB 31
- #202 TeamGroupTeamGroup Force Vulcan 512GB 30
Performance Heavy Creative Work
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#236 of 243 graded solid state drives
- #233 ADATAADATA Ultimate SU650 960GB 3
- #234 KingstonKingston A400 960GB 3
- #235 Silicon PowerSilicon Power A55 512GB 3
- #236 KingstonKingston A400 480GB 3
- #237 Western DigitalWestern Digital Green 2TB 3
- #238 Western DigitalWestern Digital Green 1TB 3
- #239 TeamGroupTeamGroup MS30 512GB 3
Value Heavy Creative Work
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#214 of 243 currently priced solid state drives
- #211 PNYPNY CS900 250GB 0
- #212 SamsungSamsung 860 Pro 4TB 0
- #213 SamsungSamsung 870 QVO 2TB 0
- #214 KingstonKingston A400 480GB 0
- #215 TeamGroupTeamGroup QX 512GB 0
- #216 TeamGroupTeamGroup MS30 512GB 0
- #217 CrucialCrucial BX500 1TB 0
These ladders follow the preset scenario shown above. Your own weights re-score this product, not the whole field.
What it is good for
| Scenario | this productCapability grade · Value at current price | Higher capability | Higher Value with current priorities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced (all-round)Weighted all-round view | GradeNo grade Value13 | Higher capability Western Digital Blue SN5100 500GB 56 +1220% capability | Higher Value with current priorities Kingston NV3 500GB 56 +1100% capability · -5% price |
| System DriveScenario capability | GradeB Value1 | Higher capability Western Digital Blue SN5100 500GB S 30 +1220% capability | Higher Value with current priorities Kingston NV3 500GB A 24 +1100% capability · -5% price |
| Game & File StorageScenario capability | GradeD Value31 | Higher capability Western Digital Blue SN550 1TB B 64 +108% capability · +18% price | Higher Value with current priorities Kingston NV3 500GB C 48 +4% capability · -5% price |
| Heavy Creative WorkScenario capability | GradeF Value0 | Higher capability Western Digital Blue SN5100 500GB B 16 +1144% capability | Higher Value with current priorities Kingston NV3 500GB B 12 +789% capability · -5% price |
Balanced has no letter: it is a weighting preset, not a capability rubric. A grade answers “how well does this handle that job?” — price is never part of it. Relative Value puts the current market price back in.
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Trade-offs
Works well if
- System Drive is your main prioritygraded B for System Drive on the same rubric as the tier list
Consider other options if
- You want strong value with Balanced priorities specificallycompeting products deliver so much more per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelKingston NV3 500GB holds Relative Value 56 against its 13 with Balanced priorities, at $95
- Not the pick if Heavy Creative Work is your main useit grades only F there
Works well if
- System Drive is your main prioritygraded B for System Drive on the same rubric as the tier list
Consider other options if
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelKingston NV3 500GB holds Relative Value 24 against its 1 for System Drive, at $95
- Not the pick if Heavy Creative Work is your main useit grades only F there
- You are buying for System Drive and want no asterisksthe rubric caps this grade: sata — a perfectly fine os drive, just not a fast one
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- Game is not actually your main job — System Drive isit grades D for Game, but B for System Drive
Consider other options if
- Not the pick if Game is your main useit grades D there; Western Digital Blue SN550 1TB grades B at $118
- You want strong value for Game specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for Game per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelKingston NV3 500GB holds Relative Value 48 against its 31 for Game, at $95
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- Heavy Creative Work is not actually your main job — System Drive isit grades F for Heavy Creative Work, but B for System Drive
Consider other options if
- Not the pick if Heavy Creative Work is your main useGraded F; Western Digital Blue SN5100 500GB reaches B. Check on Amazon.
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelKingston NV3 500GB holds Relative Value 12 against its 0 for Heavy Creative Work, at $95
- You are buying for Heavy Creative Work and want no asterisksthe rubric caps this grade: the sata interface caps sustained writes near 500 mb/s, so this is graded on endurance among sata drives rather than against nvme scratch disks.
Every line states the fact it was derived from, for the scenario selected above. Thresholds are calculated points on our value curve — information about where the maths turns, not instructions about what to pay.
Similar options to the Kingston A400 480GB
Chosen for Balanced
Chosen for System Drive
Chosen for Game
Chosen for Heavy Creative Work
Alternatives stay near this product’s price range. Step-up options may exceed the standard budget envelope when the capability gain is meaningful.
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Specifications and compatibility
What this product is, and what to check before it goes into your build.
Performance
- Sequential read
- 500 MB/s
- Sequential write
- 450 MB/s
- Random read
- 0 IOPS
- Random write
- 0 IOPS
Media
- Capacity
- 480 GB
Power / Interface
- Interface
- SATA 6.0 Gb/s
- Form factor
- 2.5"
Physical / Outputs
- Heatsink included
- No
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Endurance & warranty
- Endurance
- 288 TBW
- Warranty
- 5 years
Hover any value to see where it came from: a manufacturer specification, or a figure The Comparator calculated.
Sources: Comparator offer frame 2026-10-23–2026-10-29
What to check in your build
2.5"
The slot must take 2.5"
SATA 6.0 Gb/s
Does not fit the PS5 expansion bay
The PS5 bay takes M.2 2280 NVMe drives only
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Compatibility guidance is practical help, not a score. Missing data is shown as unknown, never invented.
Summary
Kingston A400 480GB offers a balanced view across an all-round mix of priorities. It ranks #236 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 500. Patriot P320 512GB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
Kingston A400 480GB offers B-grade capability for System Drive. It ranks #236 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 500. Patriot P320 512GB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
Kingston A400 480GB offers D-grade capability for Game. It ranks #221 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 500. The D grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
Kingston A400 480GB offers F-grade capability for Heavy Creative Work. It ranks #236 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 500. The F grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
FAQ
Why does Relative Value change when I choose another scenario?
Each scenario changes the weights applied to capability, price and the other published factors. The hardware facts stay fixed, but the value question changes, so its score and rank can change too.
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Useful links & sources
offer frame 2026-10-23–2026-10-29 · formula ssd-value-v1.5 · facts facts-2026-10-29 · Relative Value is an estimate from our current dataset, the selected weights and dated market prices — not an official product rating and not a price forecast. Target prices are calculation thresholds, not predictions. Methodology We are not a shop. Affiliate links may earn us a commission; they never change the calculations or the ranking.