Kingston NV3 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2230
Kingston
52 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2
Samsung
98 Overall Score
Scores
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Specifications
| Kingston NV3 | Samsung 8TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2230 | M.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | — | TLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | In-House Controller |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Kingston NV3 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2230
- Strong speed (78th percentile)
- Strong endurance (73rd percentile)
- Strong affordability (67th percentile)
- Below average social proof (5th percentile)5th %ile
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average capacity (27th percentile)
Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2
- Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Below average affordability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average user sentiment (29th percentile)
Pricing
Kingston NV3 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2230
Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2
No current pricing available
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 8TB SSD
Scores 98 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 18 specs.
