Samsung 990 PRO 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
90 Overall Score
vs
Kingston 2TB SSD PCIe NVMe M.2
Kingston
93 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Budget
Gaming
Console
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung 990 PRO | Kingston 2TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controller | Samsung | Phison E18 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 990 PRO 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong feature (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong random (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong speed (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
Kingston 2TB SSD PCIe NVMe M.2
- Strong random (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong endurance (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong speed (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Below average affordability (25th percentile)
Pricing
Samsung 990 PRO 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No current pricing available
Kingston 2TB SSD PCIe NVMe M.2
Verdict
Tie
Both products are closely matched - Samsung 990 PRO wins 4 specs while Kingston 2TB SSD wins 4.
