Kingston KC3000 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
85 Overall Score
vs
Crucial E100 480GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Crucial
49 Overall Score
Scores
Budget
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Kingston KC3000 | Crucial E100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 4 |
| 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 | Phison E18 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Kingston KC3000 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong random (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong endurance (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
Crucial E100 480GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong affordability (78th percentile)
- Strong social proof (68th percentile)
- Strong speed (65th percentile)
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average capacity (23rd percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Kingston KC3000
Scores 85 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 17 specs.