Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
96 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
42 Overall Score
Scores
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Specifications
| Kingston 4TB SSD | Samsung 970 EVO Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | 3 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | — |
| Controller | SM2508 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | — |
Pros & Cons
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong endurance (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (29th percentile)
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average social proof (20th percentile)20th %ile
- Below average affordability (26th percentile)
Pricing
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No current pricing available
Verdict
Winner: Kingston 4TB SSD
Scores 96 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 16 specs.
