Kingston 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
72 Overall Score
vs
Crucial 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2
Crucial
84 Overall Score
Scores
Budget
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Kingston 2TB SSD | Crucial 1TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 |
| 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 | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Kingston 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong capacity (78th percentile)
- Strong speed (77th percentile)
- Strong endurance (70th percentile)
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
Crucial 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong speed (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong endurance (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
Pricing
Kingston 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.039score per dollar
vs
Crucial 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.20.033score per dollar
Kingston 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 1.2x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Crucial 1TB SSD
Scores 84 overall, wins 3 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 17 specs.
