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KingSpec 512GB SSD PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Capacity 512GB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Read Speed 2,400 MB/s
NAND TLC
46 Overall Score
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong social proof (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average capacity (35th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has held steady over time
Based on 12 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 512 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 2400 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 1700 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 100200 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 14500 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| MTBF (hours) | 1000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | KingSpec 512GB SSD | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital Black SN850X | Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G | SanDisk WD_BLACK SN8100 | Crucial T710 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 512GB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 8TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 2,400 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | true | false |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 4000 TBW | 4800 TBW | 2400 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KingSpec 512GB SSD | 54 | 38.8 | 53.5 | 34.8 | 48.7 | 77.5 | 79.1 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.5 | 85.9 | 99.6 | 5.3 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 88.9 | 95.7 | 89.3 | 92.5 | 88.1 | 95.3 | 9.7 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/4000G Compare | 93.3 | 94.3 | 93.9 | 92.5 | 94.1 | 95.3 | 9.2 |
| SanDisk WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 99.1 | 99.3 | 97.5 | 98.1 | 80.7 | 45 | 3.1 |
| Crucial T710 Compare | 99.1 | 99.1 | 85.6 | 92.5 | 85.9 | 77.5 | 10.7 |
Usage Scores
- Overall45.8
- Budget80.4
- Gaming37.5
- Laptop48.5
- Console19.4
- Portable11.9
- Workstation40.8
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
