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Kingston 480GB SSD

★★★★★ 4.8 (204,767)
Capacity 480GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 500 MB/s
NAND TLC
Endurance 160 TBW
Kingston 480GB SSD ssd
42 Overall Score
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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong social proof (95th percentile) 95th
  • Strong affordability (78th percentile) 78th

Cons

  • Below average speed (15th percentile)
  • Below average random (22nd percentile)
  • Below average capacity (23rd percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Based on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.

Owner sentiment has held steady over time
1★2★3★4★5★Q2 '17: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ3 '18: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '18: 5.0★ · 3 reviewsQ1 '19: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ2 '19: 5.0★ · 2 reviewsQ3 '19: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '19: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '20: 4.5★ · 2 reviewsQ3 '20: 1.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '20: 1.0★ · 1 reviewQ2 '21: 4.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '23: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '23: 4.8★ · 4 reviewsQ1 '24: 5.0★ · 2 reviewsQ3 '24: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ2 '25: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ3 '25: 5.0★ · 2 reviewsQ4 '25: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '26: 5.0★ · 2 reviewsQ2 '26: 5.0★ · 5 reviews (approx. date)11312112111142112125Q2 '17Q4 '18Q2 '19Q4 '19Q3 '20Q2 '21Q4 '23Q3 '24Q3 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviewsEstimated date

Based on 34 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

Speed 15.2
Random 22.4
Feature 53.7
Capacity 23.3
Endurance 52
Social Proof 95.3
Affordability 78.1

Specifications

Full Specifications

Drive

Capacity 480
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Protocol SATA
External No

Performance

Sequential Read (MB/s) 500
Sequential Write (MB/s) 450

Hardware

NAND TLC
DRAM Cache No
Controller Marvell 88SS1074

Reliability

Endurance (TBW) 160
MTBF (hours) 1000000

Features

Hardware Encryption No

vs Competition

Spec Kingston 480GB SSD Western Digital Black SN850X Samsung 9100 PRO Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 Crucial T700 SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS400T1X0M
Capacity 480GB 4TB 4TB 4TB 2TB 4TB
Form Factor 2.5" M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280
Interface SATA III PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 PCIe 5.0 x4 PCIe 5.0
Seq Read 500 MB/s 7,300 MB/s 14,800 MB/s 14,500 MB/s 12,400 MB/s 14,900 MB/s
Nand Type TLC TLC TLC TLC TLC TLC
Dram Cache false true true false true true
Endurance 160 TBW 2400 TBW 2400 TBW 2400 TBW 1200 TBW 2400 TBW
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product SpeedRandomFeatureCapacityEnduranceSocial ProofAffordability
Kingston 480GB SSD 15.222.453.723.35295.378.1
Western Digital Black SN850X Compare 8995.689.592.688.195.310.2
Samsung 9100 PRO Compare 99.299.899.792.68699.65.1
Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 Compare 99.199.289.592.68677.411.2
Crucial T700 Compare 96.697.697.578.58377.423.8
SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS400T1X0M Compare 99.699.699.792.68144.98.1

Price

Value & Pricing

From R$529 1 offer across 1 retailer
Amazon 1 offer From R$529

We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 11, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.

Usage Scores

Overall (42)Budget (85.6)Gaming (26.4)Laptop (40.6)Console (13.3)Portable (10.1)Workstation (35)
  • Overall42
  • Budget85.6
  • Gaming26.4
  • Laptop40.6
  • Console13.3
  • Portable10.1
  • Workstation35

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