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KingSpec SSD SATA III
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 550 MB/s
NAND TLC
45 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong social proof (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average random (23rd percentile)
- Below average speed (34th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 550 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 520 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
vs Competition
| Spec | KingSpec SSD | Samsung 9100 PRO | Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 | Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE | Crucial T700 | Seagate FireCuda 530R ZP4000GM3A073 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB | 4TB | 4TB | 8TB | 2TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 550 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,200 MB/s | 12,400 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | true | false |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 4000 TBW | 4800 TBW | 1200 TBW | 5050 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KingSpec SSD | 34 | 22.9 | 52.7 | 55.3 | 41.7 | 77.6 | 85.1 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.5 | 85.8 | 99.6 | 5.5 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 Compare | 99.5 | 99 | 90.8 | 92.5 | 93.3 | 87.3 | 7.4 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE Compare | 87.6 | 96.5 | 94 | 98 | 87.9 | 95.4 | 4.1 |
| Crucial T700 Compare | 96.7 | 97.6 | 97.5 | 78.4 | 82.8 | 77.6 | 26.8 |
| Seagate FireCuda 530R ZP4000GM3A073 Compare | 92.8 | 96.8 | 77.9 | 92.5 | 95.5 | 77.6 | 7.7 |
Usage Scores
- Overall45.3
- Budget91.5
- Gaming37.9
- Laptop44.8
- Console19.3
- Portable12.5
- Workstation42.3
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