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Kingston 512GB SSD SATA III mSATA
Capacity 512GB
Form Factor mSATA
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 550 MB/s
NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
51 Overall Score
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong social proof (77th percentile) 77th
Cons
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average speed (34th percentile)
- Below average capacity (34th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 512 |
| Form Factor | mSATA |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 550 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 520 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
| Controller | SM2259 |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Kingston 512GB SSD | Western Digital Black SN850X | Samsung 9100 PRO | Crucial T500 | SanDisk WD_BLACK SN8100 | Seagate FireCuda 530R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 512GB | 4TB | 8TB | 2TB | 8TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | mSATA | 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 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 550 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | true | true | true | false |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 4800 TBW | 1200 TBW | 4800 TBW | 5050 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | User Sentiment | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston 512GB SSD | 33.6 | 22.3 | 93.5 | 34.2 | 64.9 | 42.1 | 77.4 | 56.2 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 88.5 | 95.2 | 89 | 92.6 | 94.3 | 88 | 95.2 | 11.4 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.1 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 98.2 | 0 | 85.9 | 95.2 | 1.8 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.8 | 96.5 | 98.9 | 78.4 | 78.5 | 82.8 | 95.2 | 20.1 |
| SanDisk WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 98.9 | 99.1 | 97.3 | 98.2 | 94.3 | 80.7 | 45.2 | 3.4 |
| Seagate FireCuda 530R Compare | 92.5 | 96.4 | 53.6 | 92.6 | 64.9 | 95.6 | 77.4 | 7 |
Usage Scores
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