Kingston NV3 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2230
Kingston
52 Overall Score
vs
Team Group MP44 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Team Group
88 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Kingston NV3 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2230
No customer feedback yet
Team Group MP44 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
88 out of 100 medium confidence 13 reviews
Users are overwhelmingly positive about this Team Group SSD, praising its speed, reliability, and value for money. Many recommend it for gaming and everyday use, noting it performs well despite lacking DRAM. A few mention it's not the fastest for huge writes but excellent for typical users.
Pros
- Fast read/write speeds
- Reliable performance
- Great value for money
- Good for gaming
- Suitable for everyday use
Cons
- No DRAM
- Not fastest for huge writes
Speed 6
Reliability 5
Value for money 5
Gaming suitability 3
Dram absence 3
Brand trust 3
Scores
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Console
Budget
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Portable
Specifications
| Kingston NV3 | Team Group MP44 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2230 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 4 |
| 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 | — | ✗ |
| Controller | — | Maxio |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Kingston NV3 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2230
- Strong speed (78th percentile)
- Strong endurance (74th percentile)
- Strong affordability (67th percentile)
- Below average social proof (5th percentile)5th %ile
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average capacity (27th percentile)
Team Group MP44 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong random (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Below average affordability (15th percentile)15th %ile
Pricing
Kingston NV3 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22300.242score per dollar
vs
Team Group MP44 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.124score per dollar
Kingston NV3 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2230 offers 2.0x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Team Group MP44
Scores 88 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 17 specs.
