Western Digital 250GB SSD
Western Digital
37 Overall Score
vs
Kingston KC3000 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
85 Overall Score
Scores
Budget
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Western Digital 250GB SSD | Kingston KC3000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | SATA | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | — | 4★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | Phison E18 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✗ | — |
Pros & Cons
Western Digital 250GB SSD
- Strong endurance (79th percentile)
- Strong affordability (73rd percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (1st percentile)1st %ile
- Below average capacity (13th percentile)13th %ile
- Below average speed (22nd percentile)
Kingston KC3000 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong random (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong endurance (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
Pricing
Western Digital 250GB SSD0.152score per dollar
vs
Kingston KC3000 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.224score per dollar
Kingston KC3000 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 1.5x better value for money
Western Digital 250GB SSD
Kingston KC3000 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Verdict
Winner: Kingston KC3000
Scores 85 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 18 specs.
