Gigastone 2TB SSD SATA III
Gigastone
49 Overall Score
vs
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
96 Overall Score
Scores
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Gaming
Console
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Gigastone 2TB SSD | Kingston SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 |
| Protocol | SATA | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | — | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | No data | |
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | SM2508 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Gigastone 2TB SSD SATA III
- Strong capacity (79th percentile)
- Below average speed (20th percentile)20th %ile
- Below average random (23rd percentile)
- Below average affordability (35th percentile)
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong endurance (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (29th percentile)
Pricing
Gigastone 2TB SSD SATA III0.123score per dollar
vs
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 22800.064score per dollar
Gigastone 2TB SSD SATA III offers 1.9x better value for money
Gigastone 2TB SSD SATA III
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Verdict
Winner: Kingston SSD
Scores 96 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 16 specs.
