Samsung SSD
Samsung
81 Overall Score
vs
KingSpec SSD
KingSpec
44 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung SSD | KingSpec SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2242 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 3.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4★ | 3 |
| 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 | Samsung in-house Controller | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | — |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Samsung SSD
- Strong feature (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong random (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong speed (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong endurance (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Below average social proof (28th percentile)
KingSpec SSD
- Below average capacity (7th percentile)7th %ile
Pricing
Samsung SSD0.175score per dollar
vs
KingSpec SSD0.632score per dollar
KingSpec SSD offers 3.6x better value for money
Samsung SSD
KingSpec SSD
Verdict
Winner: Samsung SSD
Scores 81 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.
