Kingston KC3000
Kingston
80 Overall Score
vs
Patriot SSD
Patriot
38 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Kingston KC3000 | Patriot SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | 2.5" |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | SATA III |
| Protocol | NVMe | SATA |
| 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) | 3 | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Kingston KC3000
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong random (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong endurance (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong speed (80th percentile)80th %ile
Patriot SSD
- Strong endurance (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong social proof (70th percentile)
- Below average speed (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
- Below average random (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average capacity (23rd percentile)
Pricing
Kingston KC30000.211score per dollar
vs
Patriot SSD0.417score per dollar
Patriot SSD offers 2.0x better value for money
Kingston KC3000
Patriot SSD
Verdict
Winner: Kingston KC3000
Scores 80 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 17 specs.
