Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
KingSpec X400 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2
Scores
Specifications
| Kingston 4TB SSD | KingSpec X400 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Controller | SM2508 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong endurance (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (29th percentile)
KingSpec X400 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2
- Strong endurance (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong speed (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong feature (79th percentile)
Pricing
KingSpec X400 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 offers 2.8x better value for money
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
KingSpec X400 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2
Verdict
Scores 96 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 16 specs.