Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
99 Overall Score
vs
Samsung T9 2TB Portable USB 3.2
Samsung
77 Overall Score
Scores
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Gaming
Console
Budget
Specifications
| Kingston 4TB SSD | Samsung T9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | External |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 | USB 3.2 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | — |
| External | ✗ | ✓ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | MLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Controller | SM2508 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | — |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
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
Samsung T9 2TB Portable USB 3.2
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong feature (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Strong capacity (78th percentile)
- Below average affordability (20th percentile)20th %ile
Pricing
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 22800.066score per dollar
vs
Samsung T9 2TB Portable USB 3.20.115score per dollar
Samsung T9 2TB Portable USB 3.2 offers 1.7x better value for money
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung T9 2TB Portable USB 3.2
Verdict
Winner: Kingston 4TB SSD
Scores 99 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 17 specs.
