Kingston 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
89 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk 500GB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
SanDisk
58 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
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Gaming
Console
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Kingston 1TB SSD | SanDisk 500GB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| 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) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC★ | QLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Controller | Silicon Motion SM2508 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Kingston 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong speed (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong endurance (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong feature (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Below average affordability (25th percentile)
SanDisk 500GB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong endurance (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong speed (79th percentile)
- Strong affordability (70th percentile)
- Below average social proof (8th percentile)8th %ile
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average capacity (26th percentile)
Pricing
Kingston 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 22800.173score per dollar
vs
SanDisk 500GB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 22800.352score per dollar
SanDisk 500GB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 2.0x better value for money
Kingston 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
SanDisk 500GB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Verdict
Winner: Kingston 1TB SSD
Scores 89 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 17 specs.
