Kingston 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
89 Overall Score
vs
Silicon Power A55 256GB SATA III 2.5"
Silicon Power
23 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
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Gaming
Console
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Kingston 1TB SSD | Silicon Power A55 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | 2.5" |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 | SATA III |
| Protocol | NVMe | SATA |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | — |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | No data | |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | No data | |
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Controller | Silicon Motion SM2508 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 3★ | — |
| 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)
Silicon Power A55 256GB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong affordability (78th percentile)
- Below average speed (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average capacity (17th percentile)17th %ile
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
Pricing
Kingston 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 22800.173score per dollar
vs
Silicon Power A55 256GB SATA III 2.5"0.201score per dollar
Silicon Power A55 256GB SATA III 2.5" offers 1.2x better value for money
Kingston 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Silicon Power A55 256GB SATA III 2.5"
Verdict
Winner: Kingston 1TB SSD
Scores 89 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 16 specs.
