Oemgenuine Kioxi 256GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2230
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong speed (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average feature (15th percentile)
- Below average capacity (18th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 256 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2230 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 2 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Oemgenuine Kioxi | Crucial T500 | MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO | Corsair MP700 Elite | Samsung 990 EVO | Western Digital Black SN850X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 256GB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2230 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | - | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | false | false | true |
| Endurance | - | 600 TBW | 3000 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 600 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oemgenuine Kioxi | 67.8 | 61.7 | 14.7 | 17.6 | 35.8 | 35.9 | 89.6 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 91.3 | 96.7 | 99 | 55.3 | 83.1 | 95.3 | 56.5 |
| MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO Compare | 94 | 81.1 | 93.9 | 55.3 | 98.7 | 95.3 | 43.5 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 95.1 | 97 | 86 | 55.3 | 87.5 | 95.3 | 43.5 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Compare | 72.4 | 90.5 | 79 | 78.5 | 83.1 | 95.3 | 55.7 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 85.7 | 93.3 | 89.4 | 55.3 | 88.2 | 95.3 | 49 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 1 offer From CA$89
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Usage Scores
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