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Kingston 512GB SSD SATA III
Capacity 512GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 550 MB/s
NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
56 Overall Score
Price CA$230
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong social proof (77th percentile) 77th
Cons
- Below average speed (34th percentile)
- Below average capacity (34th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 512 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 550 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 520 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 90000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 80000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
| Controller | SM2259 |
Reliability
| MTBF (hours) | 1000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Kingston 512GB SSD | Western Digital Black SN850X | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T500 | SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS400T2XHE | Lexar NM1090 PRO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 512GB | 4TB | 2TB | 2TB | 4TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 550 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | SLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2800 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston 512GB SSD | 33.6 | 41.5 | 93.5 | 34.2 | 62.6 | 77.4 | 63.9 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 88.5 | 95.2 | 89 | 92.6 | 88 | 95.2 | 11.5 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.4 | 97.1 | 98.9 | 78.4 | 85.9 | 95.2 | 21.1 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.8 | 96.5 | 98.9 | 78.4 | 82.8 | 95.2 | 20.1 |
| SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS400T2XHE Compare | 88.5 | 95.2 | 93.5 | 92.6 | 80.7 | 95.2 | 9 |
| Lexar NM1090 PRO Compare | 97.9 | 98.1 | 97.3 | 92.6 | 74.8 | 57.1 | 10.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$230
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