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Kingston SSD
The Phison E18 controller and TLC NAND deliver 7000 MB/s reads and 6000 MB/s writes, with 900K random read IOPS, making it a top-tier PCIe 4.0 drive. Its graphene aluminum heat spreader keeps thermals in check in compact M.2 2280 systems, and the 800 TBW endurance suits heavy workloads. Best for workstation users who need sustained high-speed storage for large file transfers and content creation.
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor M.2
Interface PCIe 4.0
Read Speed 7,000 MB/s
NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
Endurance 800 TBW
80 Overall Score
Price CA$453
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong random (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong endurance (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong speed (80th percentile) 80th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Form Factor | M.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 7000 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 6000 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 900000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 1000000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
| Controller | Phison E18 |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 800 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1800000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Kingston SSD | Western Digital WD Black SN850X | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T500 | SanDisk WD_Black SN8100 WDS100T1X0M | Corsair MP700 Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB | 4TB | 2TB | 2TB | 1TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 7,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | true | true | true | false |
| Endurance | 800 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 4800 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston SSD | 80.4 | 92.7 | 93.9 | 54.9 | 89.7 |
| Western Digital WD Black SN850X Compare | 88.3 | 95.1 | 93.9 | 92.5 | 80.6 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.4 | 97 | 99 | 78.3 | 85.6 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.7 | 96.4 | 99 | 78.3 | 82.6 |
| SanDisk WD_Black SN8100 WDS100T1X0M Compare | 97.6 | 99.1 | 90.7 | 54.9 | 98.9 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.7 | 96.6 | 99.8 | 78.3 | 86.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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