New
KingSpec SSD
Capacity 256GB
Form Factor M.2 2242
Interface PCIe 3.0 x2
Read Speed 1,100 MB/s
NAND TLC
40 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (84th percentile) 84th
Cons
- Below average capacity (17th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
82/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 11 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 256 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2242 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x2 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 1100 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 950 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 96720 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 13980 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| MTBF (hours) | 1000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | KingSpec SSD | Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 | Western Digital Black SN850X | SK Hynix Platinum P41 | Corsair MP700 Elite | Lexar NM790 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 256GB | 1TB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2242 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x2 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 1,100 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,000 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | false | false |
| Endurance | - | 600 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 600 TBW | 1000 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | User Sentiment | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KingSpec SSD | 42.4 | 36.8 | 53.1 | 17.2 | 56.2 | 48 | 83.8 |
| Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 Compare | 90.2 | 95.9 | 98.9 | 54.6 | 94.3 | 83 | 96.6 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 84.2 | 91.9 | 93.6 | 54.6 | 0 | 88 | 96.6 |
| SK Hynix Platinum P41 Compare | 82 | 96.3 | 93.6 | 78.5 | 0 | 86 | 58.8 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.6 | 96.3 | 85.2 | 54.6 | 77.6 | 87.4 | 36.4 |
| Lexar NM790 Compare | 88.5 | 91.9 | 53.1 | 54.6 | 0 | 93.5 | 96.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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