Kingston KC3000 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Kingston KC3000 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Kingston
85 Overall Score
vs
Corsair MP700 Elite 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Corsair MP700 Elite 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Corsair
87 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Kingston KC3000 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

No customer feedback yet

Corsair MP700 Elite 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

88 out of 100 low confidence 7 reviews

Users are very satisfied with this SSD, praising its compact size and fast performance that matches advertised speeds. The Q&A highlights strong durability, high endurance, and backward compatibility with older PCIe interfaces, adding to its appeal. Overall, it's a reliable and speedy storage upgrade.

Pros
  • Compact form factor
  • Fast performance
  • High endurance
  • Backward compatible
👍 Performance 2
👍 Form factor 1
👍 Durability 1
👍 Compatibility 1

Scores

Budget
Kingston
87
Corsair
72
Workstation
Kingston
86
Corsair
80
Gaming
Kingston
83
Corsair
81
Console
Kingston
81
Corsair
82
Laptop
Kingston
73
Corsair
72
Portable
Kingston
21
Corsair
21

Specifications

Kingston KC3000Corsair MP700 Elite
Drive
Capacity
1,000
2,000
Form FactorM.2 2280M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 5.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation45★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
7,000
10,000
Sequential Write (MB/s)
6,000
8,500
Random Read (IOPS)
900,000
1,300,000
Random Write (IOPS)
1,000,000
1,400,000
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✓★✗
ControllerPhison E18PS5031-E31T
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
800
1,200
MTBF (hours)
1,800,000
1,600,000
Warranty (years)55
Features
Heatsink✓✓
Hardware Encryption—✓★

Pros & Cons

Kingston KC3000 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong random (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong endurance (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile

Corsair MP700 Elite 2TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong random (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong speed (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong feature (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong endurance (88th percentile)88th %ile
  • Below average affordability (20th percentile)20th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Corsair MP700 Elite

Scores 87 overall, wins 0 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 18 specs.

Kingston KC3000 Better at:

BudgetWorkstation