Western Digital 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
92 Overall Score
vs
Kingston 960GB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
67 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
Gaming
Workstation
Budget
Console
Portable
Specifications
| Western Digital 2TB SSD | Kingston 960GB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | No data | |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | No data | |
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
Western Digital 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong speed (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Below average affordability (25th percentile)
Kingston 960GB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong feature (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong endurance (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Strong speed (68th percentile)
- Below average affordability (11th percentile)11th %ile
Pricing
Western Digital 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 22800.160score per dollar
vs
Kingston 960GB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 22800.088score per dollar
Western Digital 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 1.8x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital 2TB SSD
Scores 92 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 17 specs.
