Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe
Kingston
97 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 128GB SSD SATA III 2.5"
Samsung
50 Overall Score
Scores
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Specifications
| Kingston 4TB SSD | Samsung 128GB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 | 2.5" |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 | SATA III |
| Protocol | NVMe | SATA |
| PCIe Generation | 4★ | — |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controller | Phison E18 | Samsung MEX Controller |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 10★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | — |
| Hardware Encryption | ✗ | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong random (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong endurance (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (8th percentile)8th %ile
Samsung 128GB SSD SATA III 2.5"
- Strong endurance (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong affordability (80th percentile)80th %ile
- Below average capacity (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average speed (24th percentile)
Pricing
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe0.124score per dollar
vs
Samsung 128GB SSD SATA III 2.5"0.261score per dollar
Samsung 128GB SSD SATA III 2.5" offers 2.1x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Kingston 4TB SSD
Scores 97 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 18 specs.
