Kingston KC3000 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
85 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
SanDisk
92 Overall Score
Scores
Console
Gaming
Workstation
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Kingston KC3000 | SanDisk 4TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 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 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓ | ✓ |
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
SanDisk 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (9th percentile)9th %ile
Verdict
Winner: SanDisk 4TB SSD
Scores 92 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 6 of 17 specs.