Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
98 Overall Score
vs
Solidigm 480GB SSD SATA III 2.5"
Solidigm
41 Overall Score
Scores
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Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Kingston SSD | Solidigm 480GB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | 2.5" |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 | SATA III |
| Protocol | NVMe | SATA |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | — |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC★ | — |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | — |
| Controller | SM2508 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | — |
Pros & Cons
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong endurance (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (6th percentile)6th %ile
Solidigm 480GB SSD SATA III 2.5"
- Strong endurance (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Below average affordability (11th percentile)11th %ile
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average speed (23rd percentile)
Pricing
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 22800.106score per dollar
vs
Solidigm 480GB SSD SATA III 2.5"0.048score per dollar
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 2.2x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Kingston SSD
Scores 98 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 17 specs.
