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Kingston Q500 240GB SATA III 2.5"
The 240GB Kingston Q500 delivers sequential reads up to 500 MB/s and writes up to 350 MB/s over SATA III, using TLC NAND for everyday computing. Its 80 TBW endurance and 3-year warranty offer a dependable entry-level option, backed by a 1,000,000-hour MTBF rating. Best for budget-conscious users upgrading older desktops or laptops from mechanical drives, where the 2.5-inch form factor fits standard bays.
Capacity 240GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 500 MB/s
NAND TLC
Endurance 80 TBW
41 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong user sentiment (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong social proof (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong endurance (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average capacity (11th percentile)
- Below average speed (12th percentile)
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
88/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 240 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 500 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 350 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 80 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Kingston Q500 | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital Black SN850X | Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 | Crucial T500 | SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 240GB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 2TB | 8TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 |
| Seq Read | 500 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,200 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | false | true | true |
| Endurance | 80 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 4800 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | User Sentiment | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston Q500 | 11.8 | 22.4 | 53.8 | 10.6 | 78.8 | 68.5 | 77.5 | 81.9 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.3 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.6 | 0 | 86.1 | 99.6 | 5.1 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 89 | 95.7 | 89.5 | 92.6 | 94.6 | 88.3 | 95.4 | 10.5 |
| Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.1 | 99.2 | 89.5 | 92.6 | 0 | 86.1 | 77.5 | 11.7 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 94 | 96.9 | 99 | 78.5 | 78.8 | 83.1 | 95.4 | 19.7 |
| SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE Compare | 87.7 | 96.4 | 94 | 98.1 | 0 | 88.3 | 95.4 | 3.8 |
Usage Scores
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