Kingston A400 240GB SATA III 2.5"
Kingston
38 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2
Samsung
100 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Kingston A400 240GB SATA III 2.5"
82 out of 100 low confidence 5 reviews
Customers are very satisfied with this SSD, praising its easy installation, good price, and significant performance improvement over old hard drives. The store staff is also highlighted as friendly and helpful, with one user noting the drive revived multiple old computers. A minor caveat is that it's not the fastest SSD, but it's considered a great value for a basic OS drive.
Pros
- Easy installation
- Good price
- Significant performance improvement
- Friendly and helpful staff
- Revives old computers
Cons
- Not the fastest SSD
- Not close to fastest SSD
Ease of installation 1
Value for money 3
Performance improvement 2
Customer service 3
Compatibility 1
Speed 1
Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2
No customer feedback yet
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Specifications
| Kingston A400 | Samsung 8TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | SATA | NVMe |
| 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 | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Controller | Marvell 88SS1074 | In-House Controller |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | — | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✗ | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Kingston A400 240GB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong affordability (85th percentile)85th %ile
- Below average capacity (11th percentile)11th %ile
- Below average speed (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
Samsung 8TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2
- Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Below average affordability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 8TB SSD
Scores 100 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 18 specs.