Kingston KC3000
Kingston
80 Overall Score
vs
Semiconductor Samsung SSD
Semiconductor Samsung
37 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Kingston KC3000 | Semiconductor Samsung SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4★ | 3 |
| 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 | Phison E18 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 3★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Kingston KC3000
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong random (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong endurance (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong speed (80th percentile)80th %ile
Semiconductor Samsung SSD
- Below average feature (14th percentile)14th %ile
- Below average endurance (14th percentile)14th %ile
- Below average capacity (34th percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Kingston KC3000
Scores 80 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 17 specs.