Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
98 Overall Score
vs
Samsung PM9A3 960GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2
Samsung
34 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Kingston SSD | Samsung PM9A3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | U.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | No data | |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | No data | |
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC★ | — |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | — |
| Controller | SM2508 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | — |
Pros & Cons
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (100th percentile)100th %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
Samsung PM9A3 960GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2
- Strong speed (68th percentile)
- Below average social proof (0th percentile)0th %ile
- Below average affordability (9th percentile)9th %ile
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
Verdict
Winner: Kingston SSD
Scores 98 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 16 specs.