New
Kingston 512GB SSD USB 3.2 Gen 2
Capacity 512GB
Form Factor External
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 2
Read Speed 1,050 MB/s
31 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average random (4th percentile)
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)
- Below average feature (15th percentile)
- Below average capacity (35th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 512 |
| Form Factor | External |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2 |
| External | Yes |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 1050 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 950 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Kingston 512GB SSD | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE | Crucial T710 | SanDisk WD_BLACK SN8100 | Lexar NM1090 PRO LNM109P004T-RNNNU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 512GB | 4TB | 8TB | 4TB | 8TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 1,050 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | SLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | false | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 4800 TBW | 2400 TBW | 4800 TBW | 2800 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston 512GB SSD | 42.4 | 3.5 | 14.7 | 34.8 | 14.7 | 62.4 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.5 | 86 | 5.3 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE Compare | 88.9 | 96.4 | 93.9 | 98.1 | 88.2 | 4 |
| Crucial T710 Compare | 99.1 | 99.1 | 85.7 | 92.5 | 86 | 10.9 |
| SanDisk WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 99.6 | 99.3 | 97.4 | 98.1 | 80.7 | 3.2 |
| Lexar NM1090 PRO LNM109P004T-RNNNU Compare | 98.1 | 98.5 | 97.4 | 92.5 | 75 | 8.7 |
Usage Scores
- Overall31.2
- Budget68.6
- Gaming16.8
- Laptop15.5
- Console11.4
- Portable51.7
- Workstation25.8
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