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Kingston SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2
Capacity 2TB
Form Factor M.2
Interface PCIe 4.0
Read Speed 7,000 MB/s
NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
Endurance 1600 TBW
92 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong random (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong feature (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong endurance (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong speed (88th percentile) 88th
Cons
- Below average affordability (25th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 2000 |
| Form Factor | M.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 7000 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 7000 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 1000000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 1000000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
| Controller | Phison E18 |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 1600 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1800000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Heatsink | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Kingston SSD | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE | Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 | Crucial T500 | SanDisk Black SN850X WDBB9G0040BNC-WRSN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 2TB | 4TB | 8TB | 4TB | 2TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 7,000 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | true | false | true | true |
| Endurance | 1600 TBW | 2400 TBW | 4800 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2400 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston SSD | 88.3 | 94.4 | 94 | 78.6 | 93 | 87.2 | 25.1 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.5 | 86 | 99.6 | 5.2 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE Compare | 89 | 96.4 | 94 | 98.1 | 88.1 | 95.4 | 4.1 |
| Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.1 | 99.2 | 89.5 | 92.5 | 86 | 77.4 | 11.3 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 94 | 96.9 | 98.9 | 78.6 | 83.1 | 95.4 | 19.5 |
| SanDisk Black SN850X WDBB9G0040BNC-WRSN Compare | 89 | 95.7 | 89.5 | 92.5 | 88.1 | 95.4 | 9.6 |
Usage Scores
- Overall91.7
- Budget89.4
- Gaming91.1
- Laptop81.4
- Console90.4
- Portable23.1
- Workstation92.4
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
