Kingston 512GB SSD SATA III 2.5"
Kingston
56 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
92 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Kingston 512GB SSD | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 |
| 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) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controller | SM2259 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
Kingston 512GB SSD SATA III 2.5"
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong social proof (78th percentile)
- Below average speed (34th percentile)
- Below average capacity (35th percentile)
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong speed (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (8th percentile)8th %ile
Pricing
Kingston 512GB SSD SATA III 2.5"
Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 4TB PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No current pricing available
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100
Scores 92 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 18 specs.
