Kingston 512GB SSD SATA III
Kingston
56 Overall Score
vs
Corsair 2TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Corsair
84 Overall Score
Scores
Budget
Console
Gaming
Workstation
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Kingston 512GB SSD | Corsair 2TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | PS5031-E31T |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
Kingston 512GB SSD SATA III
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong social proof (77th percentile)
- Below average speed (34th percentile)
- Below average capacity (34th percentile)
Corsair 2TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong speed (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong endurance (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Below average affordability (20th percentile)20th %ile
Pricing
Kingston 512GB SSD SATA III
Corsair 2TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No current pricing available
Verdict
Winner: Corsair 2TB SSD
Scores 84 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 18 specs.
