Crucial 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2
Crucial
84 Overall Score
vs
Kingston 512GB SSD SATA III mSATA
Kingston
49 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Crucial 1TB SSD | Kingston 512GB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 | mSATA |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 | SATA III |
| Protocol | NVMe | SATA |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | — |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controller | — | SM2259 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | — |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
Crucial 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong speed (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong endurance (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
Kingston 512GB SSD SATA III mSATA
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong social proof (77th percentile)
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average speed (34th percentile)
- Below average capacity (34th percentile)
Pricing
Verdict
Winner: Crucial 1TB SSD
Scores 84 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 17 specs.
