OWC Mercury Electra 120GB SATA III 2.5"
OWC
29 Overall Score
vs
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
98 Overall Score
Scores
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Specifications
| OWC Mercury Electra | Kingston SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 |
| Protocol | SATA | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | — | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | No data | |
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | SM2508 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
OWC Mercury Electra 120GB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong affordability (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (78th percentile)
- Below average capacity (4th percentile)4th %ile
- Below average speed (13th percentile)13th %ile
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong endurance (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (6th percentile)6th %ile
Pricing
OWC Mercury Electra 120GB SATA III 2.5"0.800score per dollar
vs
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 22800.086score per dollar
OWC Mercury Electra 120GB SATA III 2.5" offers 9.3x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Kingston SSD
Scores 98 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 16 specs.
