Kingston 960GB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
67 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe
SanDisk
95 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Console
Gaming
Laptop
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Kingston 960GB SSD | SanDisk 8TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | No data | |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | No data | |
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Kingston 960GB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong feature (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong endurance (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Strong speed (68th percentile)
- Below average affordability (11th percentile)11th %ile
SanDisk 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (4th percentile)4th %ile
Pricing
Verdict
Winner: SanDisk 8TB SSD
Scores 95 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 17 specs.
