Kingston UV500 240GB SATA III 2.5"
The Marvell 88SS1074 controller and TLC NAND deliver 520 MB/s reads and 500 MB/s writes, making this 240GB SATA III drive a straightforward upgrade for older systems. Its 256-bit AES hardware encryption and TCG Opal 2.0 support add a security layer rarely found at this price point. Best for budget-conscious users replacing a failing hard drive in a desktop or notebook, where the 5-year warranty and 1,000,000-hour MTBF provide peace of mind.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong user sentiment (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong affordability (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average capacity (11th percentile)
- Below average speed (22nd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 240 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 520 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 500 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 79000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 25000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
| Controller | Marvell 88SS1074 |
Reliability
| MTBF (hours) | 1000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Kingston UV500 | Samsung 990 PRO | SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 | Crucial T705 | Lexar NM1090 PRO LNM109P004T-RNNNU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 240GB | 2TB | 8TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 |
| Seq Read | 520 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,200 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 14,100 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | SLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 1200 TBW | 4800 TBW | 2400 TBW | - | 2800 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | User Sentiment | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston UV500 | 22.3 | 37.7 | 79 | 10.6 | 78.8 | 62.6 | 42.7 | 78.6 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.7 | 97.4 | 99 | 78.5 | 78.8 | 86.1 | 95.4 | 20.7 |
| SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE Compare | 87.7 | 96.4 | 94 | 98.1 | 0 | 88.3 | 95.4 | 3.8 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 99.7 | 99.6 | 99.7 | 92.6 | 0 | 80.9 | 45.1 | 7.9 |
| Crucial T705 Compare | 98 | 98 | 97.6 | 92.6 | 94.6 | 57.3 | 44.1 | 8.9 |
| Lexar NM1090 PRO LNM109P004T-RNNNU Compare | 98.2 | 98.5 | 97.6 | 92.6 | 0 | 75.1 | 56.8 | 9.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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