Kingston NV3

Kingston NV3

Kingston
79 Overall Score
vs
ADATA 14992281

ADATA 14992281

ADATA
56 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Kingston NV3

88 out of 100 medium confidence 12 reviews

Users are overwhelmingly positive about this Kingston NV3 2230 SSD, praising its speed, compact size, and value for money. It works well in various setups including gaming laptops, external enclosures, and Raspberry Pi 5, with several noting it outperforms original drives. A few caveats exist regarding sustained write speeds under heavy loads, but overall satisfaction is high.

Pros
  • Fast read/write speeds
  • Compact 2230 size
  • Great value for money
  • Works well in various devices
  • Outperforms original drives
Cons
  • Sustained write speeds drop under heavy load
  • Not as good as real CFExpress cards
  • May drop frames in high-bitrate recording
👍 Performance 8
👍 Value for money 6
👍 Compatibility 5
👍 Size 4
👍 Heat generation 2
👎 Sustained write speed 2

ADATA 14992281

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Scores

Budget
Kingston
88
ADATA
51
Laptop
Kingston
85
ADATA
48
Gaming
Kingston
75
ADATA
43
Console
Kingston
74
ADATA
21
Workstation
Kingston
73
ADATA
53
Portable
Kingston
21
ADATA
12

Specifications

Kingston NV3ADATA 14992281
Drive
Capacity
2,000
256
Form FactorM.2 2230M.2
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 3.0 x4
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation4★3
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
6,000
2,000
Sequential Write (MB/s)
5,000
1,600
Random Read (IOPS)No data
180,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
280,000
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache—✗
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
640
80
MTBF (hours)
2,000,000
1,500,000
Warranty (years)33
Features
Heatsink✗✓★
Hardware Encryption—✓★

Pros & Cons

Kingston NV3

  • Strong social proof (88th percentile)88th %ile
  • Strong user sentiment (79th percentile)
  • Strong capacity (78th percentile)
  • Strong speed (77th percentile)

ADATA 14992281

  • Strong feature (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong random (79th percentile)
  • Strong endurance (68th percentile)
  • Below average capacity (17th percentile)17th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Kingston NV3

Scores 79 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 6 of 17 specs.

Kingston NV3 Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation