Samsung 860 Pro 2TB SATA III 2.5"
Samsung
37 Overall Score
vs
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
99 Overall Score
Scores
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Workstation
Gaming
Console
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung 860 Pro | Kingston 4TB 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) | No data | |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | No data | |
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | MLC★ | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | SM2508 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | — | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 860 Pro 2TB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong capacity (78th percentile)
- Strong feature (72nd percentile)
- Below average affordability (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average speed (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong endurance (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (7th percentile)7th %ile
Pricing
Samsung 860 Pro 2TB SATA III 2.5"
No current pricing available
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Verdict
Winner: Kingston 4TB SSD
Scores 99 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 16 specs.
