Kingston KC3000 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
85 Overall Score
vs
fanxiang S690Q 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
fanxiang
53 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Budget
Gaming
Console
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Kingston KC3000 | fanxiang S690Q | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC★ | QLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Controller | Phison E18 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Kingston KC3000 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong random (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong endurance (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
fanxiang S690Q 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong endurance (73rd percentile)
- Below average capacity (26th percentile)
- Below average feature (33rd percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Kingston KC3000
Scores 85 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 18 specs.