Kingston KC3000 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
86 Overall Score
vs
Corsair 2TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Corsair
84 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Laptop
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Kingston KC3000 | Corsair 2TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✗ |
| Controller | Phison E18 | PS5031-E31T |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Kingston KC3000 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong endurance (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong speed (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Below average affordability (10th percentile)10th %ile
- Below average social proof (24th percentile)
Corsair 2TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong speed (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong endurance (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Below average affordability (20th percentile)20th %ile
Verdict
Winner: Kingston KC3000
Scores 86 overall, wins 2 of 6 usage categories and 3 of 18 specs.