Samsung SSD
Samsung
72 Overall Score
vs
Kingston SSD
Kingston
95 Overall Score
Scores
Portable
Workstation
Budget
Gaming
Console
Laptop
Specifications
| Samsung SSD | Kingston SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | External | M.2 |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2 | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | — | 4★ |
| External | ✓ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | MLC★ | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Samsung SSD
- Strong feature (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong random (81st percentile)81st %ile
- Strong capacity (78th percentile)
Kingston SSD
- Strong social proof (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong random (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong endurance (94th percentile)94th %ile
Verdict
Winner: Kingston SSD
Scores 95 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 17 specs.