Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
98 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk 1TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
SanDisk
77 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
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Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Kingston SSD | SanDisk 1TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC★ | QLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | — |
| Controller | SM2508 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | — |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong endurance (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (6th percentile)6th %ile
SanDisk 1TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong endurance (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong speed (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
Pricing
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 22800.006score per dollar
vs
SanDisk 1TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.022score per dollar
SanDisk 1TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 3.7x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Kingston SSD
Scores 98 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 18 specs.
