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KingSpec SSD
Capacity 256GB
Form Factor M.2 2242
Interface PCIe
Read Speed 1,100 MB/s
NAND TLC
41 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average capacity (18th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 256 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2242 |
| Interface | PCIe |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 1100 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 950 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 96720 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 13980 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| MTBF (hours) | 1000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | KingSpec SSD | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital WD Black SN850X | Crucial T500 | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | Seagate FireCuda 530R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 256GB | 8TB | 4TB | 2TB | 2TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2242 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 1,100 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | true | false |
| Endurance | - | 4800 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2000 TBW | 5050 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | User Sentiment | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KingSpec SSD | 43.3 | 37.8 | 52.8 | 17.5 | 58.5 | 48.2 | 78.9 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.1 | 99.8 | 99.8 | 98.1 | 0 | 85.6 | 95.4 |
| Western Digital WD Black SN850X Compare | 88.3 | 95.1 | 93.9 | 92.5 | 95 | 80.6 | 95.4 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.7 | 96.4 | 99 | 78.3 | 79.4 | 82.6 | 95.4 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 92.9 | 93.8 | 93.9 | 78.3 | 67.4 | 93.7 | 95.4 |
| Seagate FireCuda 530R Compare | 92.5 | 96.3 | 52.8 | 92.5 | 65.4 | 95.5 | 88 |
Usage Scores
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