New
Kingston Dual 512GB Portable USB 3.2 Gen 2
Capacity 512GB
Form Factor External
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 2
Read Speed 1,050 MB/s
31 Overall Score
Price MX$2,131
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average random (4th percentile)
- Below average feature (14th percentile)
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)
- Below average capacity (35th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 512 |
| Form Factor | External |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2 |
| External | Yes |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 1050 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 950 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Kingston Dual | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE | Crucial T710 | Seagate FireCuda 530R ZP4000GM3A073 | SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS800T1X0M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 512GB | 4TB | 8TB | 4TB | 4TB | 8TB |
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 1,050 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,200 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | false | false | true |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 4800 TBW | 2400 TBW | 5050 TBW | 4800 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston Dual | 42.8 | 3.5 | 14.4 | 34.8 | 14.5 | 64.3 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.5 | 85.9 | 5.5 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE Compare | 87.6 | 96.4 | 94 | 97.9 | 88 | 4.4 |
| Crucial T710 Compare | 99.1 | 99.1 | 85.3 | 92.5 | 85.9 | 10.7 |
| Seagate FireCuda 530R ZP4000GM3A073 Compare | 92.8 | 96.7 | 77.8 | 92.5 | 95.5 | 7.8 |
| SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS800T1X0M Compare | 99.1 | 99.3 | 97.6 | 97.9 | 80.9 | 3.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From MX$2,131
Amazon 1 offer From MX$2,131
We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 12, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall31
- Budget70.1
- Gaming16.7
- Laptop15.4
- Console11.4
- Portable51.8
- Workstation25.7
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