Dell 31Y1M 960GB SATA III 2.5"
Dell
29 Overall Score
vs
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
96 Overall Score
Scores
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Budget
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Specifications
| Dell 31Y1M | Kingston 4TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 |
| Protocol | SATA | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | — | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | No data | |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | No data | |
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | MLC★ | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | SM2508 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | — | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Dell 31Y1M 960GB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong feature (72nd percentile)
- Below average affordability (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average speed (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average social proof (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong endurance (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (29th percentile)
Pricing
Dell 31Y1M 960GB SATA III 2.5"0.027score per dollar
vs
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 22800.084score per dollar
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 3.1x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Kingston 4TB SSD
Scores 96 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 16 specs.
