Western Digital SSD
Western Digital
48 Overall Score
vs
Kingston KC3000
Kingston
80 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Western Digital SSD | Kingston KC3000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 | 4★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | No data | |
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | — | TLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | Phison E18 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Western Digital SSD
- Strong social proof (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Below average capacity (13th percentile)13th %ile
- Below average feature (14th percentile)14th %ile
Kingston KC3000
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong random (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong endurance (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong speed (80th percentile)80th %ile
Pricing
Western Digital SSD0.476score per dollar
vs
Kingston KC30000.295score per dollar
Western Digital SSD offers 1.6x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Kingston KC3000
Scores 80 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 17 specs.
