Kingston DC2000B 960GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
68 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital Black SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
95 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
Budget
Gaming
Workstation
Console
Portable
Specifications
| Kingston DC2000B | Western Digital Black SN850X | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 4 |
| 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 | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | WD 20-82-20035-B1 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Kingston DC2000B 960GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong endurance (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong feature (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong speed (67th percentile)
Western Digital Black SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong feature (89th percentile)89th %ile
Pricing
Kingston DC2000B 960GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.092score per dollar
vs
Western Digital Black SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.159score per dollar
Western Digital Black SN850X 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 1.7x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital Black SN850X
Scores 95 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 18 specs.
