Samsung 990 PRO 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
90 Overall Score
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Kingston A400 240GB SATA III 2.5"
Kingston
38 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Samsung 990 PRO 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
No customer feedback yet
Kingston A400 240GB SATA III 2.5"
82 out of 100 low confidence 5 reviews
Customers are very satisfied with this SSD, praising its easy installation, good price, and significant performance improvement over old hard drives. The store staff is also highlighted as friendly and helpful, with one user noting the drive revived multiple old computers. A minor caveat is that it's not the fastest SSD, but it's considered a great value for a basic OS drive.
Pros
- Easy installation
- Good price
- Significant performance improvement
- Friendly and helpful staff
- Revives old computers
Cons
- Not the fastest SSD
- Not close to fastest SSD
Ease of installation 1
Value for money 3
Performance improvement 2
Customer service 3
Compatibility 1
Speed 1
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Specifications
| Samsung 990 PRO | Kingston A400 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | 2.5" |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | SATA III |
| Protocol | NVMe | SATA |
| PCIe Generation | 4★ | — |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Controller | Samsung | Marvell 88SS1074 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | — |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 990 PRO 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong feature (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong random (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong speed (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
Kingston A400 240GB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong affordability (85th percentile)85th %ile
- Below average capacity (10th percentile)10th %ile
- Below average speed (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
Pricing
Samsung 990 PRO 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.406score per dollar
vs
Kingston A400 240GB SATA III 2.5"0.515score per dollar
Kingston A400 240GB SATA III 2.5" offers 1.3x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Samsung 990 PRO
Scores 90 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 18 specs.
