Samsung 990 Pro
Samsung
82 Overall Score
vs
Kingston KC3000
Kingston
82 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung 990 Pro | Kingston KC3000 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controller | Samsung in-house Controller | Phison E18 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 990 Pro
- Strong feature (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong random (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong speed (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong endurance (86th percentile)86th %ile
Kingston KC3000
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong random (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong endurance (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong speed (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Below average social proof (7th percentile)7th %ile
Pricing
Samsung 990 Pro0.371score per dollar
vs
Kingston KC30000.210score per dollar
Samsung 990 Pro offers 1.8x better value for money
Verdict
Tie
Both products are closely matched - Samsung 990 Pro wins 5 specs while Kingston KC3000 wins 4.
