Kingston KC3000 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
85 Overall Score
vs
Crucial 500GB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Crucial
52 Overall Score
Scores
Budget
Workstation
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Laptop
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Specifications
| Kingston KC3000 | Crucial 500GB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 |
| 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 | Phison E18 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Kingston KC3000 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong random (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong endurance (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
Crucial 500GB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong speed (76th percentile)
- Strong affordability (68th percentile)
- Below average random (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average capacity (26th percentile)
Pricing
Kingston KC3000 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.313score per dollar
vs
Crucial 500GB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 22800.387score per dollar
Crucial 500GB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 1.2x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Kingston KC3000
Scores 85 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 17 specs.
