Samsung 860 Pro 2TB SATA III 2.5"
Samsung
37 Overall Score
vs
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
96 Overall Score
Scores
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Specifications
| Samsung 860 Pro | Kingston SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 |
| Protocol | SATA | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | — | 5★ |
| 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 | MLC★ | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | SM2508 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | — | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 860 Pro 2TB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong capacity (79th percentile)
- Strong feature (72nd percentile)
- Below average affordability (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average speed (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average random (23rd percentile)
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong endurance (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (6th percentile)6th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (29th percentile)
Pricing
Samsung 860 Pro 2TB SATA III 2.5"0.041score per dollar
vs
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 22800.084score per dollar
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 2.0x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Kingston SSD
Scores 96 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 16 specs.
