Kingston KC3000
Kingston
80 Overall Score
vs
Team Group SSD
Team Group
37 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Kingston KC3000 | Team Group SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| 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 | Phison E18 | Phison S11 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Kingston KC3000
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong random (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong endurance (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong speed (80th percentile)80th %ile
Team Group SSD
- Strong endurance (76th percentile)
- Below average speed (12th percentile)12th %ile
- Below average capacity (17th percentile)17th %ile
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
Pricing
Kingston KC30000.295score per dollar
vs
Team Group SSD0.517score per dollar
Team Group SSD offers 1.8x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Kingston KC3000
Scores 80 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 17 specs.
