Kingston KC3000 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
85 Overall Score
vs
Samsung PM9A1 256GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Samsung
54 Overall Score
Scores
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Specifications
| Kingston KC3000 | Samsung PM9A1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Phison E18 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 2 |
| 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
Samsung PM9A1 256GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong affordability (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Strong speed (75th percentile)
- Below average capacity (18th percentile)18th %ile
Pricing
Kingston KC3000 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.311score per dollar
vs
Samsung PM9A1 256GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.547score per dollar
Samsung PM9A1 256GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 1.8x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Kingston KC3000
Scores 85 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 17 specs.
