Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
99 Overall Score
vs
PNY XLR8 CS3030 2TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
PNY
76 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
Workstation
Gaming
Budget
Console
Portable
Specifications
| Kingston 4TB SSD | PNY XLR8 CS3030 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | 3 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC★ | — |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controller | SM2508 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | — |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong endurance (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (7th percentile)7th %ile
PNY XLR8 CS3030 2TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong feature (85th percentile)85th %ile
- Strong random (81st percentile)81st %ile
- Strong capacity (78th percentile)
Pricing
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 22800.086score per dollar
vs
PNY XLR8 CS3030 2TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.505score per dollar
PNY XLR8 CS3030 2TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 5.9x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Kingston 4TB SSD
Scores 99 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 17 specs.
