Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
96 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
SanDisk
83 Overall Score
Scores
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Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Kingston 4TB SSD | SanDisk 2TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Controller | SM2508 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| 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
- Below average user sentiment (29th percentile)
SanDisk 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong endurance (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong speed (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong feature (79th percentile)
- Below average affordability (16th percentile)16th %ile
Pricing
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 22800.084score per dollar
vs
SanDisk 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 22800.197score per dollar
SanDisk 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 2.3x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Kingston 4TB SSD
Scores 96 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 7 of 17 specs.
