Kingston 960GB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
69 Overall Score
vs
Crucial 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2
Crucial
84 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Kingston 960GB SSD | Crucial 1TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 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 | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓ | ✓ |
Pros & Cons
Kingston 960GB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong endurance (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong feature (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong speed (67th percentile)
- Below average affordability (11th percentile)11th %ile
Crucial 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2
- Strong feature (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong speed (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong endurance (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
Pricing
Kingston 960GB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 22800.092score per dollar
vs
Crucial 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.20.337score per dollar
Crucial 1TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 offers 3.7x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Crucial 1TB SSD
Scores 84 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 7 of 16 specs.
