Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe
Kingston
97 Overall Score
vs
Micron 4TB SSD
Micron
96 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Laptop
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Kingston 4TB SSD | Micron 4TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 5★ |
| 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 | Micron |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓ | ✓ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✗ | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong random (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong endurance (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (8th percentile)8th %ile
Micron 4TB SSD
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong feature (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Below average affordability (12th percentile)12th %ile
Pricing
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe0.097score per dollar
vs
Micron 4TB SSD0.160score per dollar
Micron 4TB SSD offers 1.6x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Kingston 4TB SSD
Scores 97 overall, wins 2 of 6 usage categories and 3 of 18 specs.
