Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe
Kingston
97 Overall Score
vs
Samsung 512GB SSD SATA III 2.5"
Samsung
46 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Laptop
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Kingston 4TB SSD | Samsung 512GB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 | 2.5" |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 | SATA III |
| Protocol | NVMe | SATA |
| PCIe Generation | 4★ | — |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | MLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | — |
| Controller | Phison E18 | MJX |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 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
Samsung 512GB SSD SATA III 2.5"
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (86th percentile)86th %ile
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average affordability (28th percentile)
- Below average capacity (35th percentile)
Pricing
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe0.097score per dollar
vs
Samsung 512GB SSD SATA III 2.5"0.150score per dollar
Samsung 512GB SSD SATA III 2.5" offers 1.5x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Kingston 4TB SSD
Scores 97 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.
