Crucial MX300 1TB SATA III 2.5"
Crucial
45 Overall Score
vs
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
98 Overall Score
Scores
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Specifications
| Crucial MX300 | Kingston SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 |
| Protocol | SATA | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | — | 5★ |
| 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★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Crucial MX300 1TB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong social proof (78th percentile)
- Below average speed (25th percentile)
- Below average affordability (25th percentile)
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong endurance (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (6th percentile)6th %ile
Pricing
Crucial MX300 1TB SATA III 2.5"0.129score per dollar
vs
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 22800.086score per dollar
Crucial MX300 1TB SATA III 2.5" offers 1.5x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Kingston SSD
Scores 98 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 17 specs.
