Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SATA III M.2 2280
Samsung
30 Overall Score
vs
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
98 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Samsung 850 EVO | Kingston SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | 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) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | SM2508 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | — | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SATA III M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong feature (79th percentile)
- Strong affordability (69th percentile)
- Below average capacity (13th percentile)13th %ile
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average speed (31st percentile)
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %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
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SATA III M.2 22800.230score per dollar
vs
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 22800.086score per dollar
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SATA III M.2 2280 offers 2.7x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Kingston SSD
Scores 98 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 17 specs.
