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KingSpec 512GB SSD PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Capacity 512GB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Read Speed 2,400 MB/s
NAND TLC
46 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong social proof (77th percentile) 77th
Cons
- Below average capacity (35th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
Based on 12 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 512 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 2400 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 1700 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 100200 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 14500 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| MTBF (hours) | 1000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | KingSpec 512GB SSD | Micron T710 CT1000T710SSD5 | Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 | MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO | Corsair MP700 Elite | Samsung 990 EVO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 512GB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 2,400 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | false | false |
| Endurance | - | 600 TBW | 600 TBW | 3000 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KingSpec 512GB SSD | 53.9 | 38.7 | 53.5 | 34.8 | 48.7 | 77.4 | 79.1 |
| Micron T710 CT1000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.4 | 99.1 | 97.4 | 55.4 | 86 | 77.4 | 26.7 |
| Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 Compare | 91.3 | 96.6 | 98.9 | 55.4 | 82.9 | 95.3 | 52.7 |
| MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO Compare | 93.9 | 81 | 93.9 | 55.4 | 98.7 | 95.3 | 43.8 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 95.1 | 97 | 85.7 | 55.4 | 87.3 | 95.3 | 43.8 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Compare | 72.4 | 90.5 | 78.5 | 78.5 | 82.9 | 95.3 | 55.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 8, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall45.8
- Budget80.3
- Gaming37.4
- Laptop48.5
- Console19.4
- Portable11.9
- Workstation40.8
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