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Kingston 480GB SSD

★★★★★ 4.8 (204,767)
Capacity 480GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 500 MB/s
NAND TLC
Endurance 160 TBW
Kingston 480GB SSD ssd
42 Overall Score
Price $95
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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong social proof (95th percentile) 95th
  • Strong affordability (78th percentile) 78th

Cons

  • Below average speed (15th percentile)
  • Below average random (22nd percentile)
  • Below average capacity (23rd percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Based on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.

Owner sentiment has held steady over time
1★2★3★4★5★Q2 '17: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ3 '18: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '18: 5.0★ · 3 reviewsQ1 '19: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ2 '19: 5.0★ · 2 reviewsQ3 '19: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '19: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '20: 4.5★ · 2 reviewsQ3 '20: 1.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '20: 1.0★ · 1 reviewQ2 '21: 4.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '23: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '23: 4.8★ · 4 reviewsQ1 '24: 5.0★ · 2 reviewsQ3 '24: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ2 '25: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ3 '25: 5.0★ · 2 reviewsQ4 '25: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '26: 5.0★ · 2 reviewsQ2 '26: 5.0★ · 5 reviews (approx. date)11312112111142112125Q2 '17Q4 '18Q2 '19Q4 '19Q3 '20Q2 '21Q4 '23Q3 '24Q3 '25Q1 '26Q2 '26
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviewsEstimated date

Based on 34 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

Speed 15.2
Random 22.4
Feature 53.7
Capacity 23.3
Endurance 52
Social Proof 95.3
Affordability 78.1

Specifications

Full Specifications

Drive

Capacity 480
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Protocol SATA
External No

Performance

Sequential Read (MB/s) 500
Sequential Write (MB/s) 450

Hardware

NAND TLC
DRAM Cache No
Controller Marvell 88SS1074

Reliability

Endurance (TBW) 160
MTBF (hours) 1000000

Features

Hardware Encryption No

vs Competition

Spec Kingston 480GB SSD Crucial T500 MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO Corsair MP700 Elite Samsung 990 EVO Western Digital WD Blue SN5100
Capacity 480GB 1TB 1TB 1TB 2TB 1TB
Form Factor 2.5" M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280
Interface SATA III PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 5.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4
Seq Read 500 MB/s 7,300 MB/s 7,400 MB/s 10,000 MB/s 5,000 MB/s 7,100 MB/s
Nand Type TLC TLC TLC TLC TLC TLC
Dram Cache false true true false false false
Endurance 160 TBW 600 TBW 3000 TBW 600 TBW 1200 TBW 600 TBW
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product SpeedRandomFeatureCapacityEnduranceAffordability
Kingston 480GB SSD 15.222.453.723.35278.1
Crucial T500 Compare 91.496.798.955.48356.2
MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO Compare 9481.19455.498.743.4
Corsair MP700 Elite Compare 95.19785.955.487.343.4
Samsung 990 EVO Compare 72.690.57978.58355.5
Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 Compare 87.195.67955.488.154.4

Price

Value & Pricing

From $95 1 offer across 1 retailer
Amazon 1 offer From $95
Black Best Price $95

Price History

$80 $85 $90 $95 $100 Nov 8Nov 11 $95

Usage Scores

Overall (42)Budget (85.6)Gaming (26.4)Laptop (40.6)Console (13.3)Portable (10.1)Workstation (35)
  • Overall42
  • Budget85.6
  • Gaming26.4
  • Laptop40.6
  • Console13.3
  • Portable10.1
  • Workstation35

A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.

42
Overall Scoreout of 100
Price $95
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