New
KingSpec SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor M.2
Interface PCIe 4.0
Read Speed 2,400 MB/s
NAND TLC
Endurance 1200 TBW
62 Overall Score
Price $146
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong endurance (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong social proof (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong affordability (65th percentile) 65th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Form Factor | M.2 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 2400 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 1900 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 100200 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 14500 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 1200 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | KingSpec SSD | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T500 | Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO | Western Digital BLACK SN850X | MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 2,400 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | false | true |
| Endurance | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 3000 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KingSpec SSD | 54.8 | 38.4 | 53.6 | 55.3 | 94.2 | 77.2 | 65.1 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.7 | 97.4 | 99 | 78.5 | 86.1 | 95.3 | 20.8 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 94 | 96.9 | 99 | 78.5 | 83 | 95.3 | 19.6 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO Compare | 98.1 | 98.5 | 97.6 | 78.5 | 91.2 | 51.7 | 24.1 |
| Western Digital BLACK SN850X Compare | 89 | 95.7 | 53.6 | 78.5 | 83 | 99.6 | 22.7 |
| MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO Compare | 94 | 81.1 | 94 | 55.3 | 98.7 | 95.3 | 43.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall61.8
- Budget88.2
- Gaming57.1
- Laptop65.9
- Console29.4
- Portable15
- Workstation56.5
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