Kingston 240GB SSD SATA III 2.5"
The Marvell 88SS1074 controller and TLC NAND deliver 520 MB/s reads and 500 MB/s writes, making it ten times faster than a 7200rpm hard drive for everyday tasks. Hardware AES 256-bit encryption with TCG Opal 2.0 support provides automatic data protection without software overhead, backed by a 5-year warranty and 1,000,000 hours MTBF. Best for budget-conscious desktop users upgrading an older SATA system who need secure storage for boot drives and general applications.
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong feature (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong user sentiment (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average capacity (11th percentile)
- Below average speed (22nd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 240 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 520 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 500 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 79000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 25000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
| Controller | Marvell 88SS1074 |
Reliability
| MTBF (hours) | 1000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Kingston 240GB SSD | Crucial T500 | MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO | Corsair MP700 Elite | Samsung 990 EVO | Western Digital Black SN850X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 240GB | 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 | 520 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | false | false | true |
| Endurance | - | 600 TBW | 3000 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 600 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | User Sentiment | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston 240GB SSD | 22.4 | 37.6 | 78.9 | 10.6 | 78.5 | 62.5 | 42.6 | 80.6 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 91.4 | 96.7 | 98.9 | 55.3 | 94.5 | 83 | 95.3 | 56.3 |
| MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO Compare | 94 | 81.1 | 93.9 | 55.3 | 78.5 | 98.7 | 95.3 | 43.4 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 95.1 | 97 | 85.9 | 55.3 | 78.5 | 87.4 | 95.3 | 43.4 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Compare | 72.6 | 90.5 | 78.9 | 78.5 | 78.5 | 83 | 95.3 | 55.4 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 85.8 | 93.2 | 89.4 | 55.3 | 0 | 88.2 | 95.3 | 45 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall42.1
- Budget71.3
- Gaming23.9
- Laptop33.2
- Console11.2
- Portable8.1
- Workstation36.8
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