Kingston NV1 500GB PCIe NVMe M.2 2280
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (96th percentile) 96th
Cons
- Below average feature (14th percentile)
- Below average endurance (14th percentile)
- Below average capacity (27th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 500 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 2100 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 1700 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Kingston NV1 | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T500 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 | Corsair MP700 Elite | Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB | 2TB | 2TB | 1TB | 1TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 2,100 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | false | true |
| Endurance | - | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 600 TBW | 600 TBW | 1400 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston NV1 | 48.9 | 61.3 | 14.1 | 26.5 | 14.4 | 95.5 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.4 | 97 | 99 | 78.3 | 85.4 | 95.5 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.8 | 96.4 | 99 | 78.3 | 82.4 | 95.5 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN8100 Compare | 97.6 | 99.1 | 90.7 | 54.9 | 98.8 | 95.5 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.7 | 96.6 | 85.8 | 54.9 | 86.6 | 95.5 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO Compare | 97.9 | 98.1 | 97.5 | 78.3 | 90.5 | 24.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 1 offer From $130
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Usage Scores
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