New
Kingston 512GB SSD USB 3.2 Gen 2
Capacity 512GB
Form Factor External
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 2
Read Speed 1,050 MB/s
31 Overall Score
Price $155
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
Cons
- Below average random (4th percentile)
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)
- Below average feature (15th percentile)
- Below average capacity (35th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 512 |
| Form Factor | External |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2 |
| External | Yes |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 1050 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 950 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Kingston 512GB SSD | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T500 | Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO | Micron T710 CT1000T710SSD5 | Western Digital BLACK SN850X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 512GB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 1TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | USB 3.2 Gen 2 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 1,050 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | true | false |
| Endurance | - | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1400 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston 512GB SSD | 42.4 | 3.5 | 14.7 | 34.8 | 14.7 | 62.4 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.7 | 97.4 | 98.9 | 78.5 | 86 | 23.1 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.9 | 96.8 | 98.9 | 78.5 | 82.9 | 19.7 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO Compare | 98.1 | 98.5 | 97.4 | 78.5 | 91.2 | 24.2 |
| Micron T710 CT1000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.4 | 99.1 | 97.4 | 55.4 | 86 | 26.7 |
| Western Digital BLACK SN850X Compare | 88.9 | 95.7 | 53.5 | 78.5 | 82.9 | 22.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $155
Amazon 1 offer From $155
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Usage Scores
- Overall31.2
- Budget68.6
- Gaming16.8
- Laptop15.5
- Console11.4
- Portable51.7
- Workstation25.8
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