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Kingston SSDNow UV500 120GB SATA III M.2
Capacity 120GB
Form Factor M.2
Interface SATA III
NAND TLC
29 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong feature (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong social proof (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average capacity (4th percentile)
- Below average speed (7th percentile)
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
Based on 6 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 120 |
| Form Factor | M.2 |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| Controller | Marvell 88SS1074 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Kingston SSDNow UV500 | Team Group MP44L | SanDisk Optimus GX 7100 | PNY CS2241 M280CS2241-500-RB | ADATA LEGEND 860 | Fikwot FN960 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 120GB | 500GB | 500GB | 500GB | 500GB | 512GB |
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | - | 5,000 MB/s | 7,250 MB/s | 4,700 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | SLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | false | false | false | false | false |
| Endurance | - | 160 TBW | 300 TBW | 1500 TBW | 1600 TBW | 350 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston SSDNow UV500 | 7.3 | 22.4 | 78.8 | 4 | 14.7 | 68.3 | 84.7 |
| Team Group MP44L Compare | 70.6 | 86.3 | 78.8 | 26.4 | 69 | 86.8 | 74.7 |
| SanDisk Optimus GX 7100 Compare | 81.8 | 93.5 | 53.7 | 26.4 | 88 | 50.5 | 73.4 |
| PNY CS2241 M280CS2241-500-RB Compare | 64 | 61.5 | 53.7 | 26.4 | 98.7 | 86.8 | 72 |
| ADATA LEGEND 860 Compare | 69.5 | 61.5 | 90.1 | 26.4 | 99 | 19.8 | 79.5 |
| Fikwot FN960 Compare | 65.1 | 61.5 | 78.8 | 34.2 | 89 | 42.4 | 77 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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