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Kingston 512GB SSD SATA III mSATA
Capacity 512GB
Form Factor mSATA
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 550 MB/s
NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
51 Overall Score
Price $159
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong social proof (77th percentile) 77th
Cons
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average speed (34th percentile)
- Below average capacity (34th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 512 |
| Form Factor | mSATA |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 550 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 520 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
| Controller | SM2259 |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Kingston 512GB SSD | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T500 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN7100 | Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO | Micron T710 CT1000T710SSD5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 512GB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | mSATA | 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 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 |
| Seq Read | 550 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,250 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | true | false | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1400 TBW | 600 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | User Sentiment | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston 512GB SSD | 33.6 | 22.3 | 93.5 | 34.2 | 64.9 | 42.1 | 77.4 | 56.2 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.4 | 97.1 | 98.9 | 78.4 | 78.5 | 85.9 | 95.2 | 21.1 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.8 | 96.5 | 98.9 | 78.4 | 78.5 | 82.8 | 95.2 | 20.1 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN7100 Compare | 91.4 | 95.9 | 53.6 | 78.4 | 78.5 | 88 | 99.6 | 37.3 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO Compare | 97.9 | 98.2 | 97.3 | 78.4 | 0 | 90.9 | 52.4 | 24.7 |
| Micron T710 CT1000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.3 | 98.9 | 97.3 | 54.9 | 0 | 85.9 | 77.4 | 26.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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