Crucial 4TB SSD vs Kingston 4TB SSD
Crucial 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2
Crucial
89 Overall Score
vs
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
97 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Laptop
Budget
Portable
Specifications
| Crucial 4TB SSD | Kingston 4TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓ | ✓ |
| Controller | — | Phison E18 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Crucial 4TB SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2
- Strong random (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong speed (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong feature (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (9th percentile)9th %ile
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong random (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong endurance (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (10th percentile)10th %ile
Pricing
Verdict
Winner: Kingston 4TB SSD
Scores 97 overall, wins 4 of 6 usage categories and 3 of 18 specs.
