Solidigm D7-P5520 3.84TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2
Solidigm
82 Overall Score
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Kingston KC3000 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
98 Overall Score
What Buyers Say
Solidigm D7-P5520 3.84TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2
No customer feedback yet
Kingston KC3000 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
92 out of 100 medium confidence 11 reviews
Users are overwhelmingly positive about this Kingston KC3000 SSD, praising its blazing-fast speeds, especially for gaming and as a boot drive. Many note it outperforms or matches competitors like the Samsung 990 Pro and WD SN850X, often at a better price. A few mention minor setup quirks, like needing to download drivers on new Windows builds or dealing with sector size differences, but these are easily resolved and don't detract from overall satisfaction.
Pros
- Blazing fast speeds
- Great value for money
- Outperforms competitors
- Excellent for gaming
- Reliable performance
Cons
- Driver download needed on new Windows
- Sector size mismatch for cloning
- 4TB version pricey
Speed 8
Value for money 5
Gaming performance 4
Ease of setup 3
Reliability 3
Competitor comparison 4
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Specifications
| Solidigm D7-P5520 | Kingston KC3000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | U.2 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | Phison E18 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Solidigm D7-P5520 3.84TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2
- Strong endurance (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong capacity (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong speed (79th percentile)
- Strong feature (79th percentile)
- Below average affordability (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
Kingston KC3000 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong user sentiment (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong random (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong endurance (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (24th percentile)
Pricing
Solidigm D7-P5520 3.84TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.20.030score per dollar
vs
Kingston KC3000 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.268score per dollar
Kingston KC3000 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 8.9x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Kingston KC3000
Scores 98 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 5 of 18 specs.
