Western Digital 2TB SSD vs Kingston 4TB SSD

Western Digital 2TB SSD PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2

Western Digital 2TB SSD PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2

Western Digital
58 Overall Score
vs
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280

Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280

Kingston
97 Overall Score

Scores

Workstation
Western Digital
51
Kingston
97
Gaming
Western Digital
60
Kingston
97
Console
Western Digital
31
Kingston
96
Budget
Western Digital
78
Kingston
83
Laptop
Western Digital
68
Kingston
83
Portable
Western Digital
17
Kingston
25

Specifications

Western Digital 2TB SSDKingston 4TB SSD
Drive
Capacity
2,000
4,000
Form FactorM.2M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0PCIe 4.0
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation34★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
3,200
7,300
Sequential Write (MB/s)
3,000
7,000
Random Read (IOPS)No data
1,000,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
1,000,000
Hardware
NAND—TLC★
DRAM Cache—✓★
Controller—Phison E18
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
4,000
MTBF (hours)No data
1,800,000
Warranty (years)—5★
Features
Heatsink—✓★
Hardware Encryption—✗

Pros & Cons

Western Digital 2TB SSD PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2

  • Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong capacity (78th percentile)
  • Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
  • Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
  • Below average affordability (33rd percentile)

Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong random (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong endurance (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Below average affordability (9th percentile)9th %ile

Pricing

Western Digital 2TB SSD PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 is €290 cheaper (1.6x less).

Western Digital 2TB SSD PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2

Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280

Verdict

★ Winner: Kingston 4TB SSD

Scores 97 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 18 specs.

Kingston 4TB SSD Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation

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