Crucial M4 256GB SATA III 2.5"
Crucial
21 Overall Score
vs
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
97 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Crucial M4 | Kingston 4TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | SATA | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | — | 4★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | MLC★ | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Controller | Marvell | Phison E18 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | — | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Crucial M4 256GB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong affordability (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong feature (72nd percentile)
- Below average speed (4th percentile)4th %ile
- Below average social proof (14th percentile)14th %ile
- Below average capacity (18th percentile)18th %ile
- Below average endurance (30th 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
Crucial M4 256GB SATA III 2.5"
No current pricing available
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 11 of 18 specs.
