Kingston 512GB Portable SSD USB
Team Group 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Scores
Specifications
| Kingston 512GB Portable SSD | Team Group 4TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | External | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | USB | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | — | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | — | 4★ |
| External | ✓ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | — | SLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✗ |
| Controller | — | Maxio |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | — | 3★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Kingston 512GB Portable SSD USB
- Below average random (4th percentile)4th %ile
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average capacity (35th percentile)
Team Group 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong random (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Below average affordability (16th percentile)16th %ile
Pricing
Kingston 512GB Portable SSD USB offers 2.5x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 90 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 17 specs.