Kingston 4TB SSD vs Western Digital 480GB SSD
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
97 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital 480GB SSD SATA III 2.5"
Western Digital
41 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Kingston 4TB SSD | Western Digital 480GB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | 2.5" |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 | SATA III |
| Protocol | NVMe | SATA |
| 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 | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Controller | Phison E18 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | — |
| Hardware Encryption | ✗ | — |
Pros & Cons
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
Western Digital 480GB SSD SATA III 2.5"
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Below average random (23rd percentile)
- Below average capacity (23rd percentile)
- Below average speed (24th percentile)
Pricing
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital 480GB SSD SATA III 2.5"
No current pricing available
Verdict
Winner: Kingston 4TB SSD
Scores 97 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.
