Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
97 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
SanDisk
86 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Kingston 4TB SSD | SanDisk 2TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC★ | QLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | — |
| Controller | Phison E18 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| 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 endurance (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (9th percentile)9th %ile
SanDisk 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong speed (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong endurance (81st percentile)81st %ile
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
Pricing
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 22800.124score per dollar
vs
SanDisk 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 22800.288score per dollar
SanDisk 2TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 2.3x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Kingston 4TB SSD
Scores 97 overall, wins 4 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 18 specs.
