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Kingston 1TB SSD SATA III
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 550 MB/s
NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
53 Overall Score
Price €288
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (94th percentile) 94th
Cons
- Below average social proof (13th percentile)
- Below average speed (34th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 550 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 520 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 90000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 80000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
| Controller | SM2259 |
Reliability
| MTBF (hours) | 1000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Kingston 1TB SSD | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital Black SN850X | Crucial T710 | Lexar NM1090 PRO LNM109P004T-RNNNU | Team Group MP44 TM8FPW004T0C101 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 550 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | SLC | SLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | true | false | true | false |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2800 TBW | 2000 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston 1TB SSD | 33.9 | 42 | 93.9 | 55.4 | 62.5 | 13.1 | 39.7 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.5 | 85.9 | 99.6 | 5.3 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 88.9 | 95.7 | 89.3 | 92.5 | 88.1 | 95.3 | 9.7 |
| Crucial T710 Compare | 99.1 | 99.1 | 85.6 | 92.5 | 85.9 | 77.5 | 10.7 |
| Lexar NM1090 PRO LNM109P004T-RNNNU Compare | 98.1 | 98.5 | 97.5 | 92.5 | 74.9 | 57 | 8.5 |
| Team Group MP44 TM8FPW004T0C101 Compare | 93.5 | 88.6 | 78.5 | 92.5 | 76.9 | 87.1 | 15.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall53.4
- Budget63.7
- Gaming42.5
- Laptop48.4
- Console20.6
- Portable12.5
- Workstation54.5
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