KingSpec 1TB SSD PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong endurance (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong social proof (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong affordability (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 3 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 2400 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 1900 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 100200 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 14500 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 1200 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | KingSpec 1TB SSD | Crucial T700 | Micron T710 CT1000T710SSD5 | Samsung 990 EVO Plus | Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO LNM109P002T-RNNNU | Western Digital BLACK SN850X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 2,400 MB/s | 12,400 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 7,250 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | false | true | false |
| Endurance | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1400 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KingSpec 1TB SSD | 55.3 | 38.8 | 52.5 | 55.3 | 93.9 | 77.6 | 66.1 |
| Crucial T700 Compare | 96.7 | 97.6 | 97.5 | 78.4 | 82.9 | 77.6 | 26.8 |
| Micron T710 CT1000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.4 | 99.1 | 97.5 | 55.3 | 94.8 | 77.6 | 34.4 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Plus Compare | 85.3 | 96.3 | 77.8 | 78.4 | 85.8 | 95.3 | 24.5 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO LNM109P002T-RNNNU Compare | 98.2 | 98.6 | 97.5 | 78.4 | 90.9 | 52.5 | 27 |
| Western Digital BLACK SN850X Compare | 89 | 95.8 | 52.5 | 78.4 | 82.9 | 99.6 | 23.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 1 offer From €148
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Usage Scores
- Overall62.3
- Budget89.6
- Gaming57.2
- Laptop65.9
- Console29.4
- Portable15.5
- Workstation56.5
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