Kingston KC3000 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
85 Overall Score
vs
fanxiang S690Q 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
fanxiang
52 Overall Score
Scores
Budget
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Kingston KC3000 | fanxiang S690Q | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC★ | QLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Controller | Phison E18 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Kingston KC3000 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong random (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong endurance (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
fanxiang S690Q 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong affordability (76th percentile)
- Strong endurance (73rd percentile)
- Below average capacity (27th percentile)
- Below average feature (34th percentile)
Pricing
Kingston KC3000 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.223score per dollar
vs
fanxiang S690Q 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.373score per dollar
fanxiang S690Q 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 1.7x better value for money
Kingston KC3000 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
fanxiang S690Q 500GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Verdict
Winner: Kingston KC3000
Scores 85 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 18 specs.
