Kingston 256GB SSD SATA III 2.5"
Kingston
42 Overall Score
vs
Team Group 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Team Group
90 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
Gaming
Console
Budget
Workstation
Portable
Specifications
| Kingston 256GB SSD | Team Group 4TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | SATA | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | — | 4★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | SLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✗ |
| Controller | SM2259 | Maxio |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Kingston 256GB SSD SATA III 2.5"
- Strong affordability (82nd percentile)82nd %ile
- Strong feature (79th percentile)
- Below average social proof (13th percentile)13th %ile
- Below average capacity (18th percentile)18th %ile
- Below average speed (28th percentile)
Team Group 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong random (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Below average affordability (16th percentile)16th %ile
Pricing
Kingston 256GB SSD SATA III 2.5"0.197score per dollar
vs
Team Group 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.126score per dollar
Kingston 256GB SSD SATA III 2.5" offers 1.6x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Team Group 4TB SSD
Scores 90 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 18 specs.
