Solidigm SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2
Solidigm
82 Overall Score
vs
Kingston 4TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
97 Overall Score
Scores
Workstation
Gaming
Console
Budget
Laptop
Portable
Specifications
| Solidigm SSD | Kingston 4TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | U.2 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 |
| 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 | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | Phison E18 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | ||
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Solidigm SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe U.2
- Strong endurance (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong capacity (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong speed (79th percentile)
- Strong feature (79th percentile)
- Below average affordability (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
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
Verdict
Winner: Kingston 4TB SSD
Scores 97 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 7 of 18 specs.