New
Kingston 256GB SSD SATA III 2.5"
Capacity 256GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 550 MB/s
NAND TLC
42 Overall Score
Price CA$214
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong feature (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average social proof (13th percentile)
- Below average capacity (18th percentile)
- Below average speed (28th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
Based on 2 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 256 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 550 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 500 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 90000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 80000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
| Controller | SM2259 |
Reliability
| MTBF (hours) | 1000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Kingston 256GB SSD | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T710 | Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO | Team Group MP44 TM8FPW004T0C101 | Micron T710 CT1000T710SSD5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 256GB | 2TB | 4TB | 2TB | 4TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 |
| Seq Read | 550 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | SLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | false | true | false | true |
| Endurance | - | 1200 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1400 TBW | 2000 TBW | 600 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston 256GB SSD | 28.2 | 42 | 78.5 | 17.8 | 62.5 | 13.1 | 81.8 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.7 | 97.4 | 98.9 | 78.5 | 85.9 | 95.3 | 23 |
| Crucial T710 Compare | 99.1 | 99.1 | 85.6 | 92.5 | 85.9 | 77.5 | 10.7 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO Compare | 98.1 | 98.5 | 97.5 | 78.5 | 91.1 | 52 | 24.1 |
| Team Group MP44 TM8FPW004T0C101 Compare | 93.5 | 88.6 | 78.5 | 92.5 | 76.9 | 87.1 | 15.9 |
| Micron T710 CT1000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.4 | 99.1 | 97.5 | 55.4 | 85.9 | 77.5 | 32.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$214
Amazon 1 offer From CA$214
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Usage Scores
- Overall42.2
- Budget72.9
- Gaming25.4
- Laptop35.9
- Console11.9
- Portable8.4
- Workstation39.6
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