Kingston NV3 4TB M.2 2280 NVMe SSD | PCIe 4.0

Written analysis

Kingston NV3 4TB M.2 2280 NVMe SSD | PCIe 4.0 at a glance

The Kingston NV3 4TB M.2 2280 NVMe SSD | PCIe 4.0 is a 4000 GB M.2 2280 SSD using PCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 1.4. The controller is Silicon Motion SM2268XT2. Flash type is QLC 162-layer. Cache is listed as Host-Memory-Buffer (HMB).

Rated sequential throughput is 6000 MB/s read and 5000 MB/s write. Random throughput is 900K read IOPS and 1100K write IOPS. The calculated specification score is 68.1.

Best fit: General storage workloads where compatibility and price matter more than peak transfer rates.

Endurance and thermals

Rated endurance is 1280 TBW, or approximately 320 TBW per TB of capacity. The listed warranty is 3 years. Active power is listed at 4.0 W, with 0.5 W idle. Check the drive and motherboard guidance to determine whether a heatsink is recommended for sustained transfers.

Current value

At $549, the drive costs $137.25 per TB. Performance / price is 18.6 and capacity value is 74.5. Compare these values with nearby drives below; interface generation and headline speed alone do not determine value.