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Compare drives by sequential throughput, random I/O, controller, NAND, cache, capacity, endurance, Amazon price, price per TB, and capacity-aware overall value.
| Select for comparison | NVMe SSD | Configuration | Amazon price | Performance | Overall value | Price / TB | Status | Sequential read | Sequential write | Random read | Random write | Performance | Controller & NAND | Cache architecture | Endurance | Warranty | Power |
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KingSpecPCIe 3.0TLC KingSpec NX Series 2TB Gen3x42000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.3 |
2000 GB · PCIe 3.0M.2 2280 · TLC NAND | $247 Amazon · paid link | 59.9 | 72.8 | $123.50Amazon price ÷ capacity | AvailableOct 2 | 3500 MB/sLarge-file throughput | 3200 MB/sLarge-file throughput | 380K IOPSSmall-file responsiveness | 320K IOPSSmall-write throughput | 59.9 |
Maxio MAP1202 / Silicon Motion SM2263XTTLC 96-layer · 20 | Host-Memory-Buffer (HMB)64 MB · 2000 MT/s · Dynamic | 1000 TBW500.0 TBW per TB capacity | 3 yearsM.2 2280 | —Not recorded | |
KingSpecPCIe 3.0TLC KingSpec NX Series 1TB Gen3x41000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.3 |
1000 GB · PCIe 3.0M.2 2280 · TLC NAND | $148 Amazon · paid link | 59.3 | 60.2 | $147.69Amazon price ÷ capacity | AvailableOct 2 | 3500 MB/sLarge-file throughput | 3000 MB/sLarge-file throughput | 330K IOPSSmall-file responsiveness | 250K IOPSSmall-write throughput | 59.3 |
Maxio MAP1202 / Silicon Motion SM2263XTTLC 96-layer · 20 | Host-Memory-Buffer (HMB)64 MB · 2000 MT/s · Dynamic | 500 TBW500.0 TBW per TB capacity | 3 yearsM.2 2280 | —Not recorded | |
KingSpecPCIe 3.0TLC KingSpec NX Series 512GB Gen3x4512 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.3 |
512 GB · PCIe 3.0M.2 2280 · TLC NAND | $86 Amazon · paid link | 59.1 | 52.7 | $167.95Amazon price ÷ capacity | AvailableOct 2 | 3500 MB/sLarge-file throughput | 2700 MB/sLarge-file throughput | 330K IOPSSmall-file responsiveness | 250K IOPSSmall-write throughput | 59.1 |
Maxio MAP1202 / Silicon Motion SM2263XTTLC 96-layer · 20 | Host-Memory-Buffer (HMB)64 MB · 2000 MT/s · Dynamic | 250 TBW488.3 TBW per TB capacity | 3 yearsM.2 2280 | —Not recorded | |
PatriotPCIe 3.0TLC Patriot Memory P320 2TB2000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.3 |
2000 GB · PCIe 3.0M.2 2280 · TLC NAND | $369 Amazon · paid link | 59.0 | 48.0 | $184.30Amazon price ÷ capacity | AvailableOct 2 | 3000 MB/sLarge-file throughput | 2200 MB/sLarge-file throughput | 350K IOPSSmall-file responsiveness | 400K IOPSSmall-write throughput | 59.0 |
Maxio MAP12023D TLC NAND · 22 | Host-Memory-Buffer (HMB)64 MB · 2000 MT/s · Dynamic | 960 TBW480.0 TBW per TB capacity | 5 yearsM.2 2280 | —Not recorded | |
FanxiangPCIe 3.0QLC fanxiang S501Q SSD 1TB PCle 3.0x41000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4 |
1000 GB · PCIe 3.0M.2 2280 · QLC NAND | $150 Amazon · paid link | 58.4 | 58.4 | $149.99Amazon price ÷ capacity | AvailableOct 2 | 3500 MB/sLarge-file throughput | 2000 MB/sLarge-file throughput | 250K IOPSSmall-file responsiveness | 300K IOPSSmall-write throughput | 58.4 |
Maxio MAP12023D QLC NAND · 20 | Host-Memory-Buffer (HMB)64 MB · 2000 MT/s · Dynamic | 320 TBW320.0 TBW per TB capacity | 5 yearsM.2 2280 | —Not recorded | |
PatriotPCIe 3.0TLC Patriot Memory P320 512GB512 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.3 |
512 GB · PCIe 3.0M.2 2280 · TLC NAND | $85 Amazon · paid link | 58.0 | 52.4 | $166.00Amazon price ÷ capacity | AvailableOct 2 | 3000 MB/sLarge-file throughput | 2200 MB/sLarge-file throughput | 200K IOPSSmall-file responsiveness | 300K IOPSSmall-write throughput | 58.0 |
Maxio MAP12023D TLC NAND · 22 | Host-Memory-Buffer (HMB)64 MB · 2000 MT/s · Dynamic | 240 TBW468.8 TBW per TB capacity | 5 yearsM.2 2280 | —Not recorded | |
FanxiangPCIe 3.0QLC fanxiang S501Q SSD 512GB PCle 3.0x4512 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.4 |
512 GB · PCIe 3.0M.2 2280 · QLC NAND | $86 Amazon · paid link | 57.4 | 51.3 | $167.95Amazon price ÷ capacity | AvailableOct 2 | 3200 MB/sLarge-file throughput | 1450 MB/sLarge-file throughput | 200K IOPSSmall-file responsiveness | 250K IOPSSmall-write throughput | 57.4 |
Maxio MAP12023D QLC NAND · 20 | Host-Memory-Buffer (HMB)64 MB · 2000 MT/s · Dynamic | 160 TBW312.5 TBW per TB capacity | 5 yearsM.2 2280 | —Not recorded | |
Silicon PowerPCIe 3.0TLC Silicon Power 1TB - NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen3x4 2280 SSD1000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.3 |
1000 GB · PCIe 3.0M.2 2280 · TLC NAND | $156 Amazon · paid link | 57.0 | 54.8 | $155.97Amazon price ÷ capacity | AvailableOct 2 | 2200 MB/sLarge-file throughput | 1600 MB/sLarge-file throughput | 240K IOPSSmall-file responsiveness | 250K IOPSSmall-write throughput | 57.0 |
Silicon Motion SM2263XTTLC Intel 64L · | Host-Memory-Buffer (HMB)64 MB · 2000 MT/s · Dynamic | 600 TBW600.0 TBW per TB capacity | 5 yearsM.2 2280 | —Not recorded | |
Silicon PowerPCIe 3.0TLC Silicon Power 2TB NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen3x4 2280 SSD Solid State Drive2000 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.3 |
2000 GB · PCIe 3.0M.2 2280 · TLC NAND | $253 Amazon · paid link | 57.0 | 67.6 | $126.49Amazon price ÷ capacity | AvailableOct 2 | 2200 MB/sLarge-file throughput | 1600 MB/sLarge-file throughput | 240K IOPSSmall-file responsiveness | 250K IOPSSmall-write throughput | 57.0 |
Silicon Motion SM2263XTTLC Intel 64L · | Host-Memory-Buffer (HMB)64 MB · 2000 MT/s · Dynamic | 1200 TBW600.0 TBW per TB capacity | 5 yearsM.2 2280 | —Not recorded | |
Silicon PowerPCIe 3.0TLC Silicon Power 512GB NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen3x4 2280 SSD500 GB · M.2 2280 · PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.3 |
500 GB · PCIe 3.0M.2 2280 · TLC NAND | $100 Amazon · paid link | 57.0 | 42.8 | $199.94Amazon price ÷ capacity | AvailableOct 2 | 2200 MB/sLarge-file throughput | 1600 MB/sLarge-file throughput | 240K IOPSSmall-file responsiveness | 250K IOPSSmall-write throughput | 57.0 |
Silicon Motion SM2263XTTLC Intel 64L · | Host-Memory-Buffer (HMB)64 MB · 2000 MT/s · Dynamic | 300 TBW600.0 TBW per TB capacity | 5 yearsM.2 2280 | —Not recorded |
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