Kingston NV3 1TB vs Samsung 990 PRO 1TB

Key differences

  • Samsung 990 PRO 1TB: endurance 600 TBW vs 320 TBW (47% higher)
  • Samsung 990 PRO 1TB: sequential read 7,450 MB/s vs 6,000 MB/s (19% higher)
  • Samsung 990 PRO 1TB: sequential write 6,900 MB/s vs 4,000 MB/s (42% higher)

Same on both: interface PCIe 4.0 x4, capacity 1 TB, form factor M.2 2280.

Kingston NV3 1TBSamsung 990 PRO 1TB
Released20242022
Endurance320 TBW600 TBW
Sequential read6,000 MB/s7,450 MB/s
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x4
Sequential write4,000 MB/s6,900 MB/s
Capacity1 TB1 TB
Form factorM.2 2280M.2 2280
DRAM cacheYes
NANDTLC