Kingston NV3
The Kingston NV3 is an NVMe SSD sold in 7 capacities, from 500GB to 4TB. Right now the 4TB is the cheapest per gigabyte at $0.129/GB. It scores 71 to 82 out of 100 among NVMe SSDs, depending on capacity.
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Every capacity compared
Capacity changes more than space: price per gigabyte, rated write speed and endurance usually improve as the drive gets bigger.
| Capacity | Price | Per GB | Read / write | Endurance | Score | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500GB M.2 2280 | $109.00 | $0.218/GB | 5,000 / 3,000 | 160 TBW | 71 |  |
| 500GB M.2 2230 | $149.99 | $0.300/GB | 5,000 / 3,000 | 160 TBW | 71 | |
| 1TB M.2 2230 | $222.94 | $0.223/GB | 6,000 / 4,000 | 320 TBW | 82 | |
| 1TB M.2 2280 | $158.99 | $0.159/GB | 6,000 / 4,000 | 320 TBW | 82 |  |
| 2TB M.2 2230 | $436.50 | $0.218/GB | 6,000 / 5,000 | 640 TBW | 82 | |
| 2TB M.2 2280 | $279.00 | $0.140/GB | 6,000 / 5,000 | 640 TBW | 82 | |
| 4TB M.2 2280 | $514.00 | $0.129/GB LOWEST PER GB | 6,000 / 5,000 | 1,280 TBW | 82 | |
Read and write are the maker’s rated sequential speeds in MB/s. Open a capacity for every offer, price history and the full spec sheet.
What every Kingston NV3 shares
Drive
- Interface
- PCIe 4.0 x4
- Protocol
- NVMe
- NAND type
- TLC
- Cache
- DRAM-less (HMB)
- Warranty
- 5 years
No DRAM of its own; borrows a little system memory (HMB). Fine for games, slower when heavily loaded.
Compare the Kingston NV3 with every other drive on the NVMe SSDs comparison table.
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