Left · Crucial
Crucial MX500 1TB
Spec score
Spec score 38
$144
typical price
Crucial MX500 1TB against Kingston NV3 1TB
Kingston NV3 1TB leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · Kingston
Kingston NV3 1TB
Spec score
Spec score 58
$157
Amazon US, Oct 24
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
Crucial MX500 1TB: 38
Kingston NV3 1TB: 58
20 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Crucial MX500 1TB: 26.4
Kingston NV3 1TB: 36.9
40%to the right
Typical price
Crucial MX500 1TB: $144
Kingston NV3 1TB: $157
$13to the left
From the spec sheets
Capacity
Crucial MX500 1TB: 1000 GB
Kingston NV3 1TB: 1000 GB
level
Sequential read
Crucial MX500 1TB: 560 MB/s
Kingston NV3 1TB: 6000 MB/s
971%to the right
Sequential write
Crucial MX500 1TB: 510 MB/s
Kingston NV3 1TB: 4000 MB/s
684%to the right
The verdict
- The Kingston NV3 1TB scores 53% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
- The Crucial MX500 1TB typically costs $13 less.
- Per dollar, the Kingston NV3 1TB is the better buy: 36.9 points per $100 against 26.4.
Specifications
| Spec | Crucial MX500 1TB | Kingston NV3 1TB |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | SATA | NVMe PCIe 4.0 |
| Capacity | 1 TB | 1 TB |
| Sequential read | 560 MB/s | 6,000 MB/s (better) |
| Sequential write | 510 MB/s | 4,000 MB/s (better) |
| DRAM cache | Yes (better) | No |
| Brand | Crucial | Kingston |
| Released | 2018 | 2024 (better) |
| Typical price | $144 (better) | $157 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.