Left · Crucial
Crucial T500 1TB
Spec score
Spec score 82
$299
Amazon US, Oct 26
Crucial T500 1TB against Kingston NV3 2TB
Crucial T500 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 2TB
Spec score
Spec score 60
$278
Amazon US, Oct 26
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 T500 1TB: 82
Kingston NV3 2TB: 60
22 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Crucial T500 1TB: 29.8
Kingston NV3 2TB: 23.2
28%to the left
Typical price
Crucial T500 1TB: $275
Kingston NV3 2TB: $259
$16to the right
From the spec sheets
Capacity
Crucial T500 1TB: 1000 GB
Kingston NV3 2TB: 2000 GB
100%to the right
Sequential read
Crucial T500 1TB: 7300 MB/s
Kingston NV3 2TB: 6000 MB/s
22%to the left
Sequential write
Crucial T500 1TB: 6800 MB/s
Kingston NV3 2TB: 5000 MB/s
36%to the left
The verdict
- The Crucial T500 1TB scores 37% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
- The Kingston NV3 2TB typically costs $16 less.
- Per dollar, the Crucial T500 1TB is the better buy: 29.8 points per $100 against 23.2.
Specifications
| Spec | Crucial T500 1TB | Kingston NV3 2TB |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | NVMe PCIe 4.0 | NVMe PCIe 4.0 |
| Capacity | 1 TB | 2 TB (better) |
| Sequential read | 7,300 MB/s (better) | 6,000 MB/s |
| Sequential write | 6,800 MB/s (better) | 5,000 MB/s |
| DRAM cache | Yes (better) | No |
| Brand | Crucial | Kingston |
| Released | 2023 | 2024 (better) |
| Typical price | $275 | $259 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.