Left · Kingston
Kingston NV3 1TB
Spec score
Spec score 58
$157
Amazon US, Oct 24
Kingston NV3 1TB against WD Blue SN570 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 · Western Digital
WD Blue SN570 1TB
Spec score
Spec score 50
$55
typical price
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
Kingston NV3 1TB: 58
WD Blue SN570 1TB: 50
8 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Kingston NV3 1TB: 36.9
WD Blue SN570 1TB: 90.9
146%to the right
Typical price
Kingston NV3 1TB: $157
WD Blue SN570 1TB: $55
$102to the right
From the spec sheets
Capacity
Kingston NV3 1TB: 1000 GB
WD Blue SN570 1TB: 1000 GB
level
Sequential read
Kingston NV3 1TB: 6000 MB/s
WD Blue SN570 1TB: 3500 MB/s
71%to the left
Sequential write
Kingston NV3 1TB: 4000 MB/s
WD Blue SN570 1TB: 3000 MB/s
33%to the left
The verdict
- The Kingston NV3 1TB scores 16% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
- The WD Blue SN570 1TB typically costs $102 less.
- Per dollar, the WD Blue SN570 1TB is the better buy: 90.9 points per $100 against 36.9.
Specifications
| Spec | Kingston NV3 1TB | WD Blue SN570 1TB |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | NVMe PCIe 4.0 | NVMe PCIe 3.0 |
| Capacity | 1 TB | 1 TB |
| Sequential read | 6,000 MB/s (better) | 3,500 MB/s |
| Sequential write | 4,000 MB/s (better) | 3,000 MB/s |
| DRAM cache | No | No |
| Brand | Kingston | Western Digital |
| Released | 2024 (better) | 2021 |
| Typical price | $157 | $55 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.