Left · Kingston
Kingston NV3 2TB
Spec score
Spec score 60
$295
Amazon US, Oct 24
Kingston NV3 2TB against WD Black SN850X 1TB
WD Black SN850X 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 Black SN850X 1TB
Spec score
Spec score 86
$248
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
Kingston NV3 2TB: 60
WD Black SN850X 1TB: 86
26 ptsto the right
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Kingston NV3 2TB: 23.2
WD Black SN850X 1TB: 39.1
69%to the right
Typical price
Kingston NV3 2TB: $259
WD Black SN850X 1TB: $220
$39to the right
From the spec sheets
Capacity
Kingston NV3 2TB: 2000 GB
WD Black SN850X 1TB: 1000 GB
100%to the left
Sequential read
Kingston NV3 2TB: 6000 MB/s
WD Black SN850X 1TB: 7300 MB/s
22%to the right
Sequential write
Kingston NV3 2TB: 5000 MB/s
WD Black SN850X 1TB: 6300 MB/s
26%to the right
The verdict
- The WD Black SN850X 1TB scores 43% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
- The WD Black SN850X 1TB typically costs $39 less.
- Per dollar, the WD Black SN850X 1TB is the better buy: 39.1 points per $100 against 23.2.
Specifications
| Spec | Kingston NV3 2TB | WD Black SN850X 1TB |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | NVMe PCIe 4.0 | NVMe PCIe 4.0 |
| Capacity | 2 TB (better) | 1 TB |
| Sequential read | 6,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s (better) |
| Sequential write | 5,000 MB/s | 6,300 MB/s (better) |
| DRAM cache | No | Yes (better) |
| Brand | Kingston | Western Digital |
| Released | 2024 (better) | 2022 |
| Typical price | $259 | $220 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.