Left · Kingston
Kingston NV3 2TB
Spec score
Spec score 60
$295
Amazon US, Oct 24
Kingston NV3 2TB against WD Blue SN580 1TB
WD Blue SN580 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 SN580 1TB
Spec score
Spec score 64
$298
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 2TB: 60
WD Blue SN580 1TB: 64
4 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 Blue SN580 1TB: 21.5
8%to the left
Typical price
Kingston NV3 2TB: $259
WD Blue SN580 1TB: $298
$39to the left
From the spec sheets
Capacity
Kingston NV3 2TB: 2000 GB
WD Blue SN580 1TB: 1000 GB
100%to the left
Sequential read
Kingston NV3 2TB: 6000 MB/s
WD Blue SN580 1TB: 4150 MB/s
45%to the left
Sequential write
Kingston NV3 2TB: 5000 MB/s
WD Blue SN580 1TB: 4150 MB/s
20%to the left
The verdict
- The WD Blue SN580 1TB scores 7% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
- The Kingston NV3 2TB typically costs $39 less.
Specifications
| Spec | Kingston NV3 2TB | WD Blue SN580 1TB |
|---|---|---|
| Interface | NVMe PCIe 4.0 | NVMe PCIe 4.0 |
| Capacity | 2 TB (better) | 1 TB |
| Sequential read | 6,000 MB/s (better) | 4,150 MB/s |
| Sequential write | 5,000 MB/s (better) | 4,150 MB/s |
| DRAM cache | No | No |
| Brand | Kingston | Western Digital |
| Released | 2024 (better) | 2023 |
| Typical price | $259 (better) | $298 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.