TEST: Kingston NV1 (TLC) 500GB M.2 SSD

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test of the M.2 NVMe SSD NV1 (TLC) with 500GB (SNVS/500G) from Kingston.

Score
2509

Price/GB
0,18 €

Technical data
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Manufacturer	Kingston
Model number	SNVS/500G
Storage capacity	500 GB (0 GiB)
pSLC-Cache	174 GB approx.
Read speed	2100 MB/s
Write speed	1700 MB/s
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4
Connection	M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND)	TLC
DRAM Cache	no
TBW (Total Bytes Written)	120 Terabyte
Controller	Silicon Motion SM2263XT
Price	ca. 90 AUD (= 0,18 $ / GB)
Paid link	Buy on Amazon

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Compared to the top performer*

Read speed

66 %

Write speed

55 %

*) Test result evaluated according to AS SSD Score within the same size.

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. A total score of 2509 points was achieved.

AS SSD	Read:	Write:
Seq in megabytes per second	2280,58 MB/s	1727,76 MB/s
4K in megabytes per second	46,79 MB/s	150,81 MB/s
4K-64Thrd in megabytes per second	705,25 MB/s	719,81 MB/s
Access time in milliseconds	0,024 ms	0,549 ms
Score	980	1043
Total score	2509

Copy Performance Test

A common everyday situation is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

ISO (folder with two large files)
Program (folder with many small files)
Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows Copy command (the cache remains enabled). The practical test of December 30, 2023 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD Copy-Benchmark	Transfer rate:	Duration:
ISO two large files	2126,34 MB/s	1,08 s
Program many small files	1195,78 MB/s	5,89 s
Game small and large files	1849,30 MB/s	3,74 s

Compression Performance Test

Here, the writing and reading speed of the the Kingston SSDSSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 2100MB/s and 1700MB/s respectively).

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Here, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed, similar to the ones performed on the AS SSD.

CDM	Read [MB/s]	Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M Q8T1	2515,65	1841,27
SEQ1M Q1T1	2022,01	1819,97
RND4K Q32T16	746,95	854,32
RND4K Q1T1	59,99	166,66