TEST: Kingston NV2 500GB M.2 SSD

Technical data
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Manufacturer	Kingston
Model number	SNV2S/500G
Storage capacity	500 GB (466 GiB)
pSLC-Cache	94 GB approx.
Read speed	3500 MB/s
Write speed	2100 MB/s
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4
Connection	M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND)	TLC
DRAM Cache	no
TBW (Total Bytes Written)	160 Terabyte
Controller	Silicon Motion SM2267XT
Price	ca. 40 AUD (= 0,08 $ / GB)
Paid link	Buy on Amazon

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Compared to the top performer*

Read speed

100 %

Write speed

71 %

*) 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 4210 points was achieved.

AS SSD	Read:	Write:
Seq in megabytes per second	3163,51 MB/s	2194,03 MB/s
4K in megabytes per second	44,09 MB/s	165,78 MB/s
4K-64Thrd in megabytes per second	1298,02 MB/s	1363,64 MB/s
Access time in milliseconds	0,022 ms	0,604 ms
Score	1658	1749
Total score	4210

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 April 19, 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	1751,43 MB/s	1,31 s
Program many small files	1216,17 MB/s	5,79 s
Game small and large files	1814,35 MB/s	3,81 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 3500MB/s and 2100MB/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	3830,94	2363,92
SEQ1M Q1T1	3397,89	2369,95
RND4K Q32T16	1544,64	1474,61
RND4K Q1T1	63,54	173,22