TEST: Kingston NV3 500GB M.2 SSD

Technical data
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Manufacturer	Kingston
Model number	SNV3S/500G
Storage capacity	500 GB (466 GiB)
pSLC-Cache	128 GB approx.
Read speed	5000 MB/s
Write speed	3000 MB/s
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x4
Connection	M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND)	QLC
DRAM Cache	no
TBW (Total Bytes Written)	160 Terabyte
Controller	Silicon Motion SM2268XT2
Price	ca. 0 AUD (= 0,07 $ / GB)
Paid link	Buy on Amazon

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Compared to the top performer*

Read speed

78 %

Write speed

78 %

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

This SSD is PS5 compatible. It can be used in a PlayStation 5 console as expansion storage.

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. A total score of 6202 points was achieved.

AS SSD	Read:	Write:
Seq in megabytes per second	4993,97 MB/s	4037,09 MB/s
4K in megabytes per second	57,61 MB/s	175,29 MB/s
4K-64Thrd in megabytes per second	1621,11 MB/s	2374,44 MB/s
Access time in milliseconds	0,021 ms	0,371 ms
Score	2178	2953
Total score	6202

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 February 07, 2025 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	1985,92 MB/s	1,16 s
Program many small files	1156,41 MB/s	6,09 s
Game small and large files	1975,63 MB/s	3,50 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 5000MB/s and 3000MB/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	5848,50	4472,27
SEQ1M Q1T1	3742,00	4266,78
RND4K Q32T16	1929,87	2984,49
RND4K Q1T1	72,88	192,74

HD Tune Pro Endurance test

A long-term test was performed here to make full use of the memory capacity. You can see when a cache is full and the writing performance decreases. A test file of 150 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 128 GB, the pSLC-Cache was full and the performance was throttled.
At least the test file could be read with an average write speed of 3762 MB/s and written with 504 MB/s.

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the Kingston M.2 SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The determined access time and burst rate are also displayed.

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written several times to the Kingston M.2 SSD . The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster they can be written and read.

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Kingston M.2 SSD here. is written. The transfer data is displayed. The more constant the line, the better.

The benchmark test was performed on February 07, 2025.
Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.
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