Kingston NV2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 Internal SSD 2TB M.2 2280 -SNV2S/2000G

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As an avid gamer with extensive experience building and upgrading gaming PCs, I always prioritize maximizing overall speed. In my experience, using an SSD in a PC, laptop, or gaming console can significantly improve performance. In this article, I discuss the Kingston NV2 2 TB (model SNV2S/ 2000G) and evaluate its impact on gaming and overall SSD performance. Hard disk drives will extract files slower due to the resulting files being non-contiguous (i.e., spread out across the disk). Because storage device writes are often slower than reading speeds, we've found that game installs/ patches can be pretty frustrating to wait for if you're using a slower storage device. Using the Peak Performance profile in CrystalDiskMark 8 we could once again confirm the maximum official figures with the best read/write results of 3,668MB/s and 2,581MB/s respectively.

In spite of its unimpressive sequential throughput, Intel’s now-retired Optane SSD lineup remains among the best ever in terms of real-world performance. One of the key reasons was their very low latency – a hugely important factor for user experience. The entry-level Kingston drive outperforms most Gen3 SSDs here, which is good news. Loading Times (PCMark 10, FF XIV) Our test setup relies on the measurements taken from industry standard benchmark tools and real-world applications. It is important to note that we are testing the review sample after burn-in, with at least 24-hours of uptime. This is done so to negate the FOTB (fresh out the box) state of the DUT (device under test), yielding better benchmarking consistency. Test System Specifications Throughput is measured in Megabytes per second (MB/s) at read and write. This is done via Crystal Disk Mark and its sequential benchmark. Custom made and designed products such as flash memory products with custom logo’s on them. E,g USB flash drives and memory cards with your own logoWith a read score of 1106 in ASSSD, the 1TB NV2 sits firmly in last place in our results chart. Its write score is significantly faster at 2042. The overall average bandwidth figure of 441.29MB/s for the complete test run sees the drive in last position in the results chart. Access time is measured in Milliseconds (ms). This is done via AS SSD and its Access Time benchmark. During gameplay, games seldom write to your storage device. However, game files are written to your storage device during installation and game patches.

Kingston's NV2 drive is available in four capacities; 250GB, 500GB, 1TB (the drive we are reviewing) and the 2TB flagship drive. At the heart of the drive is a Silicon Motion SM2267XT 4-channel controller. It's a DRAM-less design, using Host Memory Buffer technology instead. The NV2 1 TB has an expected lifespan of 160 TBW (terabytes written) and 1,500,000 hours MTBF (mean time between failures).The NV2 2 TB has an expected lifespan of 80 TBW (terabytes written) and 1,500,000 hours MTBF (mean time between failures). We used CrystalDiskMark 8 to test the random performance of the drive at lower queue depths (QD1 – QD8 where most of the everyday workloads occur) using 1 to 4 threads.