Kingston NV1 (TLC) 500GB M.2 SSD
Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the M.2 NVMe SSD NV1 (TLC) with 500GB (SNVS/500G) from the brand Kingston.
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| Manufacturer | Kingston |
| Model number | SNVS/500G |
| Capacity | 500 GB (466 GiB) |
| pSLC cache | 174 GB approx. |
| Read speed | 2100 MB/s |
| Write speed | 1700 MB/s |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| Connector | M.2 2280 |
| Memory module (NAND) | TLC |
| DRAM cache | No |
| TBW (Total Bytes Written) | 120 terabyte |
| Warranty | 3 Years |
| Controller | Silicon Motion SM2263XT |
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v0.272a OS: 10.0 build 19045 Drive : 0(NVME) Scsi : 2 Driver : W10 Model : KINGSTON SNVS500G Fw : S8H40104 HMB : 65536 - 65536 KB (Enabled, 64 M) Size : 476940 MB [500.1 GB] LBA Size : 512 AdminCmd : 0x00 0x01 0x02 0x04 0x05 0x06 0x08 0x09 0x0A 0x0C 0x10 0x11 0x14 0x80 0x81 0x82 0x84 0xC0 0xC1 0xC2 I/O Cmd : 0x00 0x01 0x02 0x04 0x05 0x08 0x09 Controller: [SM2263XT] bufferless Bank00: 0x2c,0xc3,0x8,0x32,0xea,0x30,0x0,0x0 - Micron 176L(B47R) TLC 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die Bank01: 0x2c,0xc3,0x8,0x32,0xea,0x30,0x0,0x0 - Micron 176L(B47R) TLC 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die Bank02: 0x2c,0xc3,0x8,0x32,0xea,0x30,0x0,0x0 - Micron 176L(B47R) TLC 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die Bank03: 0x2c,0xc3,0x8,0x32,0xea,0x30,0x0,0x0 - Micron 176L(B47R) TLC 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die Bank04: 0x2c,0xc3,0x8,0x32,0xea,0x30,0x0,0x0 - Micron 176L(B47R) TLC 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die Bank05: 0x2c,0xc3,0x8,0x32,0xea,0x30,0x0,0x0 - Micron 176L(B47R) TLC 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die Bank06: 0x2c,0xc3,0x8,0x32,0xea,0x30,0x0,0x0 - Micron 176L(B47R) TLC 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die Bank07: 0x2c,0xc3,0x8,0x32,0xea,0x30,0x0,0x0 - Micron 176L(B47R) TLC 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die Channel: 4 CE : 2 Plane : 4 Die/Ce : 1 Ch map : 0x0F CE map : 0x03 Bit Per Cell : (TLC) Inter. : 2 Pages/Block : 2112(704) First Fblock : 1 Total Fblock : 556 Total Hblock : 0 Fblock Per Ce : 556 Fblock Per Die: 556 Original Spare Block Count : 44 Vendor Marked Bad Block : 0 Bad Block From Pretest : 16 IOCtl: NVME_W10_GetLog 0x45d!
We put the Kingston NVMe M.2 SSD through a detailed test. You can find the test result / test report here:
AS SSD Benchmark
Standard performance test
The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. A total score of 2509 points was achieved.
Copy performance test
A common everyday scenario 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 (cache remains enabled). The real-world test from 30 December 2023 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.
| AS SSD Copy Benchmark | Transfer rate: | Duration: |
|---|---|---|
| ISO two large files |
2,126.34 MB/s |
1.08 s |
| Program typical program folder with many small files |
1,195.78 MB/s |
5.89 s |
| Game a game folder with small and large files |
1,849.30 MB/s |
3.74 s |
Compression performance test
Here, speed is measured depending on how compressible the data is.
CrystalDiskMark Benchmark
Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer specs: 2100 MB/s and 1700 MB/s) the Kingston SSD is measured.
| CDM | Read [MB/s] | Write [MB/s] |
|---|---|---|
| SEQ1M Q8T1 |
2,515.65 |
1,841.27 |
| SEQ1M Q1T1 |
2,022.01 |
1,819.97 |
| RND4K Q32T16 |
746.95 |
854.32 |
| RND4K Q1T1 |
59.99 |
166.66 |
HD Tune Pro long-term test
A long-term test was performed to fully utilize the storage. You can see at what point the cache (if present) becomes full and write performance drops. A test file of 200 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 174 GB, the cache was full and performance was throttled.
The test file could at least be read with an average read speed of 1,847 MB/s and written at 878 MB/s.
HD Tune Pro Benchmark
HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the Kingston NVMe M.2 SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The measured access time and burst rate are also shown.
ATTO Disk Benchmark
Here, a 256 MB file is written to the Kingston NVMe M.2 SSD multiple times. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster writing and reading usually becomes.
SSD-Z Benchmark
Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Kingston NVMe M.2 SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more consistent the line, the better. Unfortunately, the tool no longer works correctly from around 4,000 MB/s and no line is displayed (and sometimes incorrect min/max data is shown).
You can find information about the test system at the bottom of the homepage.
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