Kingston
Kingston NV2 Spec and Price in Italy
NVME1TBM.2 22803500 MB/s read
Kingston's budget Gen4 NVMe line runs up to 3,500/2,100 MB/s at 1TB, per the documented listings — the value M.2 option spanning 1TB to 4TB for mainstream builds and secondary storage.
Tied 61st of 106 models in the SSD catalog on Sequential read — 7 models share this figure. Tied 72nd of 106 models in the SSD catalog on Sequential write — 2 models share this figure.
Current best price
No tracked price — this page compares specifications alone.
Specifications
- Capacity
- 1TB
- Interface
- NVME
- Sequential read
- 3500 MB/s
- Sequential write
- 2100 MB/s
- PCIe generation
- 4
- Form factor
- M.2 2280
- NAND type
- TLC
- DRAM cache
Capacities
| Configuration | Part number |
|---|---|
| 1TB | SNV2S/1000G |
| 2TB | SNVS/2000G |
| 4TB | SNV2S/4000G |
Guides for this category
How to choose an SSDFour questions decide almost every SSD purchase — what fits, how big, how fast, and how much it should cost.NVMe or SATAWhich interface your machine takes, how to tell without opening it, and what the speed difference actually buys you.How much SSD capacity you actually needHow to size a drive from what you already use, why leaving headroom matters, and when one bigger drive beats two small ones.M.2 sizes and SSD form factorsWhat 2280, 2242, and 2.5-inch mean, which one your machine takes, and how to check the keying before you buy.What SSD speed numbers actually tell youSequential versus random performance, why the number on the box describes the rarer case, and how to read it without being misled.PCIe generations for SSDsWhat Gen 3, Gen 4, and Gen 5 change, why a newer drive always works in an older slot, and when the extra speed is worth paying for.TLC, QLC, and DRAM-less SSDsWhat the NAND type and the controller's cache change about how a drive behaves, and when either is worth caring about.SSD endurance and warrantiesWhat TBW and DWPD actually promise, how much a normal machine writes, and when endurance is worth paying extra for.How to install an SSDFitting an M.2 or 2.5-inch drive, choosing between cloning and a clean install, and what to check on the first boot.When an SSD price is actually goodWhy price per terabyte beats any discount percentage, and why a good price on one capacity says nothing about the others.
What owners and reviewers say
Summarised from 1 source(s), reviewed September 14, 2026. A source is counted only where it names this model exactly. How we track prices
Commonly praised
- Its very low price, especially at the larger capacities, was the main attraction and makes it useful as a cheap secondary drive.
Commonly criticised
- Performance was poor across the board and the drive ran hot and inefficiently.
- Kingston does not guarantee the controller or NAND inside, so hardware varies from drive to drive and reviewers could not rely on a fixed configuration.
Sources behind this summary
Sources
Every spec above was pulled from one of these — a field a source didn't state was left off rather than estimated.