Kingston NV2 SNV2S/1000G 1 TB

Affordable SSD with PCI-E 4.0 bus support

Kingston NV2 SNV2S is one of the most affordable M.2 SSDs with PCI-E Gen 4 system interface support. It has an impressive storage capacity of 1000 GB, its write speed is 2100 MB/s, and the read speed can reach 3500 MB/s. IOPS indicators in Kingston are not advertised, since entry-level drives can use different variations of the controller and flash memory. In comparison with the first generation of NV1 drives, this model has replaced the control controller, which does not heat up above 65 ° C under heavy load.

No separate heatsink

All this makes the Kingston NV2 SNV2S an excellent option for the main system drive in a mid-range gaming PC. It costs literally a box of matches more than most popular SATA3 SSDs, the operating speeds of which are usually 3-4 times lower. It doesn't have a heatsink, but that's not a problem as most gaming and even consumer grade motherboards come with their own M.2 heatsinks. Due to the low heat level, it is ideal for installation in gaming laptops. And the available terabyte of memory should be enough for most players.

Best SSD for gaming PCs and mid-range laptops

In our opinion, buying a faster SSD from Samsung, WD or Gigabyte doesn't make much sense when it comes to a typical 2023 gaming PC. Gaming tests in recent years have shown that for most games there is not much difference between the average SSD and expensive drives with operating speeds of 5000 MB / s and higher. In open-world games, they load textures give or take at the same speed, which Sony head of gaming division Jim Ryan does not tell us. Perhaps the only disadvantage of the Kingston NV2 SNV2S is the lack of a DRAM buffer. For most ordinary users, this information does not make much sense, but enthusiasts may be upset.