Kingmax PX3480 512Gb SSD tech review
Kingmax's PX3480 SSD works on PCIe M.2 3.0 x 4 interface. Detailed characteristics of this SSD on our page.
Kingmax PX3480 512Gb use Phison PS5012-E12-27 controller. The internal SSD storing a data location map on DRAM Nanya 256 - 1GB DDR3 to run a games faster. The PX3480 comes equipped with Toshiba TLC flash memory. NVMe SSD also available in 256 Gb and 1 Tb capacities.
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๐ Performance and benchmarks
Drive use PCIe M.2 3.0 x 4 bus with read speeds 3400 MB/s, and maximum write speeds 3000 Mbps. This model has input/output performance 550000 on writing and 550000 on reading operations.
๐ฅ๏ธ Endurance and warranty
Kingmax give 3 years warranty period. The PX3480 has 2 million hours mean time between failure.
๐ Specs
| Category | Value |
| Capacity | 512 Gb |
| Interface | M.2 3.0 x 4 |
| Controller | Phison PS5012-E12-27 |
| Memory type | Toshiba TLC |
| DRAM | Nanya 256 - 1GB DDR3 |
| Read speed (Mb/s) | 3400 |
| Write speed (Mb/s) | 3000 |
| Read IOPS | 550000 |
| Write IOPS | 550000 |
| Endurance (TBW) | n/a |
| MTBF (million hours) | 2 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Conclusion
Kingmax PX3480 512Gb may work on previous bus standard that is twice slower than PCIe 4.0. The write speed is 3000 Mbps, that is pretty good for this interface. Weighing all these factors, Kingmax PX3480 512Gb has more minuses and we highly do not recommend to have it.
+ Pros
- Good writing speed
- Cons
- PCIe 3.0
- Capacity
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