XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade 2TB
Score: 94/100
Kingston NV3 1TB
Score: 92/100Rankings
The XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade 2TB offers flagship-class Gen4 performance in a slim package, with excellent sequential and random throughput plus hardware encryption. Its main drawbacks are occasional thermal throttling and a lack of aesthetic features like RGB.
The Kingston NV3 1TB M.2 2230 NVMe SSD delivers flagship-class PCIe 4.0 speeds in an ultra-compact package, ideal for handheld gaming consoles and small-form-factor PCs, though reliability concerns have been noted.
| Attribute | | |
|---|---|---|
2,000 GBbest | 1,024 GB | |
7,400 MB/sbest | 6,000 MB/s | |
6,800 MB/sbest | 4,000 MB/s | |
750,000 IOPSbest | — | |
750,000 IOPSbest | — | |
1,480 TBWbest | 320 TBW | |
5 yearsbest | 5 yearsbest | |
2,000,000 hoursbest | 2,000,000 hoursbest |
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| Attribute | | |
|---|---|---|
Performance(3) | ||
Sequential Read Speed (MB/s) | 7400 MB/s | 6000 MB/s |
Sequential Write Speed (MB/s) | 6800 MB/s | 4000 MB/s |
Interface | PCIe Gen4 x4 | PCIe 4.0 NVMe |
Storage(4) | ||
Capacity (GB) | 2000 GB | 1024 GB |
Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2230 |
NAND Type | TLC | 3D NAND |
Endurance (TBW) (TBW) | 1480 TBW | 320 TBW |
Design & Build(2) | ||
Weight (g) | 10 g | 2.8 g |
Thickness (mm) | 4.3 mm | 2.3 mm |
Professional reviewers consistently praise the S70 Blade for its industry-leading sequential speeds, slim form factor, and solid value, while noting copy-performance gaps and thermal throttling as the only notable drawbacks.
Everyday users report dramatically faster boot and load times, especially in gaming and content-creation tasks, but some experience thermal throttling during prolonged heavy loads.
Professional reviewers praise the NV3 as a high-performance, future-ready upgrade for handheld consoles and SFF PCs, noting its near-rated Gen 4 speeds and solid reliability, but caution that current handheld hardware caps achievable bandwidth and that the drive performs poorly in external enclosures.
Everyday users largely appreciate the speed boost, compact fit, and responsive support, though a minority report early failures, data loss, and disappointing external-drive performance.
“Dramatically faster boot and load times compared to my old SSD”
“Temperatures climb into the 40s°C under sustained load, causing throttling”
“Great performance for the price, no RGB needed”
