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Kingston NV3 4TB vs Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB

Specifications, performance and current prices compared in Canada · CAD · prices checked through Oct 17, 2026

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Kingston NV3 4TB

Kingston

Current comparison price

CAD 840Value 70 · Balanced

from 1 offer · checked Oct 17

Capability highlights · price excluded

  • S Game & File Storage
  • A System Drive
  • A Heavy Creative Work

Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB

Samsung

Current comparison price

CAD 1,145Value 64 · Balanced

from 1 offer · checked Oct 17

Capability highlights · price excluded

  • S System Drive
  • S Game & File Storage
  • S Heavy Creative Work

Key differences at a glance

Capabilityprice excluded

Kingston NV3 4TB leads in 0 scenarios, Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB in 2, 1 even. Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB is ahead for System Drive, Heavy Creative Work. View grades →

Valueunder Balanced

Kingston NV3 4TB has the higher Value under these priorities (70 vs 64).

Pricecurrent market snapshot

Kingston NV3 4TB costs less right now (CAD 840 vs CAD 1,145, 27% apart).

How priorities change the comparison Kingston NV3 4TB has higher Value under 2 presets · Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB under 2 · 0 even
Priority Kingston NV3 4TB Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB
7064
2226
8874
2529

Pick a preset to compare under it: the whole page follows. Within 2 points counts as even.

Price difference and break-even price

Under Balanced, each product holds or loses the higher Value at one price, with the other held at its current price. Enter the prices you were actually offered to see the answer for your deal.

Kingston NV3 4TB

Current comparison price

CAD 840 Value 70

Kingston NV3 4TB keeps the higher Value up to CAD 959 (with Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB at CAD 1,145).

Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB

Current comparison price

CAD 1,145 Value 64

Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB matches the Value of Kingston NV3 4TB (at CAD 840) at CAD 1,003 or less.

A crossover is a calculation under the active priorities and today's market frame, not a price forecast.

Price comparison: current offers

New offers we track in Canada (CAD), cheapest first, with the date each was checked. Amazon appears as a link only: its price is not shown and never enters Value.

Kingston NV3 4TB

  1. Check current priceAmazonAffiliate link · price shown on AmazonCheck price →
  2. CAD 840Kingston NV3 4TBNewegg · checked · Affiliate linkGo to offer →
  3. Currently unavailable · last seen
  4. CAD 849Kingston SNV3S M.2 2280 4TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) SNV3S/4000GNewegg · last seen · no longer in the retailer’s listing · Affiliate linkView listing

Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB

  1. Check current priceAmazonAffiliate link · price shown on AmazonCheck price →
  2. CAD 1,145Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TBNewegg · checked · Affiliate linkGo to offer →

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Performance and key differences

What each product can do for a job, graded S to F with price left out, and the measured indexes behind it.

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Kingston NV3 4TB Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB
System DriveA #49S #33
Game & File StorageS #13S #11
Heavy Creative WorkA #47S #38
Drive performance6,0007,250
Sequential read6,0007,250
Sequential write5,0006,300

Where each one leads

  • Lower current price · Higher Value with these priorities
  • Better grade for System Drive · Higher sequential read

Specifications compared

Facts true of every board a product groups; a range or "varies" marks a fact that differs between boards.

6 identical facts hidden

Kingston NV3 4TB Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB
Speed
Sequential read6,000 MB/s7,250 MB/s
Sequential write5,000 MB/s6,300 MB/s
Storage and endurance
NAND typeKioxia 162-layer QLCSamsung 8th-gen V-NAND TLC
DRAM cache64MBDRAM-less
ControllerSilicon Motion SM2268XTSamsung 5nm In-house
Interface and fit
InterfaceM.2 PCIe 4.0 x4M.2 PCIe 5.0 x2
Product
BrandKingstonSamsung

Not tracked means the source data does not have this fact. It is not assumed to be absent.

Which one to choose: where each wins

Conditions drawn from the data above, not a universal recommendation. The better choice depends on which of these matter to you.

Kingston NV3 4TB fits better when…

  • your priorities are Balanced: higher Value
  • the budget decides: 27% lower current price

Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB fits better when…

  • the job is System Drive, Heavy Creative Work: higher capability grade
  • Drive performance matters: higher index
  • Sequential read matters: higher index
  • Sequential write matters: higher index
  • Sequential read matters: 7,250 MB/s vs 6,000 MB/s
  • Sequential write matters: 6,300 MB/s vs 5,000 MB/s

Nearby market alternative

Worth considering instead
Crucial T710 1TB — same S-tier capability for System Drive, about CAD 490 cheaper · Value 100.
Neither of the two above is the only answer — this one clears the same bar for less. ⇄ Compare all three

Questions and methodology

Which one is better, Kingston NV3 4TB or Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB?

It depends on the question. For capability (price left out) see the grades by use case; for how good the current price is for what you get, see Value under your priorities; and for the cheapest option today, see current prices. This page keeps the three apart and does not name one overall winner.

Which has the higher Value right now?

Under Balanced, Kingston NV3 4TB has the higher Value (70 vs 64) in the market snapshot of Oct 17, 2026. Value changes with your priorities and with prices.

At what price does the answer change?

Under Balanced, with Kingston NV3 4TB at its current price, Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB reaches equal Value at CAD 1003. It is a calculation, not a price forecast.

Which one is more capable, ignoring price?

Kingston NV3 4TB leads in 0 scenarios, Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB in 2, 1 even. Samsung 990 EVO Plus 4TB is ahead for System Drive, Heavy Creative Work.

Where can I compare current offers?

The offers section lists every new offer we track for both products in Canada, with the date each price was checked. Open in Compare to add more products.

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