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Kingston · SSD · PCIe 4.0
Kingston NV3 500GB
Works well for: System Drive
Trade-offs: you want strong value with Balanced priorities specifically
- Capacity
- 500 GB
- Interface
- M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4
- Sequential read
- 6000 MB/s
- Sequential write
- 4000 MB/s
- Endurance
- 300 TBW
- Form factor
- M.2-2280
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Is this a good buy today?
Market confidence: LowAt $99 the Kingston NV3 500GB is priced in line with its $99 representative market level. Only one retailer currently backs that price, so the level is a single data point rather than a market.
Limited market: only one retailer currently has a verified offer, so treat this price as a single data point.
Prices & availability
Where to buy the Kingston NV3 500GB
Compare the offers we track for this model, across variants and retailers.
1 tracked offers · 1 retailers
| Variant | Store | Condition | Price (snapshot) | Value · Balanced | Checked | Offer link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston NV3 500GB | Newegg | New | $99 | 54 | 2026-09-28 | View offer → |
| Kingston NV3 500GBMultiple variants available | Amazon Affiliate | Varies | Find on Amazon | Not tracked | No price snapshot | Find on Amazon → |
Prices are dated snapshots, not live quotes — confirm the final price at the store. New, refurbished and used offers are listed separately; used offers carry warranty and seller risk.
Where it stands in the field
Two different questions, side by side. Performance compares what the hardware can do; Value compares what that capability costs at today’s price. A product can rank high on one and low on the other — that gap is the point.
Performance Balanced
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#109 of 359 graded solid state drives
- #106 KingstonKingston NV3 2TB 40
- #107 Kingston TechnologyKingston Technology NV3 2280 1TB 40
- #108 KingstonKingston NV3 1TB 40
- #109 KingstonKingston NV3 500GB 40
- #110 PNYPNY XLR8 CS3040 1TB 38
- #111 Western DigitalWestern Digital WD Blue SN5000 4TB 37
- #112 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SN5000 2TB 37
Value Balanced
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#100 of 359 currently priced solid state drives
- #97 SeagateSeagate FireCuda 530 4TB 55
- #98 Western DigitalWestern Digital SN770M 1TB 54
- #99 SabrentSabrent Rocket Plus 4TB 54
- #100 KingstonKingston NV3 500GB 54
- #101 LexarLexar NM790 1TB 54
- #102 CrucialCrucial 1TB 54
- #103 KingstonKingston KC3000 4TB 53
Performance System Drive
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#109 of 359 graded solid state drives
- #106 KingstonKingston NV3 2TB 40
- #107 Kingston TechnologyKingston Technology NV3 2280 1TB 40
- #108 KingstonKingston NV3 1TB 40
- #109 KingstonKingston NV3 500GB 40
- #110 PNYPNY XLR8 CS3040 1TB 38
- #111 Western DigitalWestern Digital WD Blue SN5000 4TB 37
- #112 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SN5000 2TB 37
Value System Drive
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#93 of 359 currently priced solid state drives
- #90 KingstonKingston NV3 2TB 24
- #91 Western DigitalWestern Digital 1TB 24
- #92 KingstonKingston Fury Renegade Heat Sink 4TB 23
- #93 KingstonKingston NV3 500GB 23
- #94 MSIMSI SPATIUM M480 1TB 23
- #95 CorsairCorsair MP600 ELITE PS5 1TB 23
- #96 CorsairCorsair MP600 ELITE 1TB 23
Performance Game
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#287 of 359 graded solid state drives
- #284 Western DigitalWestern Digital Black SN850 500GB 6
- #285 Western DigitalWestern Digital SN7100 500GB 6
- #286 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SN5100 500GB 6
- #287 KingstonKingston NV3 500GB 6
- #288 TeamGroupTeamGroup MP44L 500GB 6
- #289 Western DigitalWestern Digital Black SN770 500GB 6
- #290 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SN5000 500GB 6
Value Game
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#189 of 359 currently priced solid state drives
- #186 ADATAADATA LEGEND 960 MAX 1TB 47
- #187 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SN570 1TB 47
- #188 PatriotPatriot P210 1TB 46
- #189 KingstonKingston NV3 500GB 46
- #190 PatriotPatriot P220 1TB 46
- #191 CrucialCrucial P2 1TB 46
- #192 SeagateSeagate FireCuda 530 2TB 46
Performance Heavy Creative Work
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#131 of 359 graded solid state drives
- #128 Western DigitalWestern Digital Black SN850 500GB 29
- #129 Kingston TechnologyKingston Technology NV3 2280 1TB 29
- #130 KingstonKingston NV3 1TB 29
- #131 KingstonKingston NV3 500GB 29
- #132 Western DigitalWestern Digital Black SN770 500GB 29
- #133 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SN5000 500GB 29
- #134 CorsairCorsair MP600 CORE 4TB 27
Value Heavy Creative Work
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#127 of 359 currently priced solid state drives
- #124 Kingston TechnologyKingston Technology NV3 2280 1TB 11
- #125 Silicon PowerSilicon Power US75 2TB 11
- #126 CrucialCrucial P310 1TB 11
- #127 KingstonKingston NV3 500GB 11
- #128 Silicon PowerSilicon Power UD90 2TB 11
- #129 CorsairCorsair MP600 MINI 1TB 11
- #130 KingstonKingston NV3 1TB 11
These ladders follow the preset scenario shown above. Your own weights re-score this product, not the whole field.
What it is good for
| Scenario | this productCapability grade · Value at current price | Higher capability |
|---|---|---|
| Balanced (all-round)Weighted all-round view | GradeNo grade Value54 | Higher capability Western Digital SN7100 500GB 62 +13% capability · +16% price |
| System DriveScenario capability | GradeA Value23 | Higher capability Western Digital SN7100 500GB S 35 +13% capability · +16% price |
| Game & File StorageScenario capability | GradeC Value46 | — |
| Heavy Creative WorkScenario capability | GradeB Value11 | Higher capability Western Digital SN7100 500GB B 24 +45% capability · +16% price |
Balanced has no letter: it is a weighting preset, not a capability rubric. A grade answers “how well does this handle that job?” — price is never part of it. Relative Value puts the current market price back in.
Trade-offs
Works well if
- System Drive is your main prioritygraded A for System Drive on the same rubric as the tier list
- Nothing in this budget scores better with Balanced prioritiesno graded product within the 10% budget envelope around $99 reaches a higher Relative Value with Balanced priorities
Consider other options if
- You want strong value with Balanced priorities specificallyat today's market no realistic price for this model reaches strong value with Balanced priorities — the calculation only gets there near $57, against a cheapest tracked $99
- Game & File Storage is what you actually need it forit grades only C there
Works well if
- System Drive is your main prioritygraded A for System Drive on the same rubric as the tier list
- Nothing in this budget scores better for System Driveno graded product within the 10% budget envelope around $99 reaches a higher Relative Value for System Drive
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for System Drive specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for System Drive per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Game & File Storage is what you actually need it forit grades only C there
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- Game is not actually your main job — System Drive isit grades C for Game, but A for System Drive
Consider other options if
- Game is what you actually need it forit grades C there; Patriot P320 512GB grades C at $85
- You want strong value for Game specificallyat today's market no realistic price for this model reaches strong value for Game — the calculation only gets there near $43, against a cheapest tracked $99
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelPatriot P320 512GB holds Relative Value 45 against its 46 for Game, at $85
Works well if
- Heavy Creative Work is your main prioritygraded B for Heavy Creative Work on the same rubric as the tier list
- Nothing in this budget scores better for Heavy Creative Workno graded product within the 10% budget envelope around $99 reaches a higher Relative Value for Heavy Creative Work
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for Heavy Creative Work specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for Heavy Creative Work per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Game & File Storage is what you actually need it forit grades only C there
- You are buying for Heavy Creative Work and want no asterisksthe rubric caps this grade: <1tb is tight for pro scratch
Every line states the fact it was derived from, for the scenario selected above. Thresholds are calculated points on our value curve — information about where the maths turns, not instructions about what to pay.
Similar options to the Kingston NV3 500GB
Chosen for Balanced
Chosen for System Drive
Chosen for Game
Chosen for Heavy Creative Work
Alternatives stay near this product’s price range. Step-up options may exceed the standard budget envelope when the capability gain is meaningful.
Upgrade planner
Judge the change in the active scenario, then make the cash gap explicit.
Using page scenarioWhat are you upgrading from? These are the axes we compare on, and where this product stands in the current market.
Capability differences are expressed as tiers and index points, not as benchmark percentages we did not measure.
Specifications & compatibility
What this product is, and what to check before it goes into your build.
Performance
- Sequential read
- 6000 MB/s
- Sequential write
- 4000 MB/s
- Random read
- 0 IOPS
- Random write
- 0 IOPS
- Controller
- Silicon Motion SM2268XT
Media
- Capacity
- 500 GB
- NAND type
- Kioxia 162-layer QLC
- DRAM cache
- None (DRAM-less)
Power / Interface
- Interface
- M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4
- Form factor
- M.2-2280
Physical / Outputs
- Heatsink included
- No
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Endurance & warranty
- Endurance
- 300 TBW
- Warranty
- 5 years
- Manufacturer part number
- SNV3S500G
Hover any value to see where it came from: a manufacturer specification, or a figure The Comparator calculated.
Sources: Comparator offer frame 2026-09-28
What to check in your build
M.2-2280
The slot must take M.2-2280
M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4
PCIe 4.0 M.2 slot for full speed
PCIe 4.0 — runs in older slots at their speed
Fits under an M.2 shroud
Bare drive — it fits under a motherboard M.2 shroud
Meets the PS5 expansion requirements
M.2 2280 NVMe, PCIe 4.0, 6000 MB/s read — meets Sony's published requirements; a heatsink is required
Found an error? Report this specification Email the field, corrected value and an optional source.
Compatibility guidance is practical help, not a score. Missing data is shown as unknown, never invented.
Summary
Kingston NV3 500GB offers a balanced view across an all-round mix of priorities. It ranks #109 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 6000. The main limitation appears when Game & File Storage becomes the priority, where it grades C.
Kingston NV3 500GB offers A-grade capability for System Drive. It ranks #109 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 6000. The main limitation appears when Game & File Storage becomes the priority, where it grades C.
Kingston NV3 500GB offers C-grade capability for Game. It ranks #287 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 6000. The C grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
Kingston NV3 500GB offers B-grade capability for Heavy Creative Work. It ranks #131 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 6000. The main limitation appears when Game & File Storage becomes the priority, where it grades C.
FAQ
Why does Relative Value change when I choose another scenario?
Each scenario changes the weights applied to capability, price and the other published factors. The hardware facts stay fixed, but the value question changes, so its score and rank can change too.
Why can Amazon appear without a tracked price?
Amazon is shown as a discovery link when we do not have a permitted verified price snapshot. It is excluded from price comparisons, rankings and Relative Value until a compliant tracked price exists.
Useful links & sources
offer frame 2026-09-28 · formula ssd-value-v1.5 · facts facts-2026-09-29 · Relative Value is an estimate from our current dataset, the selected weights and dated market prices — not an official product rating and not a price forecast. Target prices are calculation thresholds, not predictions. Methodology We are not a shop. Affiliate links may earn us a commission; they never change the calculations or the ranking.