If you have been searching for memory products on e-commerce websites, chances are you have already stumbled upon this KingBank brand. This company appears to be focusing on delivering good value in the memory and storage products. In this review, we will be checking out the KingBank KP200 Plus NVMe PCIe4x4 SSD. Let’s find out what you can expect from this product.
Unboxing
The KingBank KP200 Plus SSD comes in a generic packaging that is almost devoid of any specific details of the product model. It relies on the transparent window to showcase the product model info printed on the sticker itself. The advantage? KingBank don’t need multiple printings of boxes that is tied down to certain models, which ultimately cut down the unnecessary cost.
The inner plastic blister even prepared a placement slot for the heatsink for higher end models. In this case the compartment is left empty.
The SSD itself is a standard M.2 2280 form factor.
Peeling the sticker reveals the chips they used on the KP200 Plus:
- Controller – SK Hynix ACNS075
- DRAM – SK Hynix H54G26AYRB 512MB
- NAND – SK Hynix H25T1TC48C TLC
Essentially, you’re getting a complete SK Hynix product without breaking the bank.
Benchmark
The SSD lives up to the claimed performance. ATTO disk benchmark in particular showcases the drive’s exceptional consistency when the IO size goes above 64 KB.
AIDA64 linear write test demonstrates the benefit of DRAM cache whereby it could help recover its write performance during extended load period. Surely this kind of circumstances only happen when the user is processing a tonne of writing workloads, for everyday usage, the DRAM will prevent significant slowdowns from happening too quickly. Essentially extending the peak performance for a longer period of time.
Conclusion
At the time of review, we manage to find some selling the KP200 Plus 512GB for less than RM200. This makes the KingBank KP200 Plus an exceptional value for money NVMe SSD when compared to other 512GB class SSDs. That brings us to the pain point of this SSD, it only comes in 512GB capacity. Naturally, you can’t compete the cost per Gigabyte with the likes of 1TB or 2TB SSDs. We can’t confirm the exact reason why they only offer a single capacity option except that the SKU only supplied with 512GB by default.
Nonetheless, the low entry price allows any user to own a reasonably high-performance boot drive. For budget conscious consumers, the KP200 Plus is a dependable and fast SSD made to replace their primary storage.
Where to buy? (affiliate links)
- Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3ZVoheu
- Lazada MY: https://invol.co/clm4lp7
- Shopee MY: https://invl.io/clm4lpc
- Aliexpress: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007529970678.html?pdp_npi=
