Kingston Digital A1000 240GB SSD

Name: Kingston Digital A1000 240GB
Brand: Kingston
SKU: SA1000M8/240G
Rating: 5.0 (9 reviews)

Kingston Digital A1000 240GB PCIe NVMe M.2 2280 SA1000M8/240G

★★★★★

(9 reviews)

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Options (6)

	120G SATA3 $19.99
	240G SATA3 $78.75
	480G SATA3 $107.00
	960G SATA3 $175.90
	480G PCIe NVMe
	960G PCIe NVMe $199.99

20X faster than a hard drive1- With incredible read/write speeds the A1000 will not only increase performance but can also be used to breathe new life into older systems
M.2 2280 Form Factor - Multi-purpose SFF connector replaces small mSATA and mini-PCIe slots
Single-sided design - Integrates easily into designs with M.2 connectors; ideal for thin and light notebooks and in systems with limited space
Multiple capacities - Available in a range of capacities up to 960GB to meet your data storage requirements
PCIe/NVMe is NOT compatible with SATA III interface - please check your system specifications for supported SSD interface

Specifications Overview

Model	SA1000M8/240G
Release Date	April 2018 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	A1000
Capacity	240 GB
Interface	PCIe Gen3 x2
NVME	Yes
Form Factor	M.2-2280
SSD Controller	Phison E8
NAND Flash Type	3D TLC
Max Sequential Read	Up to 1500 MB/s
Max Sequential Write	Up to 800 MB/s
MTBF	1,000,000 hours

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

Kingston Digital A1000 240GB Performance comparison with similar Solid State Drives

(Higher is better)

Kingston Digital A1000 240GB Performance

Sequential read/write speed, Random 4K read/write speed

MyDigitalSSD SBX 1TB M.2 (188th)		104%
SAMSUNG 870 EVO 4TB (189th)		103%
ADATA XPG SX6000 PCIe 512GB (189th)		103%
Corsair CSSD-F120GBMP300 120GB NVMe (191st)		102%
SAMSUNG 870 EVO 2TB (191st)		102%
Plextor M6e 256GB (193rd)		101%
Samsung 850 EVO 4TB (193rd)		101%
ADATA XPG SX8000 PCIe 128GB (193rd)		101%
SAMSUNG 870 EVO 1TB (196th)		~
Plextor M6e 128GB (196th)		~
Kingston Digital A1000 240GB (196th)		100%
Samsung 860 EVO 2TB (199th)		99%
Samsung 860 PRO 4TB (200th)		97%
ADATA XPG SX6000 PCIe 256GB (200th)		97%
Samsung 860 PRO 1TB (200th)		97%
Samsung 860 EVO 4TB (200th)		97%
Samsung 850 EVO 2TB (204th)		96%
Samsung 850 EVO 1TB (204th)		96%
Samsung 860 EVO 1TB (204th)		96%
Samsung 850 EVO 500GB (207th)		95%
Corsair Force Series MP300 240GB (207th)		95%

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Expert reviews

The A1000 series is the first set of M.2 SSD from Kingston, which has pioneered in manufacturing RAM and storage peripherals. The M.2 SSD is the latest standard in the computer storage industry, which has been widely used in PC and laptops lately....

gizbot.com

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This is the best value for money SSD we have seen, a PCIe NVMe SSD that is cheaper than SATA drives yet outperforms them...

pokde.net

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These make for a great stepping stone into NVMe, while providing most consumers more than enough speed in comparison to SATA–while only spending a few dollars more. The two smaller models come so close to the price of SATA, while the 960GB option is...

pocnetwork.net

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