Kingston Digital A1000 480GB SSD

Name: Kingston Digital A1000 480GB
Brand: Kingston
SKU: SA1000M8/480G
Rating: 5.0 (9 reviews)

Kingston Digital A1000 480GB PCIe NVMe M.2 2280 SA1000M8/480G

★★★★★

(9 reviews)

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Options (6)

	120G SATA3 $19.99
	240G SATA3 $78.75
	480G SATA3 $107.00
	960G SATA3 $175.90
	240G PCIe NVMe $319.70
	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	SA1000M8/480G
Release Date	December 2020 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	A1000
Capacity	480 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 900 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 480GB Performance comparison with similar Solid State Drives

(Higher is better)

Kingston Digital A1000 480GB Performance

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

Kingston HyperX Predator 480GB (174th)		109%
ADATA SX7000 PCIe 512GB (175th)		107%
Sabrent 256GB Rocket NVMe (175th)		107%
Intel SSD 760p Series 128GB M.2 (177th)		104%
Kingston Digital A1000 960GB (178th)		102%
ADATA XPG SX6000 PCIe 1TB 3D NAND (179th)		~
Kingston HyperX Predator 240GB (179th)		~
Corsair MP500 120GB CSSD-F120GBMP500 (179th)		~
MyDigitalSSD SBX 512GB M.2 (179th)		~
Intel SSD 600p 512GB (183rd)		~
Kingston Digital A1000 480GB (183rd)		100%
Western Digital Black 256GB M.2 WDS256G1X0C (185th)		96%
Plextor M6e 512GB (185th)		96%
Western Digital 512GB M.2 WDS512G1X0C (187th)		95%
MyDigitalSSD SBX 1TB M.2 (188th)		92%
SAMSUNG 870 EVO 4TB (189th)		91%
ADATA XPG SX6000 PCIe 512GB (189th)		91%
Corsair CSSD-F120GBMP300 120GB NVMe (191st)		91%
SAMSUNG 870 EVO 2TB (191st)		91%
Plextor M6e 256GB (193rd)		90%
Samsung 850 EVO 4TB (193rd)		90%

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Expert reviews

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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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....

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