Kingston Digital A1000 960GB SSD

Name: Kingston Digital A1000 960GB
Brand: Kingston
SKU: SA1000M8/960G
Rating: 5.0 (9 reviews)

Kingston Digital A1000 960GB PCIe NVMe M.2 2280 SA1000M8/960G

★★★★★

(9 reviews)

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Options (6)

	120G SATA3 $19.99
	240G SATA3 $21.99
	480G SATA3 $29.99
	960G SATA3 $46.99
	240G PCIe NVMe
	480G PCIe NVMe

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	SA1000M8/960G
Release Date	December 2019 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	A1000
Capacity	960 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 1000 MB/s
MTBF	1,000,000 hours

Kingston Digital A1000 960GB Performance comparison with similar Solid State Drives

(Higher is better)

Pangoly Performance

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

Corsair MP500 240GB M.2 CSSD-F240GBMP500 (155th)		117%
MyDigitalSSD BPX 240GB M.2 (157th)		115%
Kingston HyperX Predator 480GB (158th)		110%
Plextor M8Pe 128GB M.2 PX-128M8PeG (158th)		110%
Kingston Digital KC1000 NVMe PCIe 240GB (160th)		106%
Intel SSD 760p Series 128GB M.2 (161st)		103%
ADATA SX7000 PCIe 512GB (161st)		103%
Kingston Digital A1000 480GB (161st)		103%
Kingston HyperX Predator 240GB (164th)		102%
Western Digital 512GB M.2 WDS512G1X0C (165th)		~
Kingston Digital A1000 960GB (166th)		100%
ADATA XPG SX6000 PCIe 1TB 3D NAND (167th)		99%
Corsair MP500 120GB CSSD-F120GBMP500 (167th)		99%
Intel SSD 600p 512GB (167th)		99%
MyDigitalSSD SBX 512GB M.2 (170th)		98%
ADATA XPG SX6000 PCIe 512GB (171st)		94%
Western Digital Black 256GB M.2 WDS256G1X0C (172nd)		93%
ADATA XPG SX6000 PCIe 256GB (172nd)		93%
Plextor M6e 512GB (172nd)		93%
SAMSUNG 870 EVO 4TB (175th)		89%
ADATA XPG SX8000 PCIe 128GB (175th)		89%

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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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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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