Kingston Digital KC1000 NVMe PCIe 480GB SSD

Name: Kingston Digital KC1000 NVMe PCIe 480GB
Brand: Kingston
SKU: SKC1000/480G
Rating: 5.0 (2 reviews)

Kingston Digital KC1000 NVMe PCIe 480GB SSD (M.2 2280) SKC1000/480G

★★★★★

(2 reviews)

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Options (2)

	240GB Drive Only
	960GB Drive Only

Superior client SSD performance - Outperforms traditional hard drive and SATA-based SSDs
Uses NVMe protocol - Designed for SSD unlike legacy SATA which was developed for hard-disk drives
Multiple form factors - Available in either M.2 2280 or Half-Height, Half-Length Add-in Card (HHHL AIC)
Multiple capacities - Available in a range of capacities from 240GB to 960GB to meet your data storage requirements

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Specifications Overview

Model	SKC1000/480G
Release Date	June 2017 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	KC1000
Capacity	480 GB
Interface	PCIe Gen3 x4
NVME	Yes
Form Factor	M.2-2280
SSD Controller	Phison E7
Max Sequential Read	Up to 2700 MB/s
Max Sequential Write	Up to 1600 MB/s

	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 KC1000 NVMe PCIe 480GB Performance comparison with similar Solid State Drives

(Higher is better)

Kingston Digital KC1000 NVMe PCIe 480GB Performance

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

XPG SX6000 Pro 256GB (156th)		105%
Crucial P2 500GB (156th)		105%
Samsung PM961 256GB (158th)		105%
Samsung NVMe SM951 128GB M.2 (158th)		105%
WD Blue SN550 250GB (158th)		105%
Toshiba OCZ RVD400-M22280-256G (158th)		105%
WD Blue SN500 250GB (162nd)		103%
Corsair MP500 480GB M.2 CSSD-F480GBMP500 (163rd)		~
HP EX900 M.2 250GB (164th)		~
MyDigitalSSD BPX 240GB M.2 (164th)		~
Kingston Digital KC1000 NVMe PCIe 480GB (164th)		100%
XPG SX8200 240GB 3D NAND (167th)		97%
ADATA XPG SX8000 PCIe 512GB (168th)		96%
CORSAIR FORCE Series MP510 240GB (168th)		96%
Intel 660p 512GB (170th)		94%
Plextor M8Pe 128GB M.2 PX-128M8PeG (171st)		93%
Corsair MP500 240GB M.2 CSSD-F240GBMP500 (172nd)		92%
Kingston Digital KC1000 NVMe PCIe 240GB (173rd)		90%
Kingston HyperX Predator 480GB (174th)		90%
ADATA SX7000 PCIe 512GB (175th)		88%
Sabrent 256GB Rocket NVMe (175th)		88%

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Expert reviews

Its excellent 5-year warranty and strong endurance ratings contrasts starkly with its patchy...

TopNewReview

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The Kingston KC1000 240 GB SSD is currently available online for $130. Compact form factor PCIe adapter included Uses MLC flash, no write hole 3-year warranty Acronis True Image included A bit more expensive than competing drives Thermal throttling with...

techPowerUp!

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We really loved trying out the new KC1000 from Kingston since it was really fast and excellent; the product impresses users for both its read and write speed and its M.2-2280 is a common format that should fit every machine that features the M.2 slot....

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