Kingston Digital is now shipping their UV500 line of SSD products, which is available in three different form factors (2.5″, M.2 2280, mSATA) to accommodate a wide range of client systems. UV500 is also the company’s first 3D NAND-enabled SSD with full-disk encryption. Featuring Marvell’s 88SS1074 controller and 3D NAND Flash, the UV500 is quoted to deliver read and write speeds up to 520MB/s and 500MB/s, respectively.
Kingston UV500 Specifications:
| Form factor | 2.5″/M.2 2280/mSATA |
| Capacity |
2.5″: 120GB, 240GB, 480GB, 960GB, 1920B
M.2 2280: 120GB, 240GB, 480GB, 960GB
mSATA: 120GB, 240GB, 480GB
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| Interface | SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s) – with backwards compatibility to SATA Rev. 2.0 (3Gb/s) |
| NAND | 3D TLC |
| Controller | Marvell 88SS1074 |
| Operating Temperature | 0°C to 70°C |
| Performance | |
| Sequential read/write |
120GB — up to 520/320MB/s
240GB — up to 520/500MB/s
480GB — up to 520/500MB/s
960GB — up to 520/500MB/s
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| Random 4K Read/Write |
120GB — up to 79,000/18,000 IOPS
240GB — up to 79,000/25,000 IOPS
480GB — up to 79,000/35,000 IOPS
960GB — up to 79,000/45,000 IOPS
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| Endurance | |
| Total Bytes Written (TBW) |
120GB — 60TB
240GB — 100TB
480GB — 200TB
960GB — 480TB
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| Vibration operating | 2.17G Peak (7–800Hz) |
| Vibration non-operating | 20G Peak (10–2000Hz) |
| Power consumption | 0.195W Idle / 0.5W Avg / 1.17W (MAX) Read / 2.32 W (MAX) Write |
| Warranty | Limited 5-year warranty with free technical support |
This entry-level drive line supports TCG Opal 2.0 and is available in 120GB, 240GB, 480GB, 960GB and 1920GB capacities. The UV500 is also backed by a limited five-year warranty and Kingston support.
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