Today Kingston Digital, Inc. announced yet another new M.2 SSD in what seems to be a new spree of drive announcements. The new drive is the Next-Gen KC2500 NVMe PCIe SSD, an M.2 drive aimed at desktop, workstations and high-performance computing (HPC) systems.
Today Kingston Digital, Inc. announced yet another new M.2 SSD in what seems to be a new spree of drive announcements. The new drive is the Next-Gen KC2500 NVMe PCIe SSD, an M.2 drive aimed at desktop, workstations and high-performance computing (HPC) systems.
The Kingston KC2500 NVMe SSD comes in capacities ranging from 250GB to 2TB in a M.2 2280 form factor. As the name states, the drive leverages NVMe interface as well as 96-Layer 3D TLC NAND to hit max speeds of 3.5GB/s read and 2.9GB/s write. The drive is not only fast with decent endurance, it also has good security. The drive supports end-to-end data protection using AES-XTS 256-bit hardware-based encryption. The SS allows for the usage of third party security software vendors with TCG Opal 2.0 security management solutions such as Symantec, McAfee, WinMagic, and others.
Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
Interface | NVMe PCIe Gen 3.0 x 4 Lanes |
Capacities | 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB |
Controller | SMI 2262EN |
NAND | 96-layer 3D TLC |
Encrypted | AES-XTS 256 bit |
Sequential Read/Write: | |
250GB | up to 3,500/1,200MB/s |
500GB | up to 3,500/2,500MB/s |
1TB | up to 3,500/2,900MB/s |
2TB | up to 3,500/2,900MB/s |
Random 4K Read/Write: | |
250GB | up to 375,000/300,000 IOPS |
500GB | up to 375,000/300,000 IOPS |
1TB | up to 375,000/300,000 IOPS |
2TB | up to 375,000/300,000 IOPS |
Total Bytes Written (TBW): | |
250GB | 150TBW |
500GB | 300TBW |
1TB | 600TBW |
2TB | 1.2PBW |
Power Consumption: | .003W Idle / .2W Avg / 2.1W (MAX) Read / 7W (MAX) Write |
Storage Temperature | -40°C~85°C |
Operating Temperature | 0°C~70°C |
Dimensions | 80mm x 22mm x 3.5mm |
Weight | |
250GB | 8g |
500GB | 10g |
1TB | 10g |
2TB | 11g |
Vibration Operating | 2.17G Peak (7-800Hz) |
Vibration Non-operating | 20G Peak (20-1000Hz) |
MTBF | 2,000,000 |
Warranty/Support | Limited 5-year warranty with free technical support |
The Kingston KC2500 NVMe comes backed by a five-year warranty and is available now in all capacity but 2TB, which the company says is shipping soon.
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