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.
Kingston KC2500 NVMe PCIe SSD Specifications
| 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 |
Availability
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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