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Kingston Technology XS1000 Red vs Samsung P7 1 TB USB Type-C USB4 Gen 3x2 Black

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 4identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung P7 1 TB USB Type-C USB4 Gen 3x2 Black has 2,950 MB/s more read speed than the Kingston Technology XS1000 Red (4000 MB/s vs 1050 MB/s). The Samsung P7 1 TB USB Type-C USB4 Gen 3x2 Black has 2,700 MB/s more write speed than the Kingston Technology XS1000 Red (3700 MB/s vs 1000 MB/s). The Samsung P7 1 TB USB Type-C USB4 Gen 3x2 Black has 57.4 mm more width than the Kingston Technology XS1000 Red (90 mm vs 32.6 mm). USB version: 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) on the Kingston Technology XS1000 Red, USB4 Gen 3x2 on the Samsung P7 1 TB USB Type-C USB4 Gen 3x2 Black. Product colour: Red on the Kingston Technology XS1000 Red, Black on the Samsung P7 1 TB USB Type-C USB4 Gen 3x2 Black.

  • Read speed
    • XS1000 Red:1050 MB/s
    • P7 1 TB USB Type-C USB4 Gen 3x2 Black:4000 MB/s
  • Write speed
    • XS1000 Red:1000 MB/s
    • P7 1 TB USB Type-C USB4 Gen 3x2 Black:3700 MB/s
  • USB version
    • XS1000 Red:3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)
    • P7 1 TB USB Type-C USB4 Gen 3x2 Black:USB4 Gen 3x2
  • Product colour
    • XS1000 Red:Red
    • P7 1 TB USB Type-C USB4 Gen 3x2 Black:Black
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • XS1000 Red:0 - 40 °C
    • P7 1 TB USB Type-C USB4 Gen 3x2 Black:0 - 60 °C
  • Storage temperature (T-T)
    • XS1000 Red:-20 - 85 °C
    • P7 1 TB USB Type-C USB4 Gen 3x2 Black:-40 - 85 °C
  • Width
    • XS1000 Red:32.6 mm
    • P7 1 TB USB Type-C USB4 Gen 3x2 Black:90 mm
  • Depth
    • XS1000 Red:69.5 mm
    • P7 1 TB USB Type-C USB4 Gen 3x2 Black:8.3 mm

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Comparison of XS1000 Red, P7
37 specifications
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XS1000 RedView product
Solid state drive2 differ
SSD capacity1 TB1 TB
Read speedDiffers1050 MB/s4000 MB/s
Write speedDiffers1000 MB/s3700 MB/s
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB connectorUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB versionDiffers3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)USB4 Gen 3x2
Thunderbolt technologyNoNo
Wi-FiNoNo
Features4 differ
Product colourDiffersRedBlack
Housing materialKnown for oneMetal, PlasticUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 Enterprise, Windows 11 EnterpYes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 SonomaYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mobile operating systems supportedDiffersAndroid, iOS 13, iOS 13.4, iPadOS 13, iOS 14, iPadOS 14, iOS 14.5, iPadOS 17.1.1, iOS 15, iPadOS 17.4, iOS 16, iPadOS 17.5Android
Country of originKnown for oneChina, TaiwanUnknown — not stated by the source
Protection featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDrop resistant
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCE, BSMI, KC, VCCI, RCM, UL, TÜV mark, CB, UKCA, BIS, RoHS
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCE, BSMI, KC, VCCI, RCM, FCC, IC, UL, TUV, CB, UKCA, BIS
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 40 °C0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-20 - 85 °C-40 - 85 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers32.6 mm90 mm
DepthDiffers69.5 mm8.3 mm
HeightDiffers13.5 mm65 mm
WeightDiffers44.8 g98 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one82.5 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one24.1 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one123.2 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one63.27 gUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUSB Type-C to USB Type-AUnknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSamsung Magician Software
Logistics dataidentical
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one139.7 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one222.2 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one184.2 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case gross weightKnown for one1.12 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one15 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Hardware encryptionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Password protectionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Security algorithmsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256-bit AES

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