Product comparison · 2 external solid state drives

Kingston Technology XS1000 Red vs Verbatim SureFire PyroDrive Gaming SSD USB 3.2 Gen 1

22specifications compared
16differ
6identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The Verbatim SureFire PyroDrive Gaming SSD USB 3.2 Gen 1 has 1 TB more SSD capacity than the Kingston Technology XS1000 Red (2 TB vs 1 TB). The Kingston Technology XS1000 Red has 590 MB/s more read speed than the Verbatim SureFire PyroDrive Gaming SSD USB 3.2 Gen 1 (1050 MB/s vs 460 MB/s). The Kingston Technology XS1000 Red has 560 MB/s more write speed than the Verbatim SureFire PyroDrive Gaming SSD USB 3.2 Gen 1 (1000 MB/s vs 440 MB/s). USB version: 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) on the Kingston Technology XS1000 Red, 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) on the Verbatim SureFire PyroDrive Gaming SSD USB 3.2 Gen 1. Housing material: Metal, Plastic on the Kingston Technology XS1000 Red, Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) on the Verbatim SureFire PyroDrive Gaming SSD USB 3.2 Gen 1.

SSD capacity
- XS1000 Red:1 TB
- SureFire PyroDrive Gaming SSD USB 3.2 Gen 1:2 TB
Read speed
- XS1000 Red:1050 MB/s
- SureFire PyroDrive Gaming SSD USB 3.2 Gen 1:460 MB/s
Write speed
- XS1000 Red:1000 MB/s
- SureFire PyroDrive Gaming SSD USB 3.2 Gen 1:440 MB/s
USB version
- XS1000 Red:3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)
- SureFire PyroDrive Gaming SSD USB 3.2 Gen 1:3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Storage temperature (T-T)
- XS1000 Red:-20 - 85 °C
- SureFire PyroDrive Gaming SSD USB 3.2 Gen 1:-40 - 70 °C
Width
- XS1000 Red:32.6 mm
- SureFire PyroDrive Gaming SSD USB 3.2 Gen 1:81 mm
Depth
- XS1000 Red:69.5 mm
- SureFire PyroDrive Gaming SSD USB 3.2 Gen 1:122.5 mm
Height
- XS1000 Red:13.5 mm
- SureFire PyroDrive Gaming SSD USB 3.2 Gen 1:17 mm

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Comparison of XS1000 Red, 53696
39 specifications	A Kingston Technology XS1000 Red View product	B Verbatim SureFire PyroDrive Gaming SSD USB 3.2 Gen 1 Model 53696 View product
Solid state drive3 differ
SSD capacityDiffers	1 TB	2 TB
SSD form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Read speedDiffers	1050 MB/s	460 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	1000 MB/s	440 MB/s
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB versionDiffers	3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2)	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 Gbit/s
Features3 differ
Housing materialDiffers	Metal, Plastic	Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 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 Enterp	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac 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 Sonoma	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.7.5 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for one	Android, 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 17.5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Country of originKnown for one	China, Taiwan	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Hardware encryptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Password protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Operational conditions1 differ
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 85 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 95%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	32.6 mm	81 mm
DepthDiffers	69.5 mm	122.5 mm
HeightDiffers	13.5 mm	17 mm
WeightDiffers	44.8 g	112 g
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	82.5 mm	112 mm
Package depthDiffers	24.1 mm	35 mm
Package heightDiffers	123.2 mm	170 mm
Package weightDiffers	63.27 g	196 g
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RGB Utility, Nero Backup SW, Formatter
Logistics dataidentical
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	139.7 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	222.2 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	184.2 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case gross weightKnown for one	1.12 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	15 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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