Product comparison · 2 internal solid state drives

Kingston Technology A400 120 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III TLC vs Kingston Technology DC400 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 8identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

  • SSD capacity
    • A400 120 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III TLC:120 GB
    • DC400 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:480 GB
  • Component for
    • A400 120 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III TLC:PC/Laptop
    • DC400 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:Server/workstation
  • Read speed
    • A400 120 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III TLC:500 MB/s
    • DC400 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:555 MB/s
  • Write speed
    • A400 120 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III TLC:320 MB/s
    • DC400 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:535 MB/s
  • Mean time between failures (MTBF)
    • A400 120 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III TLC:1000000 h
    • DC400 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:2000000 h
  • Certification
    • A400 120 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III TLC:CE, FCC
    • DC400 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:FCC, VCI
  • Power consumption (write)
    • A400 120 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III TLC:1.535 W
    • DC400 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:4.86 W
  • Power consumption (average)
    • A400 120 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III TLC:0.279 W
    • DC400 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:1.6 W

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Comparison of A400, DC400
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Kingston Technology

DC400 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III

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Features6 differ
SSD capacityDiffers120 GB480 GB
Component forDiffersPC/LaptopServer/workstation
Read speedDiffers500 MB/s555 MB/s
Write speedDiffers320 MB/s535 MB/s
Maximum read (4KB)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source99000 IOPS
Maximum write (4KB)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source90000 IOPS
Random read (4KB)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source85000 IOPS
Random write (4KB)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source11000 IOPS
Read latencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source400 µs
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ECCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Hot-swapKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs1000000 h2000000 h
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TBW ratingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source257
CertificationDiffersCE, FCCFCC, VCI
NVMeKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory typeKnown for oneTLCUnknown — not stated by the source
Protection featuresKnown for oneShock resistant, Vibration proofUnknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (read)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.8 W
Power consumption (write)Differs1.535 W4.86 W
Power consumption (average)Differs0.279 W1.6 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.56 W
Power consumption (max)Known for one0.642 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one0.195 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers100 mm69.9 mm
DepthDiffers69.9 mm7 mm
HeightDiffers7 mm100 mm
WeightDiffers39 g92.34 g
Packaging dataidentical
Downloadable softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSSD Manager toolbox
Other featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGrey
InternalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84717070Unknown — not stated by the source

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