Product comparison · 2 internal solid state drives

Kingston Technology DC1000M 960 GB 2.5" U.2 NVMe 3D TLC vs Kingston Technology KC2500 250 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe 3D TLC

22specifications compared
13differ
9identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

SSD capacity
- DC1000M 960 GB 2.5" U.2 NVMe 3D TLC:960 GB
- KC2500 250 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe 3D TLC:250 GB
SSD form factor
- DC1000M 960 GB 2.5" U.2 NVMe 3D TLC:2.5"
- KC2500 250 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe 3D TLC:M.2
Interface
- DC1000M 960 GB 2.5" U.2 NVMe 3D TLC:U.2
- KC2500 250 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe 3D TLC:PCI Express 3.0
Component for
- DC1000M 960 GB 2.5" U.2 NVMe 3D TLC:Server/workstation
- KC2500 250 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe 3D TLC:PC/Laptop
Read speed
- DC1000M 960 GB 2.5" U.2 NVMe 3D TLC:3100 MB/s
- KC2500 250 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe 3D TLC:3500 MB/s
Write speed
- DC1000M 960 GB 2.5" U.2 NVMe 3D TLC:1330 MB/s
- KC2500 250 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe 3D TLC:1200 MB/s
Random read (4KB)
- DC1000M 960 GB 2.5" U.2 NVMe 3D TLC:400000 IOPS
- KC2500 250 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe 3D TLC:375000 IOPS
Random write (4KB)
- DC1000M 960 GB 2.5" U.2 NVMe 3D TLC:125000 IOPS
- KC2500 250 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe 3D TLC:300000 IOPS

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Comparison of DC1000M, KC2500
35 specifications	A Kingston Technology DC1000M 960 GB 2.5" U.2 NVMe 3D TLC Model DC1000M View product	B Kingston Technology KC2500 250 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe 3D TLC Model KC2500 View product
Features8 differ
SSD capacityDiffers	960 GB	250 GB
SSD form factorDiffers	2.5"	M.2
InterfaceDiffers	U.2	PCI Express 3.0
Component forDiffers	Server/workstation	PC/Laptop
Hardware encryptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256-bit AES-XTS
Read speedDiffers	3100 MB/s	3500 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	1330 MB/s	1200 MB/s
Random read (4KB)Differs	400000 IOPS	375000 IOPS
Random write (4KB)Differs	125000 IOPS	300000 IOPS
Controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SMI SM2262EN
TCG Opal 2.0Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TBW ratingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150
Read latencyKnown for one	300 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write latencyKnown for one	1000 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power loss protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (read)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.1 W
Power consumption (write)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7 W
Power consumption (average)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.2 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	5.14 W	0.003 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	100.1 mm	80 mm
DepthDiffers	14.8 mm	3.5 mm
HeightDiffers	69.8 mm	22 mm
WeightDiffers	160 g	8 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84717070

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