Product comparison · 2 internal solid state drives

Kingston Technology DC500 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III 3D TLC vs Kingston Technology KC2000 250 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe 3D TLC

25specifications compared
17differ
8identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

SSD capacity
- DC500 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III 3D TLC:480 GB
- KC2000 250 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe 3D TLC:250 GB
SSD form factor
- DC500 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III 3D TLC:2.5"
- KC2000 250 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe 3D TLC:M.2
Interface
- DC500 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III 3D TLC:Serial ATA III
- KC2000 250 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe 3D TLC:PCI Express 3.0
Component for
- DC500 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III 3D TLC:Server/workstation
- KC2000 250 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe 3D TLC:PC
Read speed
- DC500 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III 3D TLC:555 MB/s
- KC2000 250 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe 3D TLC:3000 MB/s
Write speed
- DC500 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III 3D TLC:500 MB/s
- KC2000 250 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe 3D TLC:1100 MB/s
Random read (4KB)
- DC500 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III 3D TLC:98000 IOPS
- KC2000 250 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe 3D TLC:350000 IOPS
Random write (4KB)
- DC500 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III 3D TLC:12000 IOPS
- KC2000 250 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe 3D TLC:200000 IOPS

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Comparison of DC500, KC2000
37 specifications	A Kingston Technology DC500 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III 3D TLC Model DC500 View product	B Kingston Technology KC2000 250 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe 3D TLC Model KC2000 View product
Features9 differ
SSD capacityDiffers	480 GB	250 GB
SSD form factorDiffers	2.5"	M.2
InterfaceDiffers	Serial ATA III	PCI Express 3.0
Memory type	3D TLC	3D TLC
Component forDiffers	Server/workstation	PC
Hardware encryption	Yes	Yes
Security algorithms	256-bit AES	256-bit AES
Data transfer rateKnown for one	6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read speedDiffers	555 MB/s	3000 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	500 MB/s	1100 MB/s
Random read (4KB)Differs	98000 IOPS	350000 IOPS
Random write (4KB)Differs	12000 IOPS	200000 IOPS
Read latencyKnown for one	500 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Write latencyKnown for one	2000 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
End-to-End Data ProtectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	2000000 h	2000000 h
TBW ratingDiffers	438	150
NVMeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SMI SM2262EN
PCI Express interface data lanesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	x4
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC
Power4 differ
Power consumption (read)Differs	1.8 W	2.1 W
Power consumption (write)Differs	7.5 W	7 W
Power consumption (average)Differs	1.6 W	0.2 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	1.56 W	0.003 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	69.9 mm	80 mm
DepthDiffers	100 mm	22 mm
HeightDiffers	7 mm	3.5 mm
WeightDiffers	92.34 g	8 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Blister	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 70 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 85 °C	-40 - 85 °C
Operating vibration	2.17 G	2.17 G
Non-operating vibration	20 G	20 G
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84717070	Unknown — not stated by the source

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