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Kingston Technology DC500 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III 3D TLC vs Kingston Technology Q500 120 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 7identical
  • 14known for one product only

Key differences

  • SSD capacity
    • DC500 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III 3D TLC:480 GB
    • Q500 120 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:120 GB
  • Component for
    • DC500 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III 3D TLC:Server/workstation
    • Q500 120 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:PC/Laptop
  • Read speed
    • DC500 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III 3D TLC:555 MB/s
    • Q500 120 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:500 MB/s
  • Write speed
    • DC500 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III 3D TLC:500 MB/s
    • Q500 120 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:320 MB/s
  • Mean time between failures (MTBF)
    • DC500 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III 3D TLC:2000000 h
    • Q500 120 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:1000000 h
  • Power consumption (read)
    • DC500 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III 3D TLC:1.8 W
    • Q500 120 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:0.642 W
  • Power consumption (write)
    • DC500 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III 3D TLC:7.5 W
    • Q500 120 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:1.535 W
  • Power consumption (average)
    • DC500 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III 3D TLC:1.6 W
    • Q500 120 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:0.279 W

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Comparison of DC500, Q500
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Kingston Technology

Q500 120 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III

Model Q500

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Features5 differ
SSD capacityDiffers480 GB120 GB
SSD form factor2.5"2.5"
InterfaceSerial ATA IIISerial ATA III
Memory typeKnown for one3D TLCUnknown — not stated by the source
Component forDiffersServer/workstationPC/Laptop
Hardware encryptionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one256-bit AESUnknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rate6 Gbit/s6 Gbit/s
Read speedDiffers555 MB/s500 MB/s
Write speedDiffers500 MB/s320 MB/s
Random read (4KB)Known for one98000 IOPSUnknown — not stated by the source
Random write (4KB)Known for one12000 IOPSUnknown — not stated by the source
Read latencyKnown for one500 µsUnknown — not stated by the source
Write latencyKnown for one2000 µsUnknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power loss protectionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
End-to-End Data ProtectionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs2000000 h1000000 h
TBW ratingKnown for one438Unknown — not stated by the source
Protection featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVibration proof
Power4 differ
Power consumption (read)Differs1.8 W0.642 W
Power consumption (write)Differs7.5 W1.535 W
Power consumption (average)Differs1.6 W0.279 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs1.56 W0.195 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers69.9 mm100 mm
DepthDiffers100 mm7 mm
HeightDiffers7 mm69.9 mm
WeightDiffers92.34 g41 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for oneBlisterUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 70 °C0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 85 °C-40 - 85 °C
Operating vibration2.17 G2.17 G
Non-operating vibration20 G20 G
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84717070Unknown — not stated by the source

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