Product comparison · 2 internal solid state drives

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

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
34 specifications	A Kingston Technology DC500 480 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III 3D TLC Model DC500 View product	B Kingston Technology Q500 120 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III Model Q500 View product
Features5 differ
SSD capacityDiffers	480 GB	120 GB
Memory typeKnown for one	3D TLC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forDiffers	Server/workstation	PC/Laptop
Hardware encryptionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	256-bit AES	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read speedDiffers	555 MB/s	500 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	500 MB/s	320 MB/s
Random read (4KB)Known for one	98000 IOPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Random write (4KB)Known for one	12000 IOPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
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)Differs	2000000 h	1000000 h
TBW ratingKnown for one	438	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protection featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Vibration proof
Power4 differ
Power consumption (read)Differs	1.8 W	0.642 W
Power consumption (write)Differs	7.5 W	1.535 W
Power consumption (average)Differs	1.6 W	0.279 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	1.56 W	0.195 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	69.9 mm	100 mm
DepthDiffers	100 mm	7 mm
HeightDiffers	7 mm	69.9 mm
WeightDiffers	92.34 g	41 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Blister	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84717070	Unknown — not stated by the source

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