Product comparison · 2 internal solid state drives

Kingston Technology KC2500 250 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe 3D TLC vs Kingston Technology NV1 500 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe

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

Key differences

SSD capacity
- KC2500 250 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe 3D TLC:250 GB
- NV1 500 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe:500 GB
Read speed
- KC2500 250 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe 3D TLC:3500 MB/s
- NV1 500 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe:2100 MB/s
Write speed
- KC2500 250 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe 3D TLC:1200 MB/s
- NV1 500 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe:1700 MB/s
TBW rating
- KC2500 250 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe 3D TLC:150
- NV1 500 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe:120
Power consumption (read)
- KC2500 250 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe 3D TLC:2.1 W
- NV1 500 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe:1.1 W
Power consumption (write)
- KC2500 250 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe 3D TLC:7 W
- NV1 500 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe:3.3 W
Power consumption (average)
- KC2500 250 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe 3D TLC:0.2 W
- NV1 500 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe:0.205 W
Power consumption (idle)
- KC2500 250 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe 3D TLC:0.003 W
- NV1 500 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe:0.005 W

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Comparison of KC2500, NV1
31 specifications	A Kingston Technology KC2500 250 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe 3D TLC Model KC2500 View product	B Kingston Technology NV1 500 GB M.2 PCI Express 3.0 NVMe Model NV1 View product
Features4 differ
SSD capacityDiffers	250 GB	500 GB
SSD form factor	M.2	M.2
Interface	PCI Express 3.0	PCI Express 3.0
NVMe	Yes	Yes
Memory typeKnown for one	3D TLC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component for	PC/Laptop	PC/Laptop
Hardware encryptionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	256-bit AES-XTS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Read speedDiffers	3500 MB/s	2100 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	1200 MB/s	1700 MB/s
Random read (4KB)Known for one	375000 IOPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Random write (4KB)Known for one	300000 IOPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller typeKnown for one	SMI SM2262EN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	2000000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
TCG Opal 2.0Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TBW ratingDiffers	150	120
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power4 differ
Power consumption (read)Differs	2.1 W	1.1 W
Power consumption (write)Differs	7 W	3.3 W
Power consumption (average)Differs	0.2 W	0.205 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	0.003 W	0.005 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	80 mm	22 mm
DepthDiffers	3.5 mm	80 mm
HeightDiffers	22 mm	2.1 mm
WeightDiffers	8 g	7 g
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
Other features1 differ
Compliance certificatesDiffers	RoHS	CE, RoHS
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code	84717070	84717070

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