Product comparison · 2 internal solid state drives

Kingston Technology KC300 60 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III vs Kingston Technology SM2280S3/120GB internal solid state drive Serial ATA III

19specifications compared
12differ
7identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

SSD capacity
- KC300 60 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:60 GB
- SM2280S3/120GB internal solid state drive Serial ATA III:120 GB
Security algorithms
- KC300 60 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:256-bit AES
- SM2280S3/120GB internal solid state drive Serial ATA III:Not supported
Read speed
- KC300 60 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:525 MB/s
- SM2280S3/120GB internal solid state drive Serial ATA III:550 MB/s
Write speed
- KC300 60 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:500 MB/s
- SM2280S3/120GB internal solid state drive Serial ATA III:520 MB/s
Random read (4KB)
- KC300 60 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:10500 IOPS
- SM2280S3/120GB internal solid state drive Serial ATA III:46000 IOPS
Random write (4KB)
- KC300 60 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:64000 IOPS
- SM2280S3/120GB internal solid state drive Serial ATA III:4500 IOPS
Power consumption (read)
- KC300 60 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:1.73 W
- SM2280S3/120GB internal solid state drive Serial ATA III:1.02 W
Power consumption (write)
- KC300 60 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:2.49 W
- SM2280S3/120GB internal solid state drive Serial ATA III:2.86 W

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Comparison of KC300, SM2280S3/120GB
35 specifications	A Kingston Technology KC300 60 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III Model KC300 View product	B Kingston Technology SM2280S3/120GB internal solid state drive Serial ATA III Model SM2280S3/120GB View product
Features6 differ
SSD capacityDiffers	60 GB	120 GB
Interface	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA III
Security algorithmsDiffers	256-bit AES	Not supported
Data transfer rate	6 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
Read speedDiffers	525 MB/s	550 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	500 MB/s	520 MB/s
Random read (4KB)Differs	10500 IOPS	46000 IOPS
Random write (4KB)Differs	64000 IOPS	4500 IOPS
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TRIM supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	1000000 h	1000000 h
Protection featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Shock resistant
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TBW ratingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	230
SSD form factorKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	PC/Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hardware encryptionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller typeKnown for one	SandForce SF-2281	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (read)Differs	1.73 W	1.02 W
Power consumption (write)Differs	2.49 W	2.86 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.09 W
Power consumption (average)Known for one	0.16 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	0.08 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	100.1 mm	22 mm
DepthDiffers	7 mm	80 mm
HeightDiffers	69.8 mm	3.5 mm
WeightDiffers	86 g	7.36 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 featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Blue
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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