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Kingston Technology KC300 60 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III vs Seagate 600 Pro

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  • 15specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 4identical
  • 15known for one product only

Key differences

  • SSD capacity
    • KC300 60 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:60 GB
    • 600 Pro:240 GB
  • Read speed
    • KC300 60 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:525 MB/s
    • 600 Pro:520 MB/s
  • Write speed
    • KC300 60 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:500 MB/s
    • 600 Pro:450 MB/s
  • Random read (4KB)
    • KC300 60 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:10500 IOPS
    • 600 Pro:85000 IOPS
  • Random write (4KB)
    • KC300 60 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:64000 IOPS
    • 600 Pro:11000 IOPS
  • Power consumption (idle)
    • KC300 60 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:0.08 W
    • 600 Pro:1.25 W
  • Width
    • KC300 60 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:100.1 mm
    • 600 Pro:70.1 mm
  • Depth
    • KC300 60 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III:7 mm
    • 600 Pro:100.5 mm

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Comparison of KC300, 600 Pro
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Kingston Technology

KC300 60 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III

Model KC300

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Features5 differ
SSD capacityDiffers60 GB240 GB
Component forKnown for onePC/LaptopUnknown — not stated by the source
Hardware encryptionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one256-bit AESUnknown — not stated by the source
Read speedDiffers525 MB/s520 MB/s
Write speedDiffers500 MB/s450 MB/s
Random read (4KB)Differs10500 IOPS85000 IOPS
Random write (4KB)Differs64000 IOPS11000 IOPS
Controller typeKnown for oneSandForce SF-2281Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one1000000 hUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMLC
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power1 differ
Power consumption (read)Known for one1.73 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one2.49 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (average)Known for one0.16 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Differs0.08 W1.25 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.8 W
Power consumptionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source500 mA
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers100.1 mm70.1 mm
DepthDiffers7 mm100.5 mm
HeightDiffers69.8 mm7 mm
WeightDiffers86 g100 g
Operational conditions1 differ
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-40 - 85 °C-40 - 75 °C
Operating vibrationKnown for one2.17 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one20 GUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
InternalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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