Product comparison · 2 internal solid state drives

Kingston Technology 2048G KC3000 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD vs Kingston Technology 256G SSD KC600 SATA3

32specifications compared
21differ
11identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

SSD capacity
- 2048G KC3000 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD:2 TB
- 256G SSD KC600 SATA3:256 GB
SSD form factor
- 2048G KC3000 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD:M.2
- 256G SSD KC600 SATA3:2.5"
Interface
- 2048G KC3000 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD:PCI Express 4.0
- 256G SSD KC600 SATA3:Serial ATA III
Read speed
- 2048G KC3000 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD:7000 MB/s
- 256G SSD KC600 SATA3:550 MB/s
Write speed
- 2048G KC3000 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD:7000 MB/s
- 256G SSD KC600 SATA3:500 MB/s
Random read (4KB)
- 2048G KC3000 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD:1000000 IOPS
- 256G SSD KC600 SATA3:90000 IOPS
Random write (4KB)
- 2048G KC3000 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD:1000000 IOPS
- 256G SSD KC600 SATA3:80000 IOPS
Controller type
- 2048G KC3000 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD:Phison E18
- 256G SSD KC600 SATA3:SMI SM2259

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Comparison of KC3000, KC600
41 specifications	A Kingston Technology 2048G KC3000 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD Model KC3000 View product	B Kingston Technology 256G SSD KC600 SATA3 Model KC600 View product
Features9 differ
SSD capacityDiffers	2 TB	256 GB
SSD form factorDiffers	M.2	2.5"
InterfaceDiffers	PCI Express 4.0	Serial ATA III
Hardware encryptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256-bit AES
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 Gbit/s
Read speedDiffers	7000 MB/s	550 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	7000 MB/s	500 MB/s
Random read (4KB)Differs	1000000 IOPS	90000 IOPS
Random write (4KB)Differs	1000000 IOPS	80000 IOPS
Controller typeDiffers	Phison E18	SMI SM2259
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	1800000 h	1000000 h
NVMeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
M.2 SSD sizeKnown for one	2280 (22 x 80 mm)	Unknown — not stated by the source
TBW ratingKnown for one	1600	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power4 differ
Power consumption (read)Differs	2.8 W	1.3 W
Power consumption (write)Differs	9.9 W	3.2 W
Power consumption (average)Differs	0.36 W	0.2 W
Power consumption (idle)Differs	0.005 W	0.06 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	80 mm	69.9 mm
DepthDiffers	22 mm	100.1 mm
HeightDiffers	3.5 mm	7 mm
WeightDiffers	9.7 g	40 g
Packaging data2 differ
Package depthDiffers	8.38 mm	9.14 mm
Package weightDiffers	34.03 g	62.19 g
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.17 G
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 G
Logistics data2 differ
Country of originDiffers	China, Taiwan	China
Master (outer) case gross weightDiffers	418.29 g	699.95 g
Other featuresidentical
Cooling typeKnown for one	Heatsink	Unknown — not stated by the source

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