Product comparison · 2 internal solid state drives

Kingston Technology 2048G KC3000 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD vs Kingston Technology 500G NV3 M.2 2230 NVMe SSD

27specifications compared
20differ
7identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

SSD capacity
- 2048G KC3000 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD:2 TB
- 500G NV3 M.2 2230 NVMe SSD:500 GB
Memory type
- 2048G KC3000 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD:3D TLC
- 500G NV3 M.2 2230 NVMe SSD:3D NAND
Component for
- 2048G KC3000 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD:PC/Laptop
- 500G NV3 M.2 2230 NVMe SSD:Notebook/Game console
M.2 SSD size
- 2048G KC3000 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD:2280 (22 x 80 mm)
- 500G NV3 M.2 2230 NVMe SSD:2230 (22 x 30 mm)
Read speed
- 2048G KC3000 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD:7000 MB/s
- 500G NV3 M.2 2230 NVMe SSD:5000 MB/s
Write speed
- 2048G KC3000 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD:7000 MB/s
- 500G NV3 M.2 2230 NVMe SSD:3000 MB/s
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- 2048G KC3000 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD:1800000 h
- 500G NV3 M.2 2230 NVMe SSD:200000 h
TBW rating
- 2048G KC3000 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD:1600
- 500G NV3 M.2 2230 NVMe SSD:160

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Comparison of KC3000, NV3
38 specifications	A Kingston Technology 2048G KC3000 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD Model KC3000 View product	B Kingston Technology 500G NV3 M.2 2230 NVMe SSD Model NV3 View product
Features8 differ
SSD capacityDiffers	2 TB	500 GB
Memory typeDiffers	3D TLC	3D NAND
Component forDiffers	PC/Laptop	Notebook/Game console
M.2 SSD sizeDiffers	2280 (22 x 80 mm)	2230 (22 x 30 mm)
Read speedDiffers	7000 MB/s	5000 MB/s
Write speedDiffers	7000 MB/s	3000 MB/s
Random read (4KB)Known for one	1000000 IOPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Random write (4KB)Known for one	1000000 IOPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller typeKnown for one	Phison E18	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	1800000 h	200000 h
TBW ratingDiffers	1600	160
PCI Express interface data lanesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	x4
Poweridentical
Power consumption (read)Known for one	2.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (write)Known for one	9.9 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (average)Known for one	0.36 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (idle)Known for one	0.005 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	80 mm	30 mm
HeightDiffers	3.5 mm	2.3 mm
WeightDiffers	9.7 g	2.6 g
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	129.5 mm	101.6 mm
Package depthDiffers	8.38 mm	8.13 mm
Package heightDiffers	184.2 mm	114.3 mm
Package weightDiffers	34.03 g	11.94 g
Operational conditionsidentical
Non-operating vibrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 G
Other featuresidentical
Cooling typeKnown for one	Heatsink	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics data5 differ
Master (outer) case widthDiffers	135.9 mm	120.7 mm
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84717070	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case lengthDiffers	203.2 mm	171.4 mm
Master (outer) case heightDiffers	69.8 mm	114.3 mm
Master (outer) case gross weightDiffers	418.29 g	384.15 g
Products per master (outer) caseDiffers	10 pc(s)	25 pc(s)

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