Kingston KC1000 NVMe PCIe SSD Up to 960GB

Kingston Digital, Inc., flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology company, Inc., announced KC1000 NVMe PCIe SSD.

Shipping in mid-June, the M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD is over 2x faster than SATA-based SSDs and over 40x faster than a 7,200rpm HDD.

KC1000 is built for the power user, providing the ultimate, low-latency performance boost for resource-demanding applications including high-resolution video editing, data visualization, gaming and other data intensive workload environments where traditional storage solutions are unable to keep pace with data demand.

“The demands of today’s performance power users are constantly being put to the test as new data-intensive applications push the boundaries of what can be achieved with even the market’s high performance professional workstations and most powerful gaming rigs,” said Ariel Perez, manager, SSD business, Kingston. “KC1000 is the perfect solution to meet the needs of media and design professionals, gaming enthusiasts and anyone who needs ultra-low latency storage performance to end data bottlenecks. This native NVMe device offers one of the industry’s most powerful storage solutions for high-resolution content delivery, virtual reality applications, accelerated game play or a competitive edge for the creative professional on tight deadlines.“

KC1000 delivers up to 290,000 IO/s and will ship in mid-June in 240, 480 and 960GB capacities. The SSD supports the PCIe Gen3 x4 interface and the NVMe protocol. It provides accelerated boot and load speeds and increases sequential R/W performance, as well as offering improved endurance and energy efficiency. It is for users seeking instant performance improvements for:

• High-resolution video editing

• Virtual and augmented reality applications

• CAD software applications

• Streaming media

• Graphically intensive video games

• Data visualization

• Real-time analytics

KC1000 is backed by a limited five-year warranty and company’s support.

KC1000 NVMe PCIe SSD features and specifications:

• Form factor: M.2 2280

• Interface: NVMe PCIe Gen 3.0 x4 Lanes

• Capacities ⁽¹⁾: 240, 480, 960GB

• Controller: Phison PS5007-E7

• NAND: MLC

• Sequential R/W ⁽²⁾:

  • 240GB: up to 2,700/900MB/s

  • 480, 960GB: up to 2,700/1,600MB/s

• Maximum 4K R/W ⁽²⁾:

  • 240GB: up to 225,000/190,000 IO/s

  • 480, 960GB: up to 290,000/190,000 IO/s

• Random 4K R/W:

  • 240, 480GB: up to 190,000/160,000 IO/s

  • 960GB: up to 190,000/165,000 IO/s

• PCMARKVantage HDD suite score: 150,000

• Total bytes written (TBW) ⁽³⁾:

  • 240GB: 300TB and .70 DWPD ⁽⁵⁾

  • 480GB: 550TB and .64 DWPD ⁽⁵⁾

  • 960GB: 1PB and .58 DWPD ⁽⁵⁾

• Power Consumption: .11W Idle / .99W Avg / 4.95W (max) Read / 7.40W (max) write

• Storage temperature: -40°C to 85°C

• Operating temperature: 0°C to 70°C

• Dimensions:

  • 80x 22×3.5mm (M.2)

  • 180.98×120.96×21.59mm (with HHHL AIC – standard bracket)

  • 181.29×80.14×23.40mm (with HHHL AIC – low-profile bracket)

• Weight:

  • 10g (M.2)

  • 76g (with HHHL AIC – standard bracket)

  • 69g (with HHHL AIC – low-profile bracket)

• Vibration operating: 2.17G Peak (7-800Hz)

• Vibration non-operating: 20G Peak (20-1,000Hz)

• MTBF: 2,000,000

• Warranty/support ⁽⁴⁾: Limited five-year warranty with free technical support

 ⁽¹⁾ Some of the listed capacity on a flash storage device is used for formatting and other functions and thus is not available for storage. As such, the actual available capacity for storage is less than what is listed on the products. For more information, go to flash memory guide.
⁽²⁾ Based on ‘out-of-box performance’ using a SATA Rev. 3.0 / PCIe Gen 3 motherboard. Speed may vary due to host hardware, software, and usage. IOMETER Random 4K Random R/W is based on 8GB partition.
⁽³⁾ Total Bytes Written (TBW) is derived from the JEDEC Client Workload (JESD219A)
⁽⁴⁾ Limited warranty based on five years or SSD Life Remaining which can be found using the firm’s SSD Manager. A new, unused product will show a wear indicator value of one hundred, whereas a product that has reached its endurance limit of program erase cycles will show a wear indicator value of one.
⁽⁵⁾ Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD)