Kingston KC1000 960Gb NVMe technical specs

Posted on November 07, 2022 by Raymond Chen

What memory type installed in KC1000 (960Gb) produced by Kingston and another specifications read below on this site.

Kingston KC1000 960Gb NVMe technical specs

Kingston's 960Gb KC1000 NVMe use Phison PS5007-E7. The NVMe SSD write a data location map on Dynamic-Random Access Memory Kingston 2 X 512MB to open a files faster. The KC1000 comes equipped with Toshiba MLC memory. SSD also available in 480 Gb and 240 Gb capacities.

Performance and benchmarks

Storage works on PCIe M.2 or PCIe 3.0 x 4 expansion standard with sequential read speeds 2700 Mbps, and maximum write speeds equals to 1600 Mbps. KC1000 has input/output performance 290000 on reading and 190000 on writing operations per second.

Endurance and warranty

Manufacturer provide 5 years of warranty limited by 101 Total Bytes Written. The KC1000 has 2 million hours MTBF.

Specs

Category Value
Capacity 960 Gb
Interface M.2 or PCIe 3.0 x 4
Controller Phison PS5007-E7
Memory type Toshiba MLC
DRAM Kingston 2 X 512MB
Read speed (Mb/s) 2700
Write speed (Mb/s) 1600
Read IOPS 290000
Write IOPS 190000
Endurance (TBW) 101
MTBF (million hours) 2
Warranty (years) 5

Conclusion

Kingston KC1000 960Gb use previous bus standard that is significantly slower than PCIe 4. The maximum write speed is 1600 Mb/s, that is slower than has most of competitors. The SSD has endurance 101 TBW, that is not very much in comparison with rivals. After evaluating all the facts, Kingston KC1000 960Gb has more cons and our site strongly do not recommend to purchase it.

+ Pros

  • Capacity

- Cons

  • Slow writing speed
  • PCIe 3.0
  • Writing speed

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Kingston SSD NVMe PCIe 240GB - 960GB KC1000

FAQ

The Kingston KC1000 has Kingston 2 X 512MB. DRAM in their controller help to increase endurance and input/output performance.

The Kingston KC1000 960Gb due to the low density of memory chips may function without extra cooling systems. Some motherboards or laptops already has thermal pads above or below the storage to improve performance during times of high loads.

The Kingston KC1000 960Gb has maximum write speed 1600 Mb/s, maximum read speed 2700 Mb per second. SSD operate on Phison PS5007-E7 controller and M.2 or PCIe 3.0 x 4 interface standard. The NAND memory type is Toshiba MLC.
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