Kingston today announced KC1000 NVMe PCIe SSD, a M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD significantly faster compared to SATA-based SSDs, available in capacities of up to 960GB.

Shipping in mid-June, the M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD is over 2x faster than SATA-based SSDs and over 40x faster than a 7200RPM hard-disk drive. The drive delivers up to 290,000 IOPS and will ship in 240GB, 480GB and 960GB capacities. It is based on the Phison PS5007-E7 controller and uses MLC NAND.

The high-performance SSD supports the PCIe Gen3 x4 interface and the latest NVMe protocol. It is backed by a limited five-year warranty.

Kingston KC1000 NVMe PCIe SSD Features and Specifications:

• Form Factor: M.2 2280
• Interface: NVMe PCIe Gen 3.0 x4 Lanes
• Capacities: 240GB, 480GB, 960GB
• Controller: Phison PS5007-E7
• NAND: MLC
• Sequential Read/Write:
  • 240GB: up to 2700/900MB/s
  • 480GB, 960GB: up to 2700/1600MB/s
• Maximum 4K Read/Write:
  • 240GB: up to 225,000/190,000 IOPS
  • 480GB, 960GB: up to 290,000/190,000 IOPS
• Random 4K Read/Write:
  • 240GB, 480GB: up to 190,000/160,000 IOPS
  • 960GB: up to 190,000/165,000 IOPS
• PCMARKVantage HDD Suite Score: 150,000
• Total Bytes Written (TBW):
  • 240GB: 300TB and .70 DWPD5
  • 480GB: 550TB and .64 DWPD5
  • 960GB: 1PB and .58 DWPD5
• 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:
  • 80mm x 22mm x 3.5mm (M.2)
  • 180.98mm x 120.96mm x 21.59mm (with HHHL AIC - standard bracket)
  • 181.29mm x 80.14mm x 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 (20-1000Hz)
• MTBF: 2,000,000
• Warranty/support: Limited 5-year warranty with free technical support