Kingston KC2500 NVMe SSD Released

by Adam Armstrong April 27, 2020

written by Adam Armstrong April 27, 2020

Today Kingston Digital, Inc. announced yet another new M.2 SSD in what seems to be a new spree of drive announcements. The new drive is the Next-Gen KC2500 NVMe PCIe SSD, an M.2 drive aimed at desktop, workstations and high-performance computing (HPC) systems.

Kingston KC2500 NVMe

The Kingston KC2500 NVMe SSD comes in capacities ranging from 250GB to 2TB in a M.2 2280 form factor. As the name states, the drive leverages NVMe interface as well as 96-Layer 3D TLC NAND to hit max speeds of 3.5GB/s read and 2.9GB/s write. The drive is not only fast with decent endurance, it also has good security. The drive supports end-to-end data protection using AES-XTS 256-bit hardware-based encryption. The SS allows for the usage of third party security software vendors with TCG Opal 2.0 security management solutions such as Symantec, McAfee, WinMagic, and others.

Kingston KC2500 NVMe PCIe SSD Specifications

Form Factor	M.2 2280
Interface	NVMe PCIe Gen 3.0 x 4 Lanes
Capacities	250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB
Controller	SMI 2262EN
NAND	96-layer 3D TLC
Encrypted	AES-XTS 256 bit
Sequential Read/Write:
250GB	up to 3,500/1,200MB/s
500GB	up to 3,500/2,500MB/s
1TB	up to 3,500/2,900MB/s
2TB	up to 3,500/2,900MB/s
Random 4K Read/Write:
250GB	up to 375,000/300,000 IOPS
500GB	up to 375,000/300,000 IOPS
1TB	up to 375,000/300,000 IOPS
2TB	up to 375,000/300,000 IOPS
Total Bytes Written (TBW):
250GB	150TBW
500GB	300TBW
1TB	600TBW
2TB	1.2PBW
Power Consumption:	.003W Idle / .2W Avg / 2.1W (MAX) Read / 7W (MAX) Write
Storage Temperature	-40°C~85°C
Operating Temperature	0°C~70°C
Dimensions	80mm x 22mm x 3.5mm
Weight
250GB	8g
500GB	10g
1TB	10g
2TB	11g
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