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General

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Series

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Model numbersiMaker identifiers for this exact model and its listed variants. Excludes sibling models and other generations.

SKC3000S/512G, SKC3000S/1024G, SKC3000D/2048G, SKC3000D/4096G3Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/kingston-kc3000-m2-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Spec table part numbers SKC3000S/512G, SKC3000S/1024G, SKC3000D/2048G and SKC3000D/4096G. Geizhals agrees

SP128GBP34A60M28, SP256GBP34A60M28, SU256GBP34A60M28EU, SP512GBP34A60M28, SU512GBP34A60M28EU, SP001TBP34A60M28, SU001TBP34A60M28CA, SU001TBP34A60M28EU, SP002TBP34A60M28, SU002TBP34A60M28EU, SP004TBP34A60M281Maker product pagesilicon-power.com/product-detail/PCIe-Gen3-x4-P34A60Read 20 October 2026Part number table: SP128GBP34A60M28, SP256GBP34A60M28 and SU256GBP34A60M28EU, SP512GBP34A60M28 and SU512GBP34A60M28EU, SP001TBP34A60M28 with SU001TBP34A60M28CA and SU001TBP34A60M28EU, SP002TBP34A60M28 with SU002TBP34A60M28EU, and SP004TBP34A60M28. The page does not say what the SP, SU, EU and CA parts mean2Maker spec sheet (PDF)silicon-power.com/download-detail/edm-p34a60Read 20 October 2026Ordering Information lists 512GB SP512GBP34A60M28, 1TB SP001TBP34A60M28, 2TB SP002TBP34A60M28 and 4TB SP004TBP34A60M28 and says more part numbers are available from sales

GTIN / EAN

740617324402, 740617324433, 740617324242, 74061732429710Spec databasegeizhals.de/kingston-kc3000-v88169.htmlRead 15 October 2026Geizhals per-capacity pages (a2621455 to a2621458) carry EAN 0740617324402 (SKC3000S/512G), 0740617324433 (SKC3000S/1024G), 0740617324242 (SKC3000D/2048G) and 0740617324297 (SKC3000D/4096G). Stored as 12-digit UPCs. All pass the check digit. Geizhals notes the model shipped with Micron TLC 176 Layer NAND before 2023, and its NAND field says Kioxia BiCS5 112 layer, which conflicts with every launch review and is not used

4713436129639, 4713436129646, 47134361296537Retailer pagekomputronik.pl/product/671021/silicon-power-p34a60-m-2-nvme-pcie-1tb.htmlRead 20 October 2026Komputronik sheet for the 1TB part SP001TBP34A60M28 gives the EAN 47134361296538Retailer pagecomparateur-gamer.fr/prix/silicon-power-silicon-power-p34a60-ssd-m-2-pcie-gen3-4-de-4713436129646Read 20 October 2026Comparateur-Gamer lists the 512GB P34A60 under the EAN 4713436129646 and the 256GB P34A60 under 4713436129639. The pages do not print the part numbers, so the match is by capacity. No GTIN found for the 128GB, 2TB or 4TB

AnnouncediThe maker's first announcement of this model. This is separate from first retail availability.

25 October 20218Press articlesimms.co.uk/news/product-launch-kingston-kc3000-pcie-40-nvme-m2-ssdRead 15 October 2026Simms International, a Kingston distributor, published a product launch notice on 25 October 2021. Kingston's own release is dated 9 November 2021 per search listings, which could not be read

14 October 20194Press articlecomputerbase.de/2019-10/silicon-power-pcie-ssd-p34a60-hmbRead 20 October 2026ComputerBase news of 14 October 2019 says Silicon Power is launching the drive

Status

Available10Spec databasegeizhals.de/kingston-kc3000-v88169.htmlRead 15 October 2026Geizhals lists 52 offers for the 1TB with a price update dated 15 October 2026 and dealers with stock, so the drive is still sold

Available1Maker product pagesilicon-power.com/product-detail/PCIe-Gen3-x4-P34A60Read 20 October 2026The page is live with a purchase tab and lists the drive with a v2.0 data sheet dated 2026/7

PredecessoriThe model this one directly replaced, in the same line, tier and size, as the maker or a trusted review names it.

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SuccessoriThe model that directly replaced this one, in the same line, tier and size. A revision such as a Slim or OLED model does not count when a next generation exists.

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Launch price (US)iThe maker's US launch MSRP for the stated configuration, excluding tax. Current store prices and later discounts do not qualify.

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From $37.991Maker product pagesilicon-power.com/product-detail/PCIe-Gen3-x4-P34A60Read 20 October 20262Maker spec sheet (PDF)silicon-power.com/download-detail/edm-p34a60Read 20 October 20263Maker spec sheet (PDF)silicon-power.com/document/ssd_tbwRead 20 October 20264Press articlecomputerbase.de/2019-10/silicon-power-pcie-ssd-p34a60-hmbRead 20 October 20265Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/silicon-power-p34a60-m2-nvme-ssdRead 20 October 20266Reviewfunkykit.com/reviews/storage/silicon-power-p34a60-512gb-m-2-nvme-ssd-reviewRead 20 October 20267Retailer pagekomputronik.pl/product/671021/silicon-power-p34a60-m-2-nvme-pcie-1tb.htmlRead 20 October 20268Retailer pagecomparateur-gamer.fr/prix/silicon-power-silicon-power-p34a60-ssd-m-2-pcie-gen3-4-de-4713436129646Read 20 October 2026

Launch price (EU)iThe maker's euro launch price for the stated configuration, including VAT as published. Current store prices and later discounts do not qualify.

€3769Press articlegeektopia.es/es/technology/2021/10/25/noticias/kingston-presenta-la-serie-kc3000-de-ssd-tipo-pcie-4-0.htmlRead 15 October 2026Geektopia, 25 October 2021, prints a PVPR row (recommended retail price) of 112.90 EUR, 184.90 EUR, 376 EUR and 1069 EUR for 512GB, 1TB, 2TB and 4TB. Spanish outlet, so assumed Spain and incl. VAT. A German price was not found. Stored as the 2TB value, 376

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MarketsiISO country or region codes where this exact model or variant is sold. A source page's language does not establish availability.

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ColoursiThe maker's own colour names

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Form factoriPhysical size of the drive. External is any drive in its own case that connects by cable. A drive sold in two M.2 lengths is two products. Xbox expansion card is a card for the storage expansion slot of an Xbox Series console.

M.2 22802Reviewstoragereview.com/review/kingston-kc3000-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Specifications table reads M.2 2280

M.2 22801Maker product pagesilicon-power.com/product-detail/PCIe-Gen3-x4-P34A60Read 20 October 2026Small form factor M.2 2280 (80mm)

CapacityiNominal capacity before formatting, in decimal GB. A published 1 TB is 1000 GB. A published 1024GB stays 1024. The marketed capacity is stored, not a raw or usable figure from the same table, such as OWC's 2048 GB total and 1920 GB usable for a 2.0TB drive.

512, 1,024, 2,048, 4,096GB2Reviewstoragereview.com/review/kingston-kc3000-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Capacities row reads 512GB, 1,024GB, 2,048GB, 4,096GB, copied from Kingston's table. Stored as published since the table says 1,024GB and not 1TB

128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB, 4 TB1Maker product pagesilicon-power.com/product-detail/PCIe-Gen3-x4-P34A60Read 20 October 2026Capacity row reads 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB. The data sheet footnote says 1GB equals 1 billion bytes. No retail listing of the 4TB part was found2Maker spec sheet (PDF)silicon-power.com/download-detail/edm-p34a60Read 20 October 2026Footnotes: 1GB equals 1 billion bytes and 1TB equals 1 trillion bytes. Some capacities may not be available at launch

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InterfaceiFastest host connection the drive is rated for. The PCIe generation of an NVMe drive is its own field. A Thunderbolt drive that also works over USB uses its Thunderbolt version.

PCIe NVMe2Reviewstoragereview.com/review/kingston-kc3000-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Specifications table reads PCIe 4.0 NVMe

PCIe NVMe1Maker product pagesilicon-power.com/product-detail/PCIe-Gen3-x4-P34A60Read 20 October 2026Interface row reads PCIe Gen3 x4 and the title reads M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe SSD2Maker spec sheet (PDF)silicon-power.com/download-detail/edm-p34a60Read 20 October 2026Interface PCIe Gen3X4. A footnote says the drive needs an M.2 M-key slot

PCIe generationiHighest PCIe generation the drive supports, e.g. 5 for PCIe 5.0. NVMe drives only. A drive rated for PCIe 4.0 x4 or 5.0 x2 is 5 with 2 lanes, and the source note names both modes.

43Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/kingston-kc3000-m2-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Spec table reads PCIe 4.0 x4 / NVMe 1.4

31Maker product pagesilicon-power.com/product-detail/PCIe-Gen3-x4-P34A60Read 20 October 2026PCIe Gen3 x4 interface2Maker spec sheet (PDF)silicon-power.com/download-detail/edm-p34a60Read 20 October 2026Interface PCIe Gen3X4

PCIe lanesiLanes the drive uses at its highest PCIe generation, usually 4. NVMe drives only.

43Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/kingston-kc3000-m2-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026x4

41Maker product pagesilicon-power.com/product-detail/PCIe-Gen3-x4-P34A60Read 20 October 2026PCIe Gen3 x4 interface. The page says four lanes are used for sending and receiving data2Maker spec sheet (PDF)silicon-power.com/download-detail/edm-p34a60Read 20 October 2026Interface PCIe Gen3X4

NVMe versioniVersion of the NVMe specification as published. A revision letter is left out, so 2.0d is stored as 2.0.

1.43Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/kingston-kc3000-m2-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026NVMe 1.4 for all four capacities

1.31Maker product pagesilicon-power.com/product-detail/PCIe-Gen3-x4-P34A60Read 20 October 2026The page says the drive supports NVMe 1.32Maker spec sheet (PDF)silicon-power.com/download-detail/edm-p34a60Read 20 October 2026Highlights: NVMe 1.3 + HMB

Detachable cableiExternal drives. No means the cable is fixed to the drive.

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Hardware

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ControlleriController maker and model as named by the maker or a review. On an external drive, the controller of the SSD inside, not the USB or Thunderbolt bridge chip. The bridge chip goes in the source note.

Phison E182Reviewstoragereview.com/review/kingston-kc3000-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Phison E18. The text names the Phison PS5018-E18 on TSMC 12nm. Tom's Hardware spells it PS5018-E18, stored as Phison E18 as on the Corsair MP600 entries3Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/kingston-kc3000-m2-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Phison PS5018-E18, 8-channel, 12nm. Table lists the same controller for all capacities

Silicon Motion SM2263XT4Press articlecomputerbase.de/2019-10/silicon-power-pcie-ssd-p34a60-hmbRead 20 October 2026Update of 16 October 2019: Silicon Power confirmed the Silicon Motion SM2263XT controller and Micron 3D TLC NAND. The maker added that another controller may be used later with the same promised performance5Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/silicon-power-p34a60-m2-nvme-ssdRead 20 October 2026Review by Sean Webster, 24 January 2020, 512GB sample. Spec table: Silicon Motion SM2263XT, DRAMless with HMB, Intel 64L TLC, NVMe 1.3. The text calls it an entry-level DRAMless SM2263XT drive. The maker said later units may use another controller, so current units may differ6Reviewfunkykit.com/reviews/storage/silicon-power-p34a60-512gb-m-2-nvme-ssd-reviewRead 20 October 2026Funky Kit review of 19 February 2020 says the P34A60 uses an SMI 2263XT controller and Micron 3D TLC NAND in a DRAMless design with HMB

Flash typeiBits stored in each flash cell. TLC stores three and QLC stores four. A maker can use another flash type in some capacities, so it is per variant.

TLC2Reviewstoragereview.com/review/kingston-kc3000-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Specifications table reads 3D TLC

TLC4Press articlecomputerbase.de/2019-10/silicon-power-pcie-ssd-p34a60-hmbRead 20 October 2026The update names 3D TLC NAND from Micron5Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/silicon-power-p34a60-m2-nvme-ssdRead 20 October 2026Spec table lists TLC flash (Intel 64L TLC)

Flash memoryiFlash maker and generation as named by the maker or a review.

Micron B47R TLC2Reviewstoragereview.com/review/kingston-kc3000-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Text names Micron's B47R 3D TLC NAND. Tom's Hardware and Club386 name 176-layer TLC. Geizhals notes the drive shipped with Micron 176-layer TLC before 2023, so later units may differ3Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/kingston-kc3000-m2-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Spec table and text: Micron 176L TLC, thirty-two 512Gb dies at 1,600 MT/s on the 2TB

Micron 3D TLC4Press articlecomputerbase.de/2019-10/silicon-power-pcie-ssd-p34a60-hmbRead 20 October 2026The update names 3D TLC NAND from Micron and gives no layer count. Tom's Hardware reads Intel 64-layer TLC on its 512GB sample, which is the same Micron and Intel flash line

Flash layersiStacked layers of the 3D flash, from the maker or a review.

1763Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/kingston-kc3000-m2-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026176L

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DRAM cacheiDRAM is a memory chip on the drive. HMB is a drive without DRAM that borrows host memory. None has neither. HMB not stated is a drive without DRAM where no source says whether it borrows host memory. An external drive counts when a source names the cache of the drive inside.

DRAM3Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/kingston-kc3000-m2-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Spec table DRAM: DDR4 for all capacities, a Kingston-branded DDR4 chip

None, uses host memory (HMB)1Maker product pagesilicon-power.com/product-detail/PCIe-Gen3-x4-P34A60Read 20 October 2026The page says the drive supports Host Memory Buffer (HMB) and SLC Cache and names no DRAM chip. Tom's Hardware lists it as DRAMless with HMB5Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/silicon-power-p34a60-m2-nvme-ssdRead 20 October 2026Spec table: DRAM row reads DRAMless - HMB

DRAM cache sizeiSize of the DRAM on the drive. Any DRAM type counts, such as DDR4 or LPDDR4X. Host memory buffer (HMB) is not DRAM on the drive.

2GB6Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/kingston-kc3000-2tb-ssd-review/all/1Read 15 October 2026Text says one DDR4 cache IC on each side of the 2TB PCB. The size per capacity is taken from the Igor's Lab table7Reviewigorslab.de/en/kingston-kc3000-pcie-4-0-nvme-ssd-review-is-the-kc3000-really-better-than-the-nv3Read 15 October 2026Table of memory model by capacity: 512GB 512 MB DDR4, 1TB 1 GB, 2TB 2 GB, 4TB 4 GB. Review of 9 September 2025 tested a 2TB with Micron 176-layer TLC

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Component sidesiWhether chips sit on one or both sides of the board. Thin laptops and some handhelds need single-sided drives. M.2 drives only. The M.2 module code states it: S is single-sided and D is double-sided, e.g. 2280-S3-M or 2280-D5-M.

Double-sided3Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/kingston-kc3000-m2-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Text says the 512GB and 1TB are single-sided and the larger capacities have components on both sides of the PCB

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Performance

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Sequential read (claimed)iMaker's up-to sequential read speed for this capacity. Test conditions are in the source note.

7,000MB/s2Reviewstoragereview.com/review/kingston-kc3000-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Sequential Read/Write row: 512GB 7,000/3,900 MB/s, 1,024GB 7,000/6,000, 2,048GB 7,000/7,000, 4,096GB 7,000/7,000. Kingston gives no test host

2,200MB/s1Maker product pagesilicon-power.com/product-detail/PCIe-Gen3-x4-P34A60Read 20 October 2026Performance Read (max.): 128GB 1800 MB/s, 256GB 2100 MB/s, 512GB to 4TB 2200 MB/s. The note says results vary with platform, software, interface and capacity. No tool or host is named. ComputerBase says the write figure is reached inside the SLC cache. The base is the 2TB model2Maker spec sheet (PDF)silicon-power.com/download-detail/edm-p34a60Read 20 October 2026Performance Read (max.) up to 2200MB/s. The flyer gives no per capacity split. Footnote: results are based on internal testing and depend on host, usage and capacity

Sequential write (claimed)iMaker's up-to sequential write speed for this capacity. Makers usually measure it inside the fast write cache.

7,000MB/s2Reviewstoragereview.com/review/kingston-kc3000-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Same row as read

1,600MB/s1Maker product pagesilicon-power.com/product-detail/PCIe-Gen3-x4-P34A60Read 20 October 2026Performance Write (max.): 128GB 600 MB/s, 256GB 1200 MB/s, 512GB to 4TB 1600 MB/s2Maker spec sheet (PDF)silicon-power.com/download-detail/edm-p34a60Read 20 October 2026Performance Write (max.) up to 1600MB/s

Random 4K read (claimed)iMaker's up-to random read speed with 4 KB blocks. Queue depth and threads are in the source note. The maker's headline claim. Makers test at different queue depths, so compare with care. The queue depth 1 measured fields compare better.

1,000,000IOPS2Reviewstoragereview.com/review/kingston-kc3000-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Random 4K Read/Write row, up to: 512GB 450,000/900,000 IOPS, 1,024GB 900,000/1,000,000, 2,048GB and 4,096GB 1,000,000/1,000,000. Queue depth is not stated

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Random 4K write (claimed)iMaker's up-to random write speed with 4 KB blocks. Queue depth and threads are in the source note. The maker's headline claim. Makers test at different queue depths, so compare with care. The queue depth 1 measured fields compare better.

1,000,000IOPS2Reviewstoragereview.com/review/kingston-kc3000-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Same row as read

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Endurance and reliability

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Endurance (TBW)iTerabytes that can be written within the warranty, as the maker rates them.

1,600TB2Reviewstoragereview.com/review/kingston-kc3000-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026TBW row: 512GB 400 TB, 1,024GB 800 TB, 2,048GB 1.6 PB, 4,096GB 3.2 PB, stored as 400, 800, 1600 and 3200 TB

600TB3Maker spec sheet (PDF)silicon-power.com/document/ssd_tbwRead 20 October 2026Silicon Power SSD products TBW table, file dated 2026-08-05. The P34A60 row of the PCIe M.2 table lists 37 TB (128GB), 75 (256GB), 150 (512GB), 300 (1TB) and 600 (2TB). The table has no 4TB row, so the 4TB is left empty. The base is the 2TB model. Tom's Hardware printed 150, 300 and 600 TB for 256GB, 512GB and 1TB at launch. The maker's table is used

MTBF or MTTF (claimed)iMean time between failures, or mean time to failure when the maker publishes MTTF. The source note says which. Some makers state it per capacity, so it is per variant.

1,800,000h2Reviewstoragereview.com/review/kingston-kc3000-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026MTBF 1,800,000 hours for every capacity, published as MTBF

2,000,000h1Maker product pagesilicon-power.com/product-detail/PCIe-Gen3-x4-P34A60Read 20 October 2026MTBF (est) 2,000,000 hours, one value for every capacity. The data sheet calls the same value MTBF (test). Stored as MTBF2Maker spec sheet (PDF)silicon-power.com/download-detail/edm-p34a60Read 20 October 2026MTBF (test) 2,000,000 hours

Operating temperatureiMaker's operating range. The storage range is not stored.

Min0Max70°C2Reviewstoragereview.com/review/kingston-kc3000-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Operating temperature 0C to 70C. The storage range of -40C to 85C is not stored

Min0Max70°C1Maker product pagesilicon-power.com/product-detail/PCIe-Gen3-x4-P34A60Read 20 October 2026Operating Temperature 0 C to 70 C. An Italian retailer lists a lower limit of minus 20 C, which the maker does not state2Maker spec sheet (PDF)silicon-power.com/download-detail/edm-p34a60Read 20 October 2026Operation Temperature 0 C to 70 C

Power

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Power while reading (claimed)iMaker's average power during sequential reads, including a figure given at the full read speed. A single average or active figure with no read and write split, such as Corsair's, is stored in both read and write, and the source note says so. A maximum figure, such as Kingston's (MAX) Read, is a peak and is not stored.

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Power while writing (claimed)iMaker's average power during sequential writes. A single average or active figure with no read and write split is stored in both read and write, and the source note says so. A maximum figure, such as Kingston's (MAX) Write, is a peak and is not stored.

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Max power consumption (claimed)iMaker's peak or maximum power figure. Not the average while reading or writing. Kingston publishes max read and max write power apart. Store the higher one and name both in the source note.

9.9W2Reviewstoragereview.com/review/kingston-kc3000-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Power row per capacity: 512GB 5mW Idle / 0.34W Avg / 2.7W (MAX) Read / 4.1W (MAX) Write, 1,024GB 5mW / 0.33W / 2.8W / 6.3W, 2,048GB 5mW / 0.36W / 2.8W / 9.9W, 4,096GB 5mW / 0.36W / 2.7W / 10.2W. The higher max figure, the write one, is stored. Kingston publishes max read and max write power only, so the read and write fields are empty

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Average power in light use (claimed)iMaker's average over a mixed client workload such as MobileMark. Not idle power and not read or write power.

360mW2Reviewstoragereview.com/review/kingston-kc3000-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Avg figure per capacity, 0.34W is 340 mW, 0.33W is 330 mW and 0.36W is 360 mW. The workload is not named

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Idle power (claimed)iMaker's idle power in the PS3 state with APST on, or the state the maker calls low-power idle. On a SATA drive, Slumber counts as low-power idle. A plain idle figure with no low-power state, often near 1 W, is active idle and is not stored. Samsung's Idle with DIPM on is a SATA link power state, so it counts as low-power idle.

5mW2Reviewstoragereview.com/review/kingston-kc3000-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Kingston labels 5mW as Idle for every capacity. At 5 mW it can only be a low-power state, though the datasheet does not name the state. Some retailer copies print 50mW for the 512GB and 4TB

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Sleep power (claimed)iMaker's power in the deepest sleep state, PS4 or L1.2. On a SATA drive this is DevSleep.

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Measured

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Sequential read (measured)iCrystalDiskMark SEQ1M Q8T1 read result from a reviewer. Host and slot are in the source note. KitGuru's default profile counts as SEQ1M Q8T1.

7,362MB/s6Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/kingston-kc3000-2tb-ssd-review/all/1Read 15 October 20262TB. CrystalDiskMark 8 default profile, five runs, drive wiped with HDDerase v4: sequential read 7,362 MB/s

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Sequential write (measured)iCrystalDiskMark SEQ1M Q8T1 write result from a reviewer. Host and slot are in the source note.

6,916MB/s6Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/kingston-kc3000-2tb-ssd-review/all/1Read 15 October 20262TB, same test: sequential write 6,916 MB/s

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Random 4K read at queue depth 1 (measured)iCrystalDiskMark RND4K Q1T1 read result from a reviewer. Small reads one at a time, close to everyday use. KitGuru's 4K QD1 1 Thread test counts as RND4K Q1T1. A CrystalDiskMark result printed in IOPS is stored as IOPS x 4096 / 1,000,000 MB/s, the way CrystalDiskMark converts.

83.49MB/s6Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/kingston-kc3000-2tb-ssd-review/all/1Read 15 October 20262TB. CrystalDiskMark 8 4K QD1 single thread: read 83.49 MB/s

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Random 4K write at queue depth 1 (measured)iCrystalDiskMark RND4K Q1T1 write result from a reviewer. A CrystalDiskMark result printed in IOPS is stored as IOPS x 4096 / 1,000,000 MB/s, the way CrystalDiskMark converts.

251.49MB/s6Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/kingston-kc3000-2tb-ssd-review/all/1Read 15 October 20262TB, same test: write 251.49 MB/s

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Write cache size (measured)iData written at full speed in one long sequential write on an empty drive before the speed drops.

730GB4Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/kingston-kc3000-m2-ssd-review/3Read 15 October 20262TB. 15-minute Iometer sequential write, 1MB QD32: 730GB written before the speed started to degrade, at a consistent 6.4 GB/s. Intel Rocket Lake bench, drive prefilled to 50 percent and tested as a secondary device, active cooling

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Write speed after the cache (measured)iWrite speed in the first state after the fast cache is full, when the drive writes straight to TLC or QLC. Tom's Hardware calls it TLC mode. The slower folding state and the lowest dip are not stored. Only from a long sequential write test.

1,600MB/s4Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/kingston-kc3000-m2-ssd-review/3Read 15 October 20262TB, same run. After the cache the drive wrote at roughly 1.6 GB/s until full, stored as 1600. Only one degradation stage

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3DMark Storage BenchmarkiOverall score measured by a reviewer. Host and slot are in the source note. From StorageReview only. Tom's Hardware scores the same drive about 30 percent higher, so other reviewers are not mixed in.

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Highest temperature under load (measured)iHighest drive sensor reading in a sustained write test of 10 minutes or more, on the bare drive unless the row is a heatsink version. Short benchmark runs do not count. Heatsink, airflow and room temperature go in the source note.

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Idle power (measured)iReviewer's idle reading. Power-saving settings such as ASPM are in the source note. A value read from a chart image counts when the source note says "read from chart".

1,111mW4Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/kingston-kc3000-m2-ssd-review/3Read 15 October 20262TB. Quarch PPM idle power with ASPM/LPM disabled: 1,111 mW, read from chart. The text says it consumed over 1.1 watts at idle

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Cooling and build

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HeatsinkiVersions sold. The base lists every version and each variant row lists its own. A water block or a cooler with a fan counts as a heatsink. A thermal pad or label alone is bare. A heatsink in the box that the buyer fits, as on the XPG MARS 980 BLADE, counts as with heatsink.

Without heatsink3Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/kingston-kc3000-m2-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026The drive has a low-profile graphene aluminum heat spreader in the label and no heatsink. A label alone counts as bare. The review ran it without a heatsink

Without heatsink4Press articlecomputerbase.de/2019-10/silicon-power-pcie-ssd-p34a60-hmbRead 20 October 2026The article says both the P34A60 and the P34A80 come without a heatsink plate

RGB lightingiAny version sold has lighting the user can set. A status LED alone does not count. Leave it out when no version has lighting. The Heatsink rows show which version has it.

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Dust and water ratingiPublished IP rating of an external drive.

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Drop test heightiMaker-published tested height. Surface and conditions are in the source note.

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Security and software

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SecurityiFeatures the maker names for the drive. Encryption done by host software does not count. ATA Security passthrough counts as password protection.

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Software

Kingston SSD Manager3Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/kingston-kc3000-m2-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Kingston SSD Manager for health and firmware, plus an Acronis True Image HD key. The drive has no AES-256 hardware encryption

SP ToolBox1Maker product pagesilicon-power.com/product-detail/PCIe-Gen3-x4-P34A60Read 20 October 2026Free download of SP ToolBox for disk information, a self-monitoring report, the extent of consumption and SSD diagnostics. The data sheet says the performance test and secure erase functions are for industrial SSDs only

Compatibility

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PlatformsiPlatforms the maker names for this drive. A PS5 needs a heatsink on an internal drive. PC is for a maker that writes Client PCs or PC without naming an operating system. Handheld PCs go in Other with a source note.

PC (no OS named)8Press articlesimms.co.uk/news/product-launch-kingston-kc3000-pcie-40-nvme-m2-ssdRead 15 October 2026Notice says the drive is for desktop and laptop PCs, with no operating system named

PC (no OS named)1Maker product pagesilicon-power.com/product-detail/PCIe-Gen3-x4-P34A60Read 20 October 2026System Requirement: a computer with M.2 slots supporting the PCIe interface and an OS with NVMe support. No operating system is named, so PC is stored

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DimensionsiLength is the long side. Height is the thickness, including a fitted heatsink. As the maker publishes it. A maximum counts. Length is the long side even when the maker lists the width first.

Length80Width22Height3.5mm(3.1 × 0.9 × 0.1 in)2Reviewstoragereview.com/review/kingston-kc3000-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026512GB and 1,024GB 80mm x 22mm x 2.21mm. 2,048GB and 4,096GB 80mm x 22mm x 3.5mm

Length80Width22Height3.5mm(3.1 × 0.9 × 0.1 in)1Maker product pagesilicon-power.com/product-detail/PCIe-Gen3-x4-P34A60Read 20 October 2026Dimensions row reads 22.0 x 80.0 x 3.5 (mm). One value for every capacity. The row does not name the axes. 80 is the length, 22 the width and 3.5 the thickness2Maker spec sheet (PDF)silicon-power.com/download-detail/edm-p34a60Read 20 October 202622.0 x 80.0 x 3.5 (mm)

WeightiDrive alone, with a heatsink when it is sold fitted. No cable and no packaging. As the maker publishes it. A maximum counts. Not a measured weight.

9.7g(0.3 oz)2Reviewstoragereview.com/review/kingston-kc3000-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026512GB and 1,024GB 7 g. 2,048GB and 4,096GB 9.7 g

8g(0.3 oz)1Maker product pagesilicon-power.com/product-detail/PCIe-Gen3-x4-P34A60Read 20 October 2026Weight row reads 8g for every capacity2Maker spec sheet (PDF)silicon-power.com/download-detail/edm-p34a60Read 20 October 20268g

In the box

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Cables includediCables supplied with an external drive.

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Links

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Product page

www.kingston.com/en/ssd/kc3000-nvme-m2-solid-state-drive1Maker product pagekingston.com/en/ssd/kc3000-nvme-m2-solid-state-driveRead 15 October 2026Kingston's product page for the drive. It returned HTTP 403 to automated requests and the datasheet URL pattern kingston.com/datasheets/SKC3000S_us.pdf returned 404, so neither was read. StorageReview and APH Networks print Kingston's spec list

www.silicon-power.com/product-detail/PCIe-Gen3-x4-P34A601Maker product pagesilicon-power.com/product-detail/PCIe-Gen3-x4-P34A60Read 20 October 2026

Spec sheet

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www.silicon-power.com/download-detail/edm-p34a602Maker spec sheet (PDF)silicon-power.com/download-detail/edm-p34a60Read 20 October 2026One-page eDM flyer issued July 14, 2026. It is the data sheet on the product page. It has no controller, flash, IOPS or TBW values

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EPREL registration numberiId in the EU energy label database. Each size or model of a series has its own id, so it is per variant.

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Warranty

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Manufacturer warranty (source market)iThe maker's warranty period for the exact SKU or configuration and market named in the source note. It applies only to that stated market, not every regional variant. Statutory consumer rights are excluded. The base term is stored. An extension that needs registration goes in the source note.

5years2Reviewstoragereview.com/review/kingston-kc3000-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Limited 5-year warranty with free technical support

5years1Maker product pagesilicon-power.com/product-detail/PCIe-Gen3-x4-P34A60Read 20 October 20265-year limited warranty. The page says the warranty is based on the TBW or the warranty period2Maker spec sheet (PDF)silicon-power.com/download-detail/edm-p34a60Read 20 October 20265-Year Limited. A footnote says the warranty lasts five years or until the maximum TBW is reached

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