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Kingston KC3000

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KC3000

Released October 2021.2Reviewstoragereview.com/review/kingston-kc3000-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Review dated 25 October 2021 at launch of 512GB to 4TB. Simms published a launch notice the same day Last checked 15 October 2026.

Interface
PCIe NVMe
Form factor
M.2 2280
Capacity
512, 1,024, 2,048, 4,096GB
Read speed
7,000MB/s

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General

Series
Not available
Model numbers
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
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
Announced
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
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
Predecessor
Not available
Successor
Not available
Launch price (US)
Not available
Launch price (EU)
€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
Markets
Not available
Colours
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Form factor
M.2 22802Reviewstoragereview.com/review/kingston-kc3000-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Specifications table reads M.2 2280
Capacity
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

Interface

Interface
PCIe NVMe2Reviewstoragereview.com/review/kingston-kc3000-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Specifications table reads PCIe 4.0 NVMe
PCIe generation
43Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/kingston-kc3000-m2-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Spec table reads PCIe 4.0 x4 / NVMe 1.4
PCIe lanes
43Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/kingston-kc3000-m2-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026x4
NVMe version
1.43Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/kingston-kc3000-m2-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026NVMe 1.4 for all four capacities
Detachable cable
Not available

Hardware

Controller
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
Flash type
TLC2Reviewstoragereview.com/review/kingston-kc3000-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Specifications table reads 3D TLC
Flash memory
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
Flash layers
1763Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/kingston-kc3000-m2-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026176L
DRAM cache
DRAM3Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/kingston-kc3000-m2-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Spec table DRAM: DDR4 for all capacities, a Kingston-branded DDR4 chip
DRAM cache size
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
Component sides
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

Performance

Sequential read (claimed)
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
Sequential write (claimed)
7,000MB/s2Reviewstoragereview.com/review/kingston-kc3000-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Same row as read
Random 4K read (claimed)
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
Random 4K write (claimed)
1,000,000IOPS2Reviewstoragereview.com/review/kingston-kc3000-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Same row as read

Endurance and reliability

Endurance (TBW)
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
MTBF or MTTF (claimed)
1,800,000h2Reviewstoragereview.com/review/kingston-kc3000-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026MTBF 1,800,000 hours for every capacity, published as MTBF
Operating temperature
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

Power

Power while reading (claimed)
Not available
Power while writing (claimed)
Not available
Max power consumption (claimed)
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
Average power in light use (claimed)
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
Idle power (claimed)
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
Sleep power (claimed)
Not available

Measured

Sequential read (measured)
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
Sequential write (measured)
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
Random 4K read at queue depth 1 (measured)
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
Random 4K write at queue depth 1 (measured)
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
Write cache size (measured)
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
Write speed after the cache (measured)
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
3DMark Storage Benchmark
Not available
Highest temperature under load (measured)
Not available
Idle power (measured)
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

Cooling and build

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
RGB lighting
Not available
Dust and water rating
Not available
Drop test height
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Security and software

Security
Not available
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

Compatibility

Platforms
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

Dimensions and weight

Front and side, drawn to scale.

Dimensions
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
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

In the box

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In the box
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Cables included
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Warranty

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

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Variants

Each variant lists only what differs from the specs above.

Model numberGTINLaunch price (EU)CapacityDRAM cache sizeComponent sidesSequential read (claimed)Sequential write (claimed)Random 4K read (claimed)Random 4K write (claimed)Endurance (TBW)Max power consumption (claimed)Average power in light use (claimed)Sequential read (measured)Sequential write (measured)Random 4K read at queue depth 1 (measured)Random 4K write at queue depth 1 (measured)Write cache size (measured)Write speed after the cache (measured)Idle power (measured)HeatsinkDimensionsWeight
SKC3000S/512G740617324402€112.9512 GB500 MBSingle-sided7,000 MB/s3,900 MB/s450,000 IOPS900,000 IOPS400 TB4.1 W340 mWNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableWithout heatsinkLength 80, Width 22, Height 2.21 mm7 g
SKC3000S/1024G740617324433€184.91,024 GB1 GBSingle-sided7,000 MB/s6,000 MB/s900,000 IOPS1,000,000 IOPS800 TB6.3 W330 mWNot availableNot availableNot availableNot available369 GB1,015 MB/s713 mWWithout heatsinkLength 80, Width 22, Height 2.21 mm7 g
SKC3000D/2048G740617324242€3762,048 GB2 GBDouble-sided7,000 MB/s7,000 MB/s1,000,000 IOPS1,000,000 IOPS1,600 TB9.9 W360 mW7,362 MB/s6,916 MB/s83.49 MB/s251.49 MB/s730 GB1,600 MB/s1,111 mWWithout heatsinkLength 80, Width 22, Height 3.5 mm9.7 g
SKC3000D/4096G740617324297€1,0694,096 GB4 GBDouble-sided7,000 MB/s7,000 MB/s1,000,000 IOPS1,000,000 IOPS3,200 TB10.2 W360 mWNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableWithout heatsinkLength 80, Width 22, Height 3.5 mm9.7 g

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