{"data":{"slug":"kingston-kc3000","type":"ssd","brand":"Kingston","name":"KC3000","aliases":["Kingston KC3000 PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD","KC3000 NVMe SSD","SKC3000S","SKC3000D"],"release_date":"2021-10","url":"https://arkivo.dev/ssds/kingston-kc3000","specs":{"series":null,"model_numbers":["SKC3000S/512G","SKC3000S/1024G","SKC3000D/2048G","SKC3000D/4096G"],"gtins":["740617324402","740617324433","740617324242","740617324297"],"announce_date":"2021-10-25","status":"available","predecessor":null,"successor":null,"launch_price_usd":null,"launch_price_eur":376,"markets":null,"colors":null,"manufacturer_url":"https://www.kingston.com/en/ssd/kc3000-nvme-m2-solid-state-drive","spec_sheet_url":null,"manual_url":null,"eprel_registration_number":null,"warranty_years":5,"form_factor":"m2_2280","storage_gb":[512,1024,2048,4096],"interface":"pcie_nvme","pcie_gen":4,"pcie_lanes":4,"nvme_version":"1.4","cable_detachable":null,"controller":"Phison E18","nand_type":"tlc","nand_flash":"Micron B47R TLC","nand_layers":176,"dram_cache":"dram","dram_cache_gb":2,"pcb_sides":"double_sided","seq_read_mbs":7000,"seq_write_mbs":7000,"random_read_iops":1000000,"random_write_iops":1000000,"endurance_tbw":1600,"mtbf_h":1800000,"operating_temperature_c":{"min_c":0,"max_c":70},"power_consumption_read_w":null,"power_consumption_write_w":null,"power_consumption_max_w":9.9,"power_consumption_average_mw":360,"power_consumption_idle_mw":5,"power_consumption_sleep_mw":null,"measured_seq_read_mbs":7362,"measured_seq_write_mbs":6916,"measured_random_read_q1_mbs":83.49,"measured_random_write_q1_mbs":251.49,"measured_slc_cache_gb":730,"measured_post_cache_write_mbs":1600,"benchmark_3dmark_storage":null,"measured_max_temp_c":null,"measured_power_idle_mw":1111,"heatsink":["bare"],"rgb_lighting":null,"ip_rating":null,"drop_test_height_m":null,"security_features":null,"software_name":"Kingston SSD Manager","compatible_platforms":["pc"],"dimensions_mm":{"length_mm":80,"width_mm":22,"height_mm":3.5},"weight_g":9.7,"in_the_box":null,"cables_included":null},"variants":[{"model_number":"SKC3000S/512G","gtin":"740617324402","storage_gb":[512],"heatsink":["bare"],"pcb_sides":"single_sided","dram_cache_gb":0.5,"seq_read_mbs":7000,"seq_write_mbs":3900,"random_read_iops":450000,"random_write_iops":900000,"endurance_tbw":400,"power_consumption_max_w":4.1,"power_consumption_average_mw":340,"dimensions_mm":{"length_mm":80,"width_mm":22,"height_mm":2.21},"weight_g":7,"launch_price_eur":112.9},{"model_number":"SKC3000S/1024G","gtin":"740617324433","storage_gb":[1024],"heatsink":["bare"],"pcb_sides":"single_sided","dram_cache_gb":1,"seq_read_mbs":7000,"seq_write_mbs":6000,"random_read_iops":900000,"random_write_iops":1000000,"endurance_tbw":800,"power_consumption_max_w":6.3,"power_consumption_average_mw":330,"dimensions_mm":{"length_mm":80,"width_mm":22,"height_mm":2.21},"weight_g":7,"launch_price_eur":184.9,"measured_slc_cache_gb":369,"measured_post_cache_write_mbs":1015,"measured_power_idle_mw":713},{"model_number":"SKC3000D/2048G","gtin":"740617324242","storage_gb":[2048],"heatsink":["bare"],"pcb_sides":"double_sided","dram_cache_gb":2,"seq_read_mbs":7000,"seq_write_mbs":7000,"random_read_iops":1000000,"random_write_iops":1000000,"endurance_tbw":1600,"power_consumption_max_w":9.9,"power_consumption_average_mw":360,"dimensions_mm":{"length_mm":80,"width_mm":22,"height_mm":3.5},"weight_g":9.7,"launch_price_eur":376,"measured_seq_read_mbs":7362,"measured_seq_write_mbs":6916,"measured_random_read_q1_mbs":83.49,"measured_random_write_q1_mbs":251.49,"measured_slc_cache_gb":730,"measured_post_cache_write_mbs":1600,"measured_power_idle_mw":1111},{"model_number":"SKC3000D/4096G","gtin":"740617324297","storage_gb":[4096],"heatsink":["bare"],"pcb_sides":"double_sided","dram_cache_gb":4,"seq_read_mbs":7000,"seq_write_mbs":7000,"random_read_iops":1000000,"random_write_iops":1000000,"endurance_tbw":3200,"power_consumption_max_w":10.2,"power_consumption_average_mw":360,"dimensions_mm":{"length_mm":80,"width_mm":22,"height_mm":3.5},"weight_g":9.7,"launch_price_eur":1069}],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.kingston.com/en/ssd/kc3000-nvme-m2-solid-state-drive","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["manufacturer_url"],"notes":{"manufacturer_url":"Kingston'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"}},{"url":"https://www.storagereview.com/review/kingston-kc3000-ssd-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["form_factor","interface","storage_gb","controller","nand_type","nand_flash","seq_read_mbs","seq_write_mbs","random_read_iops","random_write_iops","endurance_tbw","mtbf_h","power_consumption_max_w","power_consumption_average_mw","power_consumption_idle_mw","operating_temperature_c","dimensions_mm","weight_g","warranty_years","release_date","variants"],"notes":{"form_factor":"Specifications table reads M.2 2280","interface":"Specifications table reads PCIe 4.0 NVMe","storage_gb":"Capacities 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","controller":"Phison 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 entries","nand_type":"Specifications table reads 3D TLC","nand_flash":"Text 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 differ","seq_read_mbs":"Sequential 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","seq_write_mbs":"Same row as read","random_read_iops":"Random 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_write_iops":"Same row as read","endurance_tbw":"TBW 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_h":"MTBF 1,800,000 hours for every capacity, published as MTBF","power_consumption_max_w":"Power 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","power_consumption_average_mw":"Avg figure per capacity, 0.34W is 340 mW, 0.33W is 330 mW and 0.36W is 360 mW. The workload is not named","power_consumption_idle_mw":"Kingston 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","operating_temperature_c":"Operating temperature 0C to 70C. The storage range of -40C to 85C is not stored","dimensions_mm":"512GB and 1,024GB 80mm x 22mm x 2.21mm. 2,048GB and 4,096GB 80mm x 22mm x 3.5mm","weight_g":"512GB and 1,024GB 7 g. 2,048GB and 4,096GB 9.7 g","warranty_years":"Limited 5-year warranty with free technical support","release_date":"Review dated 25 October 2021 at launch of 512GB to 4TB. Simms published a launch notice the same day","variants":"Per-capacity speeds, IOPS, TBW, power, dimensions and weight from the specification table. The review tested the 2TB. No 3DMark Storage score is in it, so benchmark_3dmark_storage is empty"}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/kingston-kc3000-m2-ssd-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["model_numbers","pcie_gen","pcie_lanes","nvme_version","controller","nand_flash","nand_layers","dram_cache","pcb_sides","heatsink","software_name","variants"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Spec table part numbers SKC3000S/512G, SKC3000S/1024G, SKC3000D/2048G and SKC3000D/4096G. Geizhals agrees","pcie_gen":"Spec table reads PCIe 4.0 x4 / NVMe 1.4","pcie_lanes":"x4","nvme_version":"NVMe 1.4 for all four capacities","controller":"Phison PS5018-E18, 8-channel, 12nm. Table lists the same controller for all capacities","nand_flash":"Spec table and text: Micron 176L TLC, thirty-two 512Gb dies at 1,600 MT/s on the 2TB","nand_layers":"176L","dram_cache":"Spec table DRAM: DDR4 for all capacities, a Kingston-branded DDR4 chip","pcb_sides":"Text says the 512GB and 1TB are single-sided and the larger capacities have components on both sides of the PCB","heatsink":"The 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","software_name":"Kingston SSD Manager for health and firmware, plus an Acronis True Image HD key. The drive has no AES-256 hardware encryption","variants":"Part numbers per capacity, pcb sides. Its prices are review-time street prices, not launch prices. Page 2 added the 1TB test in December 2021"}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/kingston-kc3000-m2-ssd-review/3","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["measured_slc_cache_gb","measured_post_cache_write_mbs","measured_power_idle_mw","variants"],"notes":{"measured_slc_cache_gb":"2TB. 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","measured_post_cache_write_mbs":"2TB, same run. After the cache the drive wrote at roughly 1.6 GB/s until full, stored as 1600. Only one degradation stage","measured_power_idle_mw":"2TB. 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","variants":"The 2TB row repeats the base. No peak temperature is stored: the text gives a 78 C heat spreader reading by IR thermometer with no airflow and 70 C at the NAND package, which are not drive sensor readings in a sustained test"}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/kingston-kc3000-m2-ssd-review/2","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["variants"],"notes":{"variants":"1TB row, update of 22 December 2021, same bench. Iometer 15-minute sequential write: the 1TB absorbed 369GB at 6,050 MB/s before degrading to roughly 1,015 MB/s for the rest of the test, stored as 369 GB cache and 1015 MB/s after the cache (measured_slc_cache_gb, measured_post_cache_write_mbs). Quarch PPM idle power 713 mW with ASPM/LPM disabled, read from chart (measured_power_idle_mw)"}},{"url":"https://www.kitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/kingston-kc3000-2tb-ssd-review/all/1/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["measured_seq_read_mbs","measured_seq_write_mbs","measured_random_read_q1_mbs","measured_random_write_q1_mbs","dram_cache_gb"],"notes":{"measured_seq_read_mbs":"2TB. CrystalDiskMark 8 default profile, five runs, drive wiped with HDDerase v4: sequential read 7,362 MB/s","measured_seq_write_mbs":"2TB, same test: sequential write 6,916 MB/s","measured_random_read_q1_mbs":"2TB. CrystalDiskMark 8 4K QD1 single thread: read 83.49 MB/s","measured_random_write_q1_mbs":"2TB, same test: write 251.49 MB/s","dram_cache_gb":"Text says one DDR4 cache IC on each side of the 2TB PCB. The size per capacity is taken from the Igor's Lab table"}},{"url":"https://www.igorslab.de/en/kingston-kc3000-pcie-4-0-nvme-ssd-review-is-the-kc3000-really-better-than-the-nv3/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["dram_cache_gb","variants"],"notes":{"dram_cache_gb":"Table 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","variants":"DRAM size per capacity. The 2TB of 2025 still has Micron 176L TLC, a Phison PS5018-E18 and a DDR4 chip on each side"}},{"url":"https://www.simms.co.uk/news/product-launch-kingston-kc3000-pcie-40-nvme-m2-ssd/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["announce_date","release_date","compatible_platforms"],"notes":{"announce_date":"Simms 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","release_date":"Notice says Kingston has released the KC3000. StorageReview's review is dated 25 October 2021, Geizhals lists the drive since 15 October 2021","compatible_platforms":"Notice says the drive is for desktop and laptop PCs, with no operating system named"}},{"url":"https://www.geektopia.es/es/technology/2021/10/25/noticias/kingston-presenta-la-serie-kc3000-de-ssd-tipo-pcie-4-0.html","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["launch_price_eur","variants"],"notes":{"launch_price_eur":"Geektopia, 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","variants":"PVPR per capacity: 512GB 112.90, 1TB 184.90, 2TB 376, 4TB 1069 EUR. The same article lists the max write power 4.1, 6.3, 9.9 and 10.2 W"}},{"url":"https://geizhals.de/kingston-kc3000-v88169.html","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["status","gtins","variants"],"notes":{"gtins":"Geizhals 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","variants":"GTIN per capacity","status":"Geizhals lists 52 offers for the 1TB with a price update dated 15 October 2026 and dealers with stock, so the drive is still sold"}}],"fields_filled":42,"updated":"2026-10-15"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}