{"data":{"slug":"kingston-nv3-2230","type":"ssd","brand":"Kingston","name":"NV3 2230","aliases":["NV3 M.2 2230","NV3 PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 SSD","SNV3SM3"],"release_date":"2025-07","url":"https://arkivo.dev/ssds/kingston-nv3-2230","specs":{"series":null,"model_numbers":["SNV3SM3/500G","SNV3SM3/1T0","SNV3SM3/2T0"],"gtins":["740617349962","740617349955","740617349979"],"announce_date":null,"status":"available","predecessor":null,"successor":null,"launch_price_usd":null,"launch_price_eur":null,"markets":null,"colors":null,"manufacturer_url":null,"spec_sheet_url":null,"manual_url":null,"eprel_registration_number":null,"warranty_years":5,"form_factor":"m2_2230","storage_gb":[500,1000,2000],"interface":"pcie_nvme","pcie_gen":4,"pcie_lanes":4,"nvme_version":"1.4","cable_detachable":null,"controller":"Silicon Motion SM2268XT2","nand_type":"qlc","nand_flash":"Kioxia BiCS8 QLC","nand_layers":218,"dram_cache":"hmb","dram_cache_gb":null,"pcb_sides":"single_sided","seq_read_mbs":6000,"seq_write_mbs":5000,"random_read_iops":null,"random_write_iops":null,"endurance_tbw":640,"mtbf_h":2000000,"operating_temperature_c":{"min_c":0,"max_c":70},"power_consumption_read_w":null,"power_consumption_write_w":null,"power_consumption_max_w":null,"power_consumption_average_mw":null,"power_consumption_idle_mw":null,"power_consumption_sleep_mw":null,"measured_seq_read_mbs":6342,"measured_seq_write_mbs":5804,"measured_random_read_q1_mbs":67.5,"measured_random_write_q1_mbs":232.34,"measured_slc_cache_gb":533,"measured_post_cache_write_mbs":null,"benchmark_3dmark_storage":null,"measured_max_temp_c":null,"measured_power_idle_mw":626,"heatsink":["bare"],"rgb_lighting":null,"ip_rating":null,"drop_test_height_m":null,"security_features":null,"software_name":"Kingston SSD Manager","compatible_platforms":["pc","other"],"dimensions_mm":{"length_mm":30,"width_mm":22,"height_mm":2.3},"weight_g":2.8,"in_the_box":["SSD"],"cables_included":null},"variants":[{"model_number":"SNV3SM3/500G","gtin":"740617349962","storage_gb":[500],"heatsink":["bare"],"seq_read_mbs":5000,"seq_write_mbs":3000,"endurance_tbw":160,"weight_g":2.6},{"model_number":"SNV3SM3/1T0","gtin":"740617349955","storage_gb":[1000],"heatsink":["bare"],"seq_read_mbs":6000,"seq_write_mbs":4000,"endurance_tbw":320,"weight_g":2.8},{"model_number":"SNV3SM3/2T0","gtin":"740617349979","storage_gb":[2000],"heatsink":["bare"],"seq_read_mbs":6000,"seq_write_mbs":5000,"endurance_tbw":640,"weight_g":2.8,"nand_type":"qlc","nand_flash":"Kioxia BiCS8 QLC","nand_layers":218,"measured_seq_read_mbs":6342,"measured_seq_write_mbs":5804,"measured_random_read_q1_mbs":67.5,"measured_random_write_q1_mbs":232.34,"measured_slc_cache_gb":533,"measured_power_idle_mw":626}],"sources":[{"url":"https://culturageek.com.ar/kingston-presento-su-nuevo-ssd-nv3-2230-super-compacto-detalles-y-specs/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["release_date","storage_gb","interface","pcie_gen","pcie_lanes","seq_read_mbs","seq_write_mbs","endurance_tbw","mtbf_h","operating_temperature_c","warranty_years","pcb_sides","software_name","compatible_platforms","weight_g","variants"],"notes":{"release_date":"Spanish copy of Kingston's announcement dated 2025-07-09. It says the NV3 PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2230 is available in 500GB, 1TB and 2TB. The German trade report channelpartner.de is dated 2025-07-14 and says the drive is available now","storage_gb":"Available in 500 GB, 1 TB and 2 TB. Tom's Hardware lists a 4TB part number, SNV3SM3/4T0, but the 4TB is not on sale","interface":"Spec list reads PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe. The press text names a Gen 4x4 NVMe controller","seq_read_mbs":"Up to values from the spec list, test host not stated: 500 GB 5,000 MB/s, 1 TB 6,000, 2 TB 6,000. The base is the 2TB model","seq_write_mbs":"500 GB 3,000 MB/s, 1 TB 4,000, 2 TB 5,000","endurance_tbw":"500 GB 160 TB, 1 TB 320 TB, 2 TB 640 TB","mtbf_h":"Spec list reads 2 million hours. The channelpartner.de report reads an MTBF of 2,000,000 hours. Reseller data sheets copied from a product feed read 200000 h for all three capacities, which looks like a dropped digit, since Kingston's NV3 2280 datasheet says 2,000,000. The press figure is stored","operating_temperature_c":"0 to 70 C","warranty_years":"5 years with free technical support","pcb_sides":"Text reads a single-sided M.2 2230 design of 22 x 30 mm","software_name":"Kingston SSD Manager, plus one year of Acronis True Image for Kingston","compatible_platforms":"Kingston describes the drive for laptops, small form factor PCs and handheld gaming consoles. PC is stored for the laptops and PCs, and other for the handhelds","weight_g":"Spec list reads weight from 2.6 g","variants":"Rows are the three capacities. The 2TB row repeats the base values"}},{"url":"https://www.channelpartner.de/article/4020974/kingston-erweitert-nvme-angebot.html","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["release_date","mtbf_h","warranty_years","software_name","pcb_sides","storage_gb"],"notes":{"release_date":"Report dated 2025-07-14 on Kingston's new NV3 2230 form factor, available now from 500 GB to 2 TB","mtbf_h":"Reads an MTBF of 2,000,000 hours","warranty_years":"Reads five years of manufacturer warranty with free technical support","software_name":"Names Kingston SSD Manager and one year of Acronis True Image for Kingston","pcb_sides":"Reads a single-sided M.2 design of 22 x 30 mm","storage_gb":"Reads 512 GB, 1 TB and 2 TB in the text and 500 GB to 2 TB in the availability section. The part numbers say 500G"}},{"url":"https://ik.imagekit.io/pimberly/65707b38e31f5a94719d7ba0/2a7efd68/6859b80bf9a43e7e1e74d2f0/product-pdf","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["model_numbers","gtins","form_factor","dimensions_mm","weight_g","operating_temperature_c","endurance_tbw","seq_read_mbs","seq_write_mbs","variants"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Reseller product data sheet for SNV3SM3/1T0, published 2025-06-23, with the content of Kingston's catalog entry. Kingston's own site (kingston.com) returned a 403 bot check and was not opened. Product code SNV3SM3/1T0. The 500GB copy (published 2025-06-23 and again 2025-09-18) reads SNV3SM3/500G and the 2TB copy (centrale.cl, 2026-06-13) reads SNV3SM3/2T0","gtins":"Barcodes on the three copies: 740617349962 (500GB), 740617349955 (1TB), 740617349979 (2TB). All three are valid UPC-A codes and match the Amazon US listings","form_factor":"M.2 SSD size 2230 (22 x 30 mm)","dimensions_mm":"Reads width 30 mm, depth 22 mm, height 2.3 mm. Length is the long side, 30 mm. Same for all capacities","weight_g":"500GB 2.6 g, 1TB and 2TB 2.8 g","operating_temperature_c":"Operating 0 to 70 C. Storage temperature of -40 to 85 C and 20 G non-operating vibration are not stored","endurance_tbw":"TBW rating 160 (500GB), 320 (1TB), 640 (2TB)","seq_read_mbs":"Read speed 5000, 6000 and 6000 MB/s for 500GB, 1TB and 2TB","seq_write_mbs":"Write speed 3000, 4000 and 5000 MB/s","variants":"Per-capacity weight, speeds and TBW. The copies for 500GB and 2TB are at ik.imagekit.io/pimberly/.../67da32cf/6859b809f9a43e7e1e74d2d1/product-pdf and centrale.cl/wp-content/uploads/Ficha-tecnica-Kingston-SNV3SM3_2T0.pdf"}},{"url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FD2P1L37","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["gtins","model_numbers","status","warranty_years","in_the_box","compatible_platforms","variants"],"notes":{"gtins":"2TB listing, UPC 740617349979","model_numbers":"Model Number and Mfr Part Number SNV3SM3/2T0","status":"Amazon US 2TB listing in stock on 2026-10-16, sold and shipped by Amazon.com","warranty_years":"Warranty Description 5 Year Manufacturer","in_the_box":"What's in the box reads 1 x SSD","compatible_platforms":"Description reads handheld gaming consoles and small form factor systems like laptops","variants":"2TB row model number and GTIN"}},{"url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FD2LGBZF","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["gtins","model_numbers","variants"],"notes":{"gtins":"1TB listing, UPC 740617349955","model_numbers":"Mfr Part Number SNV3SM3/1T0","variants":"1TB row model number and GTIN"}},{"url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FD2NQKQ8","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["gtins","model_numbers","variants"],"notes":{"gtins":"500GB listing, UPC 740617349962","model_numbers":"Mfr Part Number SNV3SM3/500G","variants":"500GB row model number and GTIN"}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/kingston-nv3-2230-2tb-ssd-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["controller","nand_type","nand_flash","nand_layers","dram_cache","nvme_version","pcb_sides","heatsink","software_name","variants"],"notes":{"controller":"Spec table reads SMI SM2268XT2 for all capacities, and the text shows the controller and a single NAND package on the 2TB sample","nand_type":"2TB sample uses QLC. The review warns that Kingston's NV series uses whatever hardware is available, so other units and capacities can differ. The flash fields are stored for the 2TB row only","nand_flash":"Spec table reads Kioxia 218-Layer QLC. The text calls it BiCS8 QLC, an upgrade over the BiCS6 QLC on the NV3 2280","nand_layers":"Spec table reads Kioxia 218-Layer QLC","dram_cache":"Spec table lists DRAM as N/A (HMB) for all capacities","nvme_version":"Spec table reads PCIe 4.0 x4 / NVMe 1.4. PC Unboxing also reads NVM Express 1.4 in CrystalDiskInfo","pcb_sides":"Spec table reads M.2 2230 (Single-sided) for 500GB, 1TB and 2TB. The 2TB sample has the controller and one NAND package","heatsink":"Review shows the drive with a label and no heatsink","software_name":"Review names Kingston SSD Manager and an OEM version of Acronis True Image","variants":"The 2TB row repeats the flash fields because the review warns the hardware varies"}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/kingston-nv3-2230-2tb-ssd-review/2","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["measured_slc_cache_gb","measured_power_idle_mw","variants"],"notes":{"measured_slc_cache_gb":"2TB sample. Iometer sequential write for 15 minutes, 1MiB blocks, queue depth 32: 5.77 GB/s for over 92 seconds, which the review calls a 533GB cache. Drive prefilled to 50 percent and tested as a secondary device. Intel Core i9-12900K on an Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Hero, Windows 11 Pro. After the cache the drive drops straight to just under 300 MB/s on average, which the review does not split into a separate state, so the post-cache speed is left empty","measured_power_idle_mw":"2TB sample, read from chart. Quarch PPM idle power with ASPM and LPM disabled, 626 mW","variants":"Measured values are for the 2TB sample. The review gives no sustained-write temperature, only a Steam Deck game test, so the highest temperature is left empty"}},{"url":"https://pcunboxing.com/en/nv3-2230/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-16","fields":["measured_seq_read_mbs","measured_seq_write_mbs","measured_random_read_q1_mbs","measured_random_write_q1_mbs","controller","nand_flash","nand_layers","nvme_version","dram_cache","variants"],"notes":{"measured_seq_read_mbs":"2TB sample, review dated 2025-09-06. CrystalDiskMark 8.0.6, NVMe default profile, 5 runs, 1GiB test file, empty drive (N: 0 percent). SEQ1M Q8T1 read 6342.47 MB/s, stored as 6342. KitGuru has not reviewed this drive and Tom's Hardware prints other CrystalDiskMark tests, so this reviewer is used as the field rule allows. Platform: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D on a Gigabyte X870 Aorus Tachyon Ice, drive in the PCIe 5.0 x4 CPU slot, Windows 11","measured_seq_write_mbs":"SEQ1M Q8T1 write 5803.87 MB/s, stored as 5804, same run","measured_random_read_q1_mbs":"RND4K Q1T1 read 67.50 MB/s, same run. The review's Real World profile run reads 75.82 MB/s, a different profile that is not stored","measured_random_write_q1_mbs":"RND4K Q1T1 write 232.34 MB/s, same run. The Real World profile reads 216.40 MB/s","controller":"Teardown with the label removed: Silicon Motion SM2268XT2, four NAND channels","nand_flash":"Die marking Kingston FP01T08UCT1-89, which the SSD utility reads as a Toshiba (Kioxia) 218-layer QLC BiCS8 die","nand_layers":"218-layer QLC BiCS8, same die reading","nvme_version":"CrystalDiskInfo reads the NVM Express 1.4 standard, firmware SDX01100","dram_cache":"Drive has no DRAM and uses a 64 MB host memory buffer","variants":"2TB row measured values and flash fields"}}],"fields_filled":33,"updated":"2026-10-16"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}