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Speeds, TBW, size, weight and MTBF match the 2024 datasheet"}},{"url":"https://media.kingston.com/wa/warranty-012026_us.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["warranty_years"],"notes":{"warranty_years":"Kingston Limited Warranty Statement, January 2026, US. NV3 (part numbers SNV3Sxxx) is in the 5 Year Conditional Warranty table for NVMe SSDs, with NV1 and NV2 in the three-year table. The retail box shows a 5-year warranty seal. The first datasheet and launch reviews said 3 years. Warranty ends at the earlier of the term or the drive's Percentage Used reaching 100"}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/kingston-nv3-ssd-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["dram_cache","nvme_version","software_name","pcb_sides","heatsink","status"],"notes":{"dram_cache":"Specs table lists DRAM as N/A (HMB) for all four capacities","nvme_version":"Specs table reads PCIe 4.0 x4 / NVMe 1.4. APH Networks and TheSSDReview also read NVMe 1.4 on their samples. One price comparison listing says NVMe 2.0","software_name":"Kingston SSD Manager, plus one year of Acronis True Image","pcb_sides":"The 2TB is single-sided with the controller and two NAND packages and no DRAM","heatsink":"Review says no heatsink is provided or necessary. No heatsink version was found","status":"Review lists current Newegg, Amazon and Best Buy offers for the 1TB and 2TB, so the drive is on sale"}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/kingston-nv3-ssd-review/2","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["measured_slc_cache_gb","measured_max_temp_c","measured_power_idle_mw","variants"],"notes":{"measured_slc_cache_gb":"2TB sample with SMI SM2268XT2 controller and Kioxia 162-layer BiCS6 QLC flash. Iometer sustained sequential write, 1 MiB blocks, QD32, over 15 minutes: almost 5.7 GB/s for just over 96 seconds, which the review calls a 548 GB cache. After the cache the drive drops straight to about 250 MB/s, which the review calls a folding state, so the post-cache write field is left empty","measured_max_temp_c":"2TB sample, no heatsink. Review text: the drive only reached 48 C, taking the higher of its two sensors, about 22 C ambient, Intel Core i9-12900K on Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Hero, drive prefilled to 50 percent and tested as a secondary device","measured_power_idle_mw":"2TB sample, read from chart. Quarch PPM idle power with ASPM and LPM disabled, 572 mW","variants":"Measured values are for the 2TB model only. Kingston varies the controller and flash, so other units can differ"}},{"url":"https://www.thessdreview.com/our-reviews/nvme/kingston-nv3-gen-4-2tb-ssd-review/3/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-14","fields":["measured_seq_read_mbs","measured_seq_write_mbs","measured_random_read_q1_mbs","measured_random_write_q1_mbs","variants"],"notes":{"measured_seq_read_mbs":"2TB. CrystalDiskMark 8.0.4 screenshot, 3 runs, 1GiB test file, drive empty (D: 0 percent), SEQ1M Q8T1 read 6183.61 MB/s, rounded to 6184. KitGuru has not tested the NV3, so another reviewer is used, as the field rule allows. 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