Testseek.com have collected 87 expert reviews of the Kingston M.2 2280 KC2000 NVMe PCIe and the average rating is 85%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Kingston M.2 2280 KC2000 NVMe PCIe.
July 2019
(85%)
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The editors liked
Very Good Performance (Up To 3200MB/s Read & 2200MB/s Write)
Sustained Performance Levels (SNIA Tests)
5 Years Warranty
Kingston SSD Manager Software
High quality
High performance
Available in high capacity
Up to 2TB
Reasonable price
5-year warranty
Acronis True Image HD key included
Fastest SSD we ever tested (after firmware update)
Competitively priced
Fantastic sustained write performance
Very good random IOPS performance
Large SLC cache
2 TB version available
Five-year warranty
Compact form factor
Solid performance
Software package support
Respectable endurance
Black PCB
Up to 2 TB capacities
Excellent real-world performance
Snappy in almost all of our benchmark tests
Has 256-bit AES self-encryption features
Strong durability rating
Best real-world sustained performance we've seen
Very affordable
Available in capacities up to 2TB
Very good overall performance
256-bit AES hardware encryption
Kingston SSD software
Overall performance is satisfying and quick
Self Encryption is a great value add
Sustained performance is respectable
Priced well for its features and performance
The editors didn't like
Thermal Throttling (During Our SNIA Tests)
Price (For Some)
Nothing worth to mention
Firmware update required for best performance
Price is a little bit high
Some thermal throttling
A heatsink would be nice
Peak performance is a bit conservative
Ugly sticker detracts from aesthetics
Not as cost-effective as some competing drives in the space
Ho-hum 4K writes
Not quite as fast as the top performers with smaller transfers
Other Gen3 drives are faster
We did notice some throttling
Pricing could be more competitive
Falls behind in peak performance to slightly more expensive drives
Black PCB design is hidden by a distracting sticker
The worst NVMe SSD is hard to tell from the best, until you start copying large amounts of data. And that's where the cream, such as the KC2000, rises to the top. It's nice to see Kingston, a straight-shooter among storage companies, in the driver's seat...
Published: 2020-06-29, Author: James , review by: itpro.co.uk
Abstract: The KC2000 IS built for those who Kingston calls “power users” – workstation owners, PC professionals and anyone else who needs the full collection of speed, features and power. Provided they're willing to pay a little more for it, of course.Indeed, the...
Published: 2020-01-31, Author: Andrew , review by: techteamgb.co.uk
Abstract: Kingston are well known for making storage, especially amazing value SSDs like their 2.5” A400 drive I've used before, but their newest NVME offering doesn't quite pack the punch I was hoping for. It costs £144 for the 1TB model I have, comes in 250GB, 50...
Good all-round performance, Comprehensive security options, Available in a 2TB capacity, Five-year warranty as standard
Peak speeds lower than competition, Not a huge improvement over A2000
Kingston's high-performance KC2000 arrived on the market as one of the first M.2 SSDs to carry 96-layer 3D TLC. Such an accolade initially resulted in inflated price tags that prevented the drive from standing out alongside existing competitors such as th...
Published: 2019-08-22, Author: Simon , review by: kitguru.net
Overall performance, Endurance, Encryption support
4K QD2 reads a little disappointing in our tests, Kitguru says: Kingston's KC2000 makes good use of the latest 96-layer 3D NAND technology, combining it with the latest controller from Silicon Image to produce not only the fastest M.2 NVMe Kingston drive
Sitting under the company's business and consumer banners, Kingston's KC2000 drive is the second one we've seen that uses 96-layer 3D NAND but the first to be readily available, as the first 96-layer drive, Toshiba's XG6 is an OEM part.Where the Toshiba d...
There are lots of things to like in the KC2000, a product that addresses many of the limitations of its predecessor and is also very competitively priced.For anyone moving from a SATA connected SSD, the performance boost of this technology is dramatic, as...
Decent performance, Good TBW rating (in line with others), 5-year warranty, Free technical support
Faster drives available for the same, or less money, Ugly white sticker across the front, Doesn't seem to fully utilise the SM 2262EN controller
Focussing on the graphs, the performance often doesn't quite live up to the quoted speeds in Kingston's own specifications, which is a shame, particularly so considering previous showings of the SM 2262EN controller, particularly on the XPG SX8200 Pro. Ho...
Abstract: Shopping for an SSD means facing a sea of acronyms. The trickiest of them are jagged reefs sticking out of the water, shaped like circuit boards and ready to run your upgrade aground if you're not careful. "SSD," standing for "solid-state drive," is the o...
Published: 2021-02-06, Author: Chris , review by: in.pcmag.com
Abstract: Solid-state drives (SSDs) have come a long way in recent years: a long way up in speed and capacity, and a long way down in price. Technology that was previously reserved for enterprise customers and the PC performance elite has gained the common touch, w...
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Published: 2021-02-06, Author: John , review by: in.pcmag.com
Abstract: Shopping for an SSD means facing a sea of acronyms. The trickiest of them are jagged reefs sticking out of the water, shaped like circuit boards and ready to run your upgrade aground if you're not careful. "SSD," standing for "solid-state drive," is the o...
