Testseek.com have collected 96 expert reviews of the Kingston M.2 2280 KC2500 Series NVMe PCIe and the average rating is 87%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Kingston M.2 2280 KC2500 Series NVMe PCIe.
June 2020
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The editors liked
Great performance
XTS-AES 256-bit encryption
Near Excellent Performance (Up To 3500MB/s Read & 2900MB/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
Very fast
Excellent sustained write performance
Very good random IOPS performance
Sequential transfer rate improved over KC2000
Large SLC cache
2 TB version available
Five-year warranty
Compact form factor
Solid performance
Software package support
XTS-AES 256-bit hardware encryption
Black PCB
Excellent performance
Affordable for a top-performing NVMe SSD
Overall performance is satisfying and quick
Self Encryption is a great value add
Sustained performance is respectable
Priced well for its features and performance
Write performance greatly increased over previous model
Great overall performance
Does not require a heatsink
256-bit XTS-AES hardware encryption
The editors didn't like
Higher priced compared to its competitors
Thermal Throttling (During Our SNIA Tests)
Price (For Some)
Quite expensive in most stores
High price
Difference to KC2000 is small
Temperature sensor not very accurate
Expensive
Not as efficient at copying as competing solutions
Sticker detracts from aesthetics
Not the fastest at any single task
Falls behind in peak performance to slightly more expensive drives
Black PCB design is hidden by a distracting sticker
Abstract: As time marches on, it's looking like we may eventually move away from magnetic disk drives. Solid state drives are not only faster than their magnetic counterparts, but the price gap is narrowing. Kingston sent out one of their latest M.2 NVMe solid stat...
Published: 2021-05-02, Author: Victor , review by: t3me.com
Great performance, XTS-AES 256-bit encryption,
Higher priced compared to its competitors,
the Kingston KC2500 performed well with our tests and while it may be priced a little higher compared to its competitors, it is still one of the best-performing NVMe SSD drives we've reviewed.We Love: + Great performance+ XTS-AES 256-bit encryptionWe Ha...
Abstract: As time marches on, it's looking like we may eventually move away from magnetic disk drives. Solid state drives are not only faster than their magnetic counterparts, but the price gap is narrowing. Kingston sent out one of their latest M.2 NVMe solid stat...
Published: 2021-02-06, Author: Billy , review by: anandtech.com
Abstract: The last major update to our consumer SSD benchmark suite was introduced in 2017. A lot has changed in the SSD market over the past several years, and our SSD testing methods need to change in response to those trends. SSDs in general have been getting mo...
Very fast, Excellent sustained write performance, Very good random IOPS performance, Sequential transfer rate improved over KC2000, Large SLC cache, 2 TB version available, Five-year warranty, Compact form factor
High price, Difference to KC2000 is small, Temperature sensor not very accurate
The 1 TB Kingston KC2500 SSD is currently listed online for $185. Very fast Excellent sustained write performance Very good random IOPS performance Sequential transfer rate improved over KC2000 Large SLC cache 2 TB version available Five-year warranty Co...
Great overall performance, Does not require a heatsink, 256-bit XTS-AES hardware encryption, 5-year warranty
Pay a premium for the security features
Kingston once again does it again! With more mature NAND and better firmware they were able to achieve better performance than their previous KC2000 drive. Sequential read performance went from 3200 MB/s to 3500 MB/s and sequential write performance went...
Expensive, Not as efficient at copying as competing solutions, Sticker detracts from aesthetics
With secure XTS-AES 256-bit SED capability and one of the most responsive SSD hardware combos on the market, Kingston's KC2500 is a fantastic SSD for prosumer use. It's just a bit too costly when similar drives are selling for much less...
At the end of the day the Kingston KC2500 appears to be one of the fastest PCIe Gen 3.0 based NVMe drives on the market today. The pairing of the Silicon Motion SM2262EN controller with Kioxia's 96-Layer BiCS4 TLC NAND Flash memory seems to perform well...
Published: 2020-06-28, Author: Keith , review by: wccftech.com
Overall performance is satisfying and quick, Self Encryption is a great value add, Sustained performance is respectable, Priced well for its features and performance, Write performance greatly increased over previous model
Falls behind in peak performance to slightly more expensive drives, Black PCB design is hidden by a distracting sticker
The Kingston KC2500 1TB NVMe SSD has shown itself to be a solid upgrade over their previous KC2000 range when it comes to sequential performance, but other than that they're pretty close in line. This drive isn't aimed squarely at the gaming and enthusias...
Published: 2020-06-26, Author: Les , review by: thessdreview.com
Having tested literally hundreds of SSDs, It's always nice to be surprised now and then. I hadn't a clue that the Kingston KC2500 would stand as one of the top PCIe 3 M.2 SSDs in the industry and, for those looking for a premium SSD for specific applicati...
