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
High quality, High performance, Available in high capacity, up to 2TB, Reasonable price, 5-year warranty, Acronis True Image HD key included
Quite expensive in most stores,
Kingston KC2500 offers a definite performance improvement over the KC2000, while the same time, provides the same high quality features, reliability, and security. It's hard not to recommend this SSD as everything about this product is excellent. Any prof...
Excellent performance, Affordable for a top-performing NVMe SSD
Not the fastest at any single task
The Kingston KC2500 NVMe SSD matches the competition in performance and price, and throws in a license for Acronis True Image to boot. A winning combination...
Published: 2020-07-31, Author: Jonathan , review by: aphnetworks.com
The KC2500 1TB promises Kingston's core attributes of honest quality and reliability along with cutting-edge speed for high performance systems. Did it deliver in all aspects? I would say so. There is native hardware encryption with its XTS-AES 256-bit en...
Published: 2020-08-03, Author: Michael , review by: cravingtech.com
One of the fastest NVMe M.2 SSD on the PCI Express Gen 3.0 x 4, especially its read speedProsSuper fast read speedExcellent performance overallSupports a full security suiteUp to 2TB capacity is availableConsYou may also likeBuilding a new PC? Definitely...
Abstract: Kingston's KC2500 is an NVMe SSD that can run with the top-tier drive in any performance scenario—even long sustained writes. It's also affordable compared to drives such as Samsung's 970 Pro and WD's Black SN570, etc. though it has some tough competitio...
Abstract: Kingston has upped their game with its newest SSD, the KC2500. Kingston's KC2500 is built on the success of their KC2000 NVMe SSD, and in fact, both use basically the same hardware. Kingston is extracting even more performance than before by employing new...
Published: 2020-06-01, Author: Jon , review by: pcworld.co.nz
Abstract: Kingston's KC2500 is an NVMe SSD that can run with the top-tier drive in any performance scenario—even long sustained writes. It's also affordable compared to drives such as Samsung's 970 Pro and WD's Black SN570, etc. though it has some tough competitio...
Published: 2020-10-26, Author: Robert , review by: T3.com
Rapid read and write speeds,Plenty of capacity options,Easy to install,Stylish black PCB,
More expensive than other brands,
With incendiary read and write speeds the KC2500 is the ideal partner for high performance gaming PCs and workstations.Reasons to buy+Rapid read and write speeds+Plenty of capacity options+Easy to install+Stylish black PCBReasons to avoid-More expensive t...
