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
Excellent overall performance, Clean styling, Reasonably priced, 5 Years Warranty
None apparent
If you've just come from the preceding pages you'll be left in no doubt of the KC2500's capabilities. This SSD takes performance into the upper echelons of the interface and in most of our tests came out as the victor.In some of the read/write benchmarks...
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...
Very solid performance, Full security suite, Five-year warranty
Pricing like PCIe 4.0 drives
Kingston has forged a strong relationship with controller manufacturer SMI and has used it to create a range of solid NVMe drives that offer well-rounded performance from a well-respected manufacturer.The KC2500 builds on the KC2000 by upping the spee...
Published: 2020-07-14, Author: Simon , review by: kitguru.net
Overall performance, Endurance, Encryption support
4K performance at deeper queue depths
Kingston's KC2000 was the first readily available drive we saw that used 96-layer 3D TLC NAND, using it in combination with a Silicon Motion SM2262EN 8-channel controller. For the company's latest drive, the KC2500, Kingston has stuck with the same contro...
It's fascinating to us that with a drive that on paper looks almost identical to its predecessor, Kingston has managed to squeeze quantifiable performance gains out of the same NAND and controller purely by tweaking their hardware and software engineering...
Very good overall performance, Corporate security features, Useful bundled software, Five-year warranty
Overpriced, Flimsy retail package,
Kingston has delivered a pretty fast SSD with reasonable specifications, in a no-frills package. If you're building a new PC, you absolutely should get a good SSD, and even if you already have a SATA SSD, you can get a huge leap in performance by going wi...
Read and write speeds, Plenty of security features, M.2 makes it perfect for any PC
Expensive than other brands
The Kingston KC2500 delivers real fast transfer speed and enhances the overall PC performance. It is the ideal partner for high-end computing but comes at a higher price point.Kingston's next SSD KC2500 uses latest Gen 3.0 x 4 controller and 96-layer 3D...
Published: 2020-10-04, Author: John , review by: lowyat.net
As I said, at RM849, the 1TB Kingston KC2500 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD is positioned a little on the high side, and that can be the decisive factor for many consumers who are in the market for an SSD, based on the price-to-performance ratio.Having said that, the...
Decent performance, Large DRAM cache, Easy to use SSD management software, Supports full disk encryption, Comes with free license key for Acronis True Image HD software, 5-year warranty from Kingston,
Controller gets hot under heavy load
Performance-wise, the KC2500 is probably one of the fastest PCIe Gen3 M.2 NVMe SSD we've tested despite not having any reason to utilize any of the security features available. The Kingston KC2500 1TB we have here might seem a bit too expensive at the pri...
