They feature a PCIe Gen3 x 4 interface.
Kingston Digital, a division of Kingston Technology, introduced the KC2500 SSDs. These M.2 drives with PCIe Gen3 x 4 interface and NVMe protocol support are designed for desktop PCs, workstations and high-performance computing systems (HPC). The KC2500 uses a 96-layer 3D TLC NAND flash memory and an SMI 2262EN controller.
KC2500 drives are available in 250 GB, 500 GB, 1 TB, and 2 TB volumes. They support self-encryption and a complete package of security tools for an end-to-end data protection using hardware-based AES-XTS encryption with a 256-bit key. This enables the use of TCG Opal 2.0 security management solutions from Symantec, McAfee, WinMagic, and other third-party vendors. The manufacturer notes the built-in support for Microsoft eDrive, which allows you to safely encrypt data using BitLocker.
A 250 GB drive demonstrates sequential write speeds of up to 1200 MB / s, 500 GB – up to 2500 MB / s, 1 TB and 2 TB – up to 2900 MB / s. The sequential read speed in all cases reaches 3500 MB / s. The performance on random access operations with blocks of 4 KB in read mode reaches 375,000 IOPS, in write mode – 300,000 IOPS.
As for the resource, for a 250 GB drive, it is declared equal to 150 TBW, for a 500 GB drive – 300 TBW, for a 1 TB drive – 600 TBW, for a 2 TB drive – 1.2 PBW.
250 GB, 500 GB, and 1 TB drives are now available. 2 TB drives will begin shipping shortly. In Russia, new SSDs should appear by the summer of this year. They are covered by a five-year warranty.
