Kingston SKC2500M8-250G User Manual

KC2500 SSD

Superior NVMe speeds, ultimate flexibility

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Kingston’s KC2500 NVMe PCIe SSD delivers powerful performance using the latest Gen 3.0 x 4 controller and 96-layer 3D TLC NAND. With read/write speeds up to 3,500/2,900MB/s the workow in desktop, workstations, and high-performance computing (HPC) systems. The compact M.2 design gives greater exibility, increasing storage but also saving space.

Available in capacities from 250GB–2TB a self-encrypting drive that supports end-to-end data protection using XTS-AES 256 bit Hardware-based encryption and allows the usage of independent software vendors with TCG Opal 2.0 security management solutions such as Symantec™, McAfee™, WinMagic® and others. KC2500 also has built-in Microsoft eDrive support, a security storage specication for use with BitLocker.

, KC2500 delivers outstanding endurance and improves

to meet your system’s needs. KC2500 is

› Incredible NVMe

PCIe performance

› Supports a full-security

suite (TCG Opal 2.0, XTSAES 256 bit, eDrive)

› Ideal for desktop,

workstations, and highperformance computing (HPC) systems

› Upgrade your PC with

capacities up to 2TB

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FEATURES / BENEFITS

KC2500 SSD

Incredible NVMe PCIe performance — Using the latest Gen 3.0 x 4 controller reach speeds up to

3,500/2,900MB/s

Full-security suite

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Protect and secure your data with

Kingston’s self-encrypting drive.

SPECIFICATIONS

Form Factor

M.2 2280

Interface

NVMe™ PCIe Gen 3.0 x 4 Lanes

Capacities

250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB

Controller

SMI 2262EN

NAND

96-layer 3D TLC

Encrypted

XTS-AES 256 bit

Sequential Read/Write

250GB – up to 3,500/1,200MB/s 500GB – up to 3,500/2,500MB/s 1TB – up to 3,500/2,900MB/s 2TB – up to 3,500/2,900MB/s

Random 4K Read/Write (TBW)

250GB – up to 375,000/300,000 IOPS 500GB – up to 375,000/300,000 IOPS 1TB – up to 375,000/300,000 IOPS 2TB – up to 375,000/300,000 IOPS

Total Bytes Written (TBW)

250GB – 150TBW 500GB – 300TBW 1TB – 600TBW 2TB – 1.2PBW

Power Consumption

.003W Idle / .2W Avg / 2.1W (MAX) Read / 7W (MAX) Write

Storage Temperature

-40°C~85°C

Operating Temperature

0°C~70°C

Dimensions

80mm x 22mm x 3.5mm

Weight

250GB – 8g 500GB – 10g 1TB – 10g 2TB – 11g

Vibration Operating

2.17G Peak (7-800Hz)

Vibration Non-operating

20G Peak (20-1000Hz)

MTBF

2,000,000

Warranty/Support

Limited 5-year warranty with free technical support

Optimal systems — Ideal for desktop, workstations,

and high-performance computing (HPC) systems.

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Multiple capacities

up to 2TB

Upgrade your PC with capacities

KINGSTON PART NUMBERS

KC2500 SSD

SKC2500M8/250G

SKC2500M8/500G

SKC2500M8/1000G

SKC2500M8/2000G

The cry ptographic func tionalities, menti oned in the present se ction, are implem ented in the rmware of th e

product . The cryptogra phic functions of t he rmware can only be c hanged during the man ufacturing pro cess and cannot be cha nged by a regular user. The p roduct is designe d for installation by th e user by following the s tepby-step ins truction from th e installation user gui de, supplied with th e product, and, the reby, can be used withou t further substantial support of the supplier.

The SSD is design ed for use in desktop an d notebook computer w orkloads and is not inte nded for

Server environments.

1. Based on “out-of- box performan ce” using a PCIe 3.0 mother board. Speed may v ary due to host hardwa re, software, and usage. IO METER Random 4K Rea d/Write is based o n 8GB partition.

2. Some of the li sted capacity on a F lash storage device is us ed for formattin g and other functio ns and thus is not available fo r data storage. As such , the actual availab le capacity for dat a storage is less than w hat is listed on the products. For more information, go to Kingston’s Flash memory guide at kingston.com/ashguide.

3. Total Bytes Wri tten (TBW) is de rived from the JEDEC Cl ient Workload (JESD219A).

4. Limited war ranty based on 5 year s or “Percentage Used” w hich can be found using t he Kingston SSD Manage r (Kingston .com/SSDManager). For NV Me SSDs, a new unused prod uct will show a Percentag e Used value of 0, whereas a prod uct that reaches its w arranty limit will s how a Percentage Used valu e of greater than or equal to on e hundred (100). See Kin gston.com/wa for d etails.

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