Vector 180 Series Product Brief
RC500 Series
Upgrade SSD for
NVMe™ Solid State Drive (SSD)
Mainstream Notebooks & PCs
October 2019
Product Brief | RC500 Series | V 1.0 | © 2019 KIOXIA Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Overview
Upgrading from a hard drive or SATA SSD should be easy and affordable and that’s where RC500 SSDs come in. The
RC500 NVMe™ SSD Series is built to boost your mobile or PC experience and deliver well-balanced performance,
reliability, and value that will transform your system. Leveraging 96-layer 3D ash memory (BiCS FLASH™), this new
mainstream-class SSD series offers up to 1TB of capacity and a 3-year warranty in a M.2 2280 form factor suitable for
both desktops and notebooks.
Vector 180 Series Product Brief
Bye Bye Bottleneck
It’s time to unleash your system. The RC500 SSD redenes mainstream storage for
everyday users that feel held back by SATA-based hardware. Say goodbye to hard
disk drive lag and get a computing experience worthy of your time.
NVMe™ Technology
Why keep using an interface that was designed for hard drives? Utilizing the latest
NVMe 1.3c technology, the RC500 reduces latency in your system’s I/O path
between your SSD and your CPU, resulting in smooth and responsive performance.
Small and Compact
Featuring a thin and light M.2 2280 form factor, the RC500 series plugs directly into
the motherboard, reducing additional cable clutter for a sleeker system
State-of-the-Art 3D Flash Memory
Each RC500 SSD is built with KIOXIA’s advanced BiCS FLASH™ and a vertically
stacked cell structure, delivering a state-of-the-art storage experience.
SSD Utility SSD Management Software
The SSD Utility management software was designed to help your drive thrive and
lets you be in control of maintenance, monitoring, SSD tuning and more!
RC500 NVMe™ SSD Series Product Brief | V 1.0 | October 2019
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