Good boot/OS drive
PS5 compatible
SKC3000S/1024G
Controller: Phison E18
Memory: Micron 176L TLC
DRAM Cache: DDR4
Sequential Read: 7000 MB/s
Sequential Write: 6000 MB/s
Random Read: 900,000 IOPS
Random Write: 1,000,000 IOPS
Endurance (TBW): 800 TB
Warranty: 5 Years
IMO this.
980 Pro suffered from 0E issues for a few month. now Samsung claim their new firmware update has fixed it, wither you believe that or not is up to you. I personally don't believe that since Samsung has a pretty bad track record of "fix via firmware"
eg: their old explosive Samsung Note 7
For 1TB, performance wise, you might want to consider 980 Pro (do upgrade the firmware first though).
The main reason is that for Phison E18 SSDs, they are better optimised for 2TB. The 1TB version aren't as good. Perhaps that's why you see 1TB version being discounted quite often.
Also, there is something most reviewers don't test with SSDs, full drive write. The large dynamic cache in Phison E18 based SSDs isn't without penalty, once it writes above 80%, if SLC recovery hasn't started, it enters forced recovery stage (re-write data in SLC mode in TLC to reclaim cells). 980 Pro's smaller cache doesn't suffer as much.
If you are keen on KC3000, make sure you look at the review for 1TB version. Don't look at the 2TB results and assume 1TB is the same. Another thing with Kingston SSDs is that the warranty is via the retailer / seller. Make sure you are happy with Scorptec service.
Wow this is cheap for a high-end drive.
This or Crucial P5 Plus ?
Looking for a reliable SSD that can last.
Unless you're running into the endurance of the nand itself, which the vast majority of people won't, all proper brand drives are mostly as reliable as the other - outside of the odd design defect (eg recent 980 pro issues).
Thanx. Bought one.
Oh. Yeah this is just amazingly cheap. Good controller, good nand, dram, very fast, great iops. All for nearly $100/tb
Anyone have a crystal ball? will the price drop even further? planning to do a new build when 7800X3D is out.
Nand prices are set to drop another 10-15% this quarter. So prices should fall but not by a ton unless a retailer is clearing out some smaller budgo gen 3 NVMe drives. This is a good deal for a KC3000 drive. I'm just waiting on a drop for the 2TB version.
My crystal ball says since you have a deep pocket, you will be enticed to get a first gen PCIe gen 5 x4 SSD for bragging rights.
Would you need to buy a heatsink if using for PS5 or is the included thermal sufficient?
best to use a heatsink for gen4 drives
Wouldn't that only be important for heavy usage? I'm guessing PS5 will only use for like 10 seconds at a time.
yeh it is, i'd say you can get away with it but it's recommended as they do throttle under load when there isn't adequate cooling, in a computer case as a secondary drive with ok air flow id say sure give it a try and see, in the PS5 in that slot with minimal airflow id put a heatsink, i did with my PNY drive just in case.
@turna: i got this and works ok, there is basically no instructions though and YMMV, but it came with two different thickness thermal pads which in case of a double sided nvme ( think this being 1TB it's single side so should be ok) it was needed.
there are better ones if you search ebay/amazon as well if this is too much of an elcheapo hehe
@scud70: Thanks I think I'll get the same. I saw on your amazon link they had instructions but they're not legible. So I did a google image search and found the instructions here. Hopefully it helps out someone else looking.
https://nascompares.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/img_62582…
It's not needed BUT Sony is recommending it so people won't recommend not getting one.
The main reason it is not needed is because the PS5's internal SSD is not large enough and doesn't have good sustained write speed. To really cause thermal throttle, one needs to be constantly writing files to the SSD at top speed for a long period of time. Problem is, with PS5, that means moving games back and forth from internal SSD to the m.2. The path which it goes form m.2 back to internal SSD doesn't write fast enough, which gives the m.2 SSD ample time to reduce load and drops temperature.
However, no one can 100% state thermal throttle will never happen. It "could" thermal throttle initially I guess (when you first move games from internal SSD to the m.2). Unlikely but possible. Anyway, just put one in and not keep on thinking about it.
Might be cheaper on ebay with 5% discount if needing delivery - https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/265605846059
We just need this to be sub $100! Give it a little time….
Damn, good price. Think I paid 150? a while back from Scorptec. Working great in the Ps5 with a BeQuiet m.2 heatsink (was 20 bucks?)
Doesn't this drive come with a heatsink?
This or Samsung 980 Pro/equivalents?