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Kingston KC3000 PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB $99, 2TB $189, 4TB $379 (OOS) Delivered ($0 SYD/ADL/VIC C&C) + Surcharge @ Centre Com

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Kingston KC3000 PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD 1TB $99, 2TB $189, 4TB $379 (OOS) Delivered ($0 SYD/ADL/VIC C&C) + Surcharge @ Centre Com
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O O on 07/11/2024 - 22:05 centrecom.com.au (1055 clicks)
Last edited 03/12/2024 - 17:39 by 3 other users

Kingston KC3000 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD
Kingston KC3000 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD
Kingston KC3000 4TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD Sold Out

Free shipping excludes WA, NT & remote areas.

Surcharges: 1.2% Card & PayPal, 2% AmEx.

Specifications 1TB 2TB 4TB
Capacities: 1024GB 2046GB 4086GB
Form Factor: M.2 2280
Interface: PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe
Controller: Phison E18
NAND: 3D TLC
Sequential read/write: 7,000/6,000MB/s 7,000/7,000MB/s 7,000/7,000MB/s
Random 4K read/write: up to 900,000/1,000,000 IOPS up to 1,000,000/1,000,000 IOPS up to 1,000,000/1,000,000 IOPS
Total Bytes Written (TBW): 800TBW 1,600TBW 3,200TBW
Computing 1TB 2TB 4TB Computer Component Kingston M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD

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Comments

  • WhyAmICommenting on 07/11/2024 - 22:13
    +12

    Inb4…

    Dram: yes

  • ashumz on 07/11/2024 - 22:14
    +3

    I remember 2 years ago buying 2TB KC3000 for this price :(

  • Look Up on 07/11/2024 - 22:19
    +13

    Make sure to flash the latest EIFK31.7 firmware before using the drive

    Firmware Rev. EIFK31.7 (07-08-2024)
    Improved decoding flow to prevent excessive latency found on certain platforms

  • Riczter on 07/11/2024 - 22:30

    How do these compare to a WD SN850X for an OS drive?

    • Look Up on 07/11/2024 - 22:45
      +12

      You won't notice the difference

      Both are top tier Gen 4 drives

      WD won't drop pricing on the SN850X until the replacement with BiCS6 162L TLC is ready so unless the Samsung 990 Pro or Crucial T500 have real deals during BF, this is the best 4TB option

      • Riczter on 07/11/2024 - 22:56

        Legend, thanks for the info

  • catchtheaman on 07/11/2024 - 22:40

    good price

    • Toastywf on 07/11/2024 - 23:03
      +21

      really? didn't know that

    • Godric on 07/11/2024 - 23:14
      +4

      Thanks Phoebus

    • grizz_li on 07/11/2024 - 23:47
      +1

      No shit Sherlock

    • Faulty on 07/11/2024 - 23:53
      +2

      Thank you, Phallus!

    • DrScavenger on 08/11/2024 - 00:17
      +3

      Share us more of your wisdom

    • shreav on 08/11/2024 - 09:29

      orly?

  • HPdeskjet on 08/11/2024 - 01:11
    +1

    E18 based, make sure to update controller firmware

    flash cell degradation makes old files access at <1mb/s

  • frewer on 08/11/2024 - 08:04

    Surcharges: 1.2% Card

    That steep

  • chibabs on 08/11/2024 - 08:25
    +1

    Can anyone comment how this might compare in a windows handheld like Ally X compared to for example Lexar NM790?

  • mouski on 08/11/2024 - 08:28

    Thanks, been on the lookout for a while for a Plex library holder, and this should fit the bill nicely.

  • Duplicity on 08/11/2024 - 09:46

    This or SN580 for a boot drive?

  • singjai82 on 08/11/2024 - 09:56
    +1

    Thinking of getting the 4TB drive as a portable SSD. Should I go for this top model or lower model if I am using it on a SSD enclosure? Or will I see much difference?

    Can anyone recommend a suitable enclosure for this drive?

    Thanks!!!

    • Brotality on 08/11/2024 - 10:49
      +1

      It depends on the type of enclosure you would be getting. There are two types of enclosures

      See how much you're happy to spend on the SSD + Enclosure and if the devices you are using support Thunderbolt/USB4.
      Look up some reviews to see if the difference is worth it for you.
      Also shop around, I just grabbed the first links I found to give you an idea.

  • lebravo200 on 08/11/2024 - 10:44

    dame just found out my motherboard is locked at gen3 speed unless i upgrade to 11gen cpu… should i upgrade…

    • Brotality on 08/11/2024 - 10:53
      +1

      I just upgraded from a KC2000 to a Corsair MP600 PRO XT (was on clearance, end of life). Its supposed to be 4 times faster in sequential and IOPS.

      It is faster, but not moving from HDD to SSD difference. Its subtle, almost as if everything is just a hair more responsive. but then again it could be the fresh windows lol

      I say save your money, don't let the upgrade itch get you like it got me 😂

      • lebravo200 on 08/11/2024 - 11:04

        yeah i feel gen3 is perfectly fine for daily, might just look for a cheapo gen3 ssd

        • netsurfer on 08/11/2024 - 11:07

          Flagship gen3 SSDs are hard to find and more expensive. You can go for gen4 SSDs and run them at gen3. Most SSD makers are selling PCIe gen 4 SSDs in bulk.

  • Esteban5150 on 08/11/2024 - 11:09

    How good will these be for the PS5?

    • rsop on 08/11/2024 - 15:39

      Just as good as any, try looking at ones with heatsinks they offer some sort of cooling which have been shown to benefit. But cost a arm and a leg for

  • 5cythe on 08/11/2024 - 11:12

    I currently have a MAG B550 Tomahawk mobo and currently using Samsung 970 500GB M.2 PCIe 3.0 NVME as my boot drive.
    Im planning to have a 2TB NVME SSD as a 2nd drive, would you recommend the Kingston KC3000 or an alternative? acknowledging that the 2nd M2 slot on my mobo only runs at PCIe 3.0 (but my understanding is that cant tell the difference with 4.0)

    • Sillen on 08/11/2024 - 11:37

      Here's some benchmarks I did when I upgraded to Gigabyte Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.x) with 12700K:

      https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1844gts/quick…

    • Brotality on 08/11/2024 - 12:04
      +1

      Why don't you clone that 500GB SSD to the new 2TB one, expand the drive to the full 2TB after cloning, install the 2TB in the primary PCIe 4 slot on the mobo so you would get the full speed of it, then wipe the 500GB and use it as your secondary drive in the PCIe 3 slot.
      Best of all worlds.

      • 5cythe on 08/11/2024 - 12:13

        that is definitely one option. Or keep the 500GB solely just as a boot drive. But would the Kingston KC3000 be a good choice or WD SN850 or Samsung be a better choice ?

        • Brotality on 08/11/2024 - 12:32

          Windows does a lot of random reads/writes, there would be a noticeable improvement in the windows experience if you move it to the faster drive, might not be huge but if you're spending the money anyway, make the most of it.

          KC3000 is a very decent drive, there are some nuances in the high end between the different models, but unlikely you would be able to tell the difference at all, so I would go with the best value one. you can take a look at https://ssd-tester.com/m2_ssd_test.php if you want to compare some of these drives.

        • netsurfer on 08/11/2024 - 12:40
          +2

          Even if you decide not to do the cloning (make KC3000 the OS boot drive), you should still have KC3000 connected to the m.2 slot with PCIe gen 4 x4 support. One main benefit of B550 is PCIe gen 4 x4 m.2 support.

          KC3000 2TB is generally a bit faster than SN850 (the non-X model). However, you most likely won't be able to feel the difference. A difference between Kingston and WD or Samsung is that with WD or Samsung, you could technically do the warranty RMA yourself, but for Kingston you need to go through the retailer, which is Centrecom in this case.

          Only have some old test photos on OZB:
          Example PCIe gen 4 x4 SSD running PCIe gen 4 x4 mode
          Example PCIe gen 4 x4 SSD running PCIe gen 3 x4 mode

          • 5cythe on 09/11/2024 - 15:49

            @netsurfer: Thank you. How easy is it to swap my OS and boot drive from old to new ?

            • netsurfer on 09/11/2024 - 21:32

              @5cythe: Assuming you want to clone your existing OS SSD to KC3000 and make KC3000 the new boot drive:

              1. You need to install KC3000 to M2_1 slot and move your current SSD to M2_2 slot (Refer to MSI B550 Tomahawk manual, pdf page 30 / manual page 17 if you need more info)
              2. Go to: https://www.kingston.com/en/support/technical/acronis-downlo… and download Kingston SSD Manager
              3. Update the firmware first (if the manager app asks you to restart the PC or shutdown the PC, do that)
              4. Follow the page mentioned in step 2, download Acronis True Image for Kingston and follow the process to complete the cloning. Make sure / double check you choose the correct source and destination drives.
              5. Once cloning is completed, restart your PC and keep pressing F11 to bring up the boot menu
              6. Choose to boot from KC3000
              7. If booting is successful, then restart the PC again and this time keep pressing F2 to enter BIOS menu
              8. Change the boot order so KC3000 has a higher boot priority than Samsung 970

              If you prefer to keep using your current SSD as the OS drive, then only need to do step 1.

  • idonotknowwhy on 08/11/2024 - 12:30
    -2

    Sequential read/write: 7,000/6,000MB/s 7,000/7,000MB/s 7,000/7,000MB/s

    This kind of marketing should be illegal. Most of the cheap SSDs are slower than an older sata drive if you want to write more than about 5gb at a time.

    • Tarkhein on 08/11/2024 - 12:54
      +1

      This kind of marketing should be illegal. Most of the cheap SSDs are slower than an older sata drive if you want to write more than about 5gb at a time.

      What makes you think this is a cheap SSD? It's got a DRAM cache so it's more expensive than a DRAM-less one.

      https://www.techpowerup.com/review/kingston-kc3000/6.html

      The entire drive starts in pseudo-SLC mode, so it can deliver this speed for up to one-third the drive capacity before slowing down for cleanup. 33% of the drive capacity is a pretty good buffer, and once the cleanup is done the speed is restored.

      • idonotknowwhy on 11/11/2024 - 11:21

        Damn, which I'd read this before the 4TB sold out.

        What makes you think this is a cheap SSD?

        I can't keep up with all the different models / tech with SSD's easily, so I cp/pasted the listing into Claude and it told me I'd have "glacial write speeds", which I assume means "slow".

        And I'm just sick of these generally. When SSDs first came out, the specs were simple, and you'd get full write speeds as long as you want. Now I've ended up haing to return all these useless landfill drives.

        Plus I had that Sandisk external with the bug where your entire drive gets wiped randomly if you write too much data at once.

        I'm just jaded by SSDs right now lol.

        DRAM cache

        So that's volatile right? Ie, power cut before the "cleanup" and data will be lost?

        • Tarkhein on 11/11/2024 - 16:33
          +1

          I can't keep up with all the different models / tech with SSD's easily, so I cp/pasted the listing into Claude and it told me I'd have "glacial write speeds", which I assume means "slow".

          This is where it becomes a problem to have AI summarise stuff for you, you don't know where it's wrong.

          So that's volatile right? Ie, power cut before the "cleanup" and data will be lost?

          DRAM doesn't store much user data. It's mostly the mapping table which it'll rebuild the next time you turn on the computer. Data already written to the SSD should be safe, but data that is not yet written is basically lost.

          • idonotknowwhy on 12/11/2024 - 08:59

            @Tarkhein: Yep, I've learned that the hard way. I figured they'd be good with reading / knowing tech specs but no, it'll recommend incompatible ram depite having the mobo manual uploaded.

            I didn't manage to find a link like yours when I was searching (https://www.techpowerup.com/review/kingston-kc3000/6.html)

            Did you just google that or do you have a good source to find benchmarks for specific models like this?

            • Tarkhein on 12/11/2024 - 14:29
              +1

              @idonotknowwhy:

              Did you just google that or do you have a good source to find benchmarks for specific models like this?

              I'm just a longtime reader of Techpowerup and know they do full drive writes to address your issue of cheap SSDs slowing down due to writing too much data. A quick search of "Kingston KC3000 review" on Google and looking for full drive writes brings up Tom's Hardware (https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/kingston-kc3000-m2-ssd-…) and Guru3D (https://www.guru3d.com/review/kingston-kc3000-pcie-4-m-2-nvm…)

              • idonotknowwhy on 19/11/2024 - 16:38

                @Tarkhein: Thanks mate. The 4TB from this deal is back in stock / managed to order one.
                640gb of high speed write is going to save me hours when I'm doing 500gb writes, and the drop to "only" > 1GB/s is still great.

                • Tarkhein on 19/11/2024 - 19:30
                  +1

                  @idonotknowwhy:

                  640gb of high speed write

                  It's ~640GB for a 2TB drive… with a 4TB drive you have double that in pseudo-SLC.

    • McFly on 08/11/2024 - 19:35

      Name checks out.

  • paddywide on 08/11/2024 - 16:30
    +1

    Why are there many likes for this post? it is just a 9% discount for the 2TB.

    • McFly on 08/11/2024 - 19:38

      Feel free to post a better deal.

  • Noren on 10/11/2024 - 15:58

    Is this okay for installing OS window 11?

    • kogi on 10/11/2024 - 18:12
      +1

      yes

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