Kingston 960GB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
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Resumen
The 30-Second Version
Server-grade endurance and power protection in an M.2 package, but you'll pay dearly for features most people don't need. Great boot drive for a rack, overkill for your desk.
Pros & Cons
Ventajas
- Hardware power loss protection is rare at this size 88th
- 700 TBW endurance is genuinely impressive 82nd
- Integrated aluminum heatsink actually helps 68th
- 5-year warranty with data center pedigree
Desventajas
- DRAM-less design hurts sustained consumer workloads
- Price is brutal for what you get in a desktop
- Capacity is only 960GB, middle of the pack
- No real gaming or workstation advantage
Las pruebas
Performance
The endurance story is the real headline here. 700 TBW puts this drive in the 90th percentile, which is exceptional for a 960GB drive. The speed numbers are solid but not spectacular, sitting around the 67th percentile. What surprised us is the consistency angle. Kingston tuned the firmware for steady IOPS under sustained load, which matters way more in a server rack than it does loading games.
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 960 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 700 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Heatsink | Yes |
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
Against the Samsung 9100 PRO or WD Black SN850X, the DC2000B gets smoked in raw speed and random performance. Those drives are built for consumers and it shows. The Crucial T500 offers better gaming performance at a fraction of the price. But none of them have hardware power loss protection, and that's the one thing that justifies this drive's existence. If you're building a home server or NAS boot drive, the Kingston makes sense. For everything else, the competition wins.
| Spec | Kingston 960GB SSD | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital Black SN850X | Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 | Crucial T500 | SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 960GB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 2TB | 8TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 |
| Seq Read | - | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,200 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | false | true | true |
| Endurance | 700 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 4800 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Producto | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston 960GB SSD | 67.9 | 61.7 | 87.5 | 41.8 | 81.8 | 10.6 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.6 | 86.1 | 5 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 89 | 95.6 | 89.5 | 92.6 | 88.3 | 10.5 |
| Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 Compare | 99 | 99.1 | 89.5 | 92.6 | 86.1 | 11.7 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.9 | 96.9 | 99 | 78.5 | 83.1 | 19.7 |
| SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS800T2XHE Compare | 87.7 | 96.3 | 94 | 98.1 | 88.3 | 3.8 |
Precio
Value & Pricing
At USD 747 to USD 845 depending on the vendor, this is a tough sell for anyone not running a server. Best Buy has the lower end of that spread, but even then, you're paying data center prices for a drive that won't outperform a USD 150 consumer NVMe in everyday use. The value proposition only makes sense if you specifically need PLP and that endurance rating.
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Overview
The Kingston DC2000B is a server-grade M.2 drive pretending to be a consumer SSD, and honestly, that's its whole personality. It's built for data center boot drives, with hardware power loss protection and a heatsink that means business. But for your gaming rig or laptop? You're paying a premium for features you'll never use.
Common Questions
Q: Is this drive good for gaming?
Not really. The speed is fine but nothing special, and you're paying for server features like power loss protection that games don't care about. Get a WD Black SN850X or Crucial T500 instead and save a pile of cash.
Q: Why is this drive so expensive?
You're paying for data center features: hardware power loss protection, high endurance (700 TBW), and firmware tuned for consistent IOPS under sustained load. Those things cost real money to engineer, but they only matter in server environments.
Q: Will this work in a regular desktop PC?
Yes, it's a standard M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 drive. But the heatsink might cause clearance issues in some motherboards, and you're leaving a lot of the value on the table if you're not using it in a server or NAS.
Who Should Skip This
If you're building a gaming PC, a workstation, or upgrading a laptop, this isn't your drive. You're paying a massive premium for power loss protection and endurance you'll never touch. Go grab a Samsung 9100 PRO or WD Black SN850X and spend the savings on literally anything else.
Verdict
Buy this if you're running a server or a system where unexpected power loss means data corruption. Skip it for gaming, workstations, or anything portable. The DC2000B is a specialized tool, and using it as a general-purpose drive is like buying a forklift to move a couch.
