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Kingston KC600 512GB SATA III mSATA
Capacity 512GB
Form Factor mSATA
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 550 MB/s
NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
51 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong social proof (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong user sentiment (65th percentile) 65th
Cons
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average speed (34th percentile)
- Below average capacity (34th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has held steady over time
85/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 2 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 512 |
| Form Factor | mSATA |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 550 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 520 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | Yes |
| Controller | SM2259 |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Kingston KC600 | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | Crucial T500 | SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100 8100 | Seagate Game Drive for PS ZP2000GP3A1001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 512GB | 8TB | 4TB | 2TB | 8TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | mSATA | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 550 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | true | true | false | - |
| Endurance | - | 4800 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 4800 TBW | 1275 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | User Sentiment | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston KC600 | 33.6 | 22.1 | 93.9 | 34.3 | 65.1 | 41.5 | 78.9 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.1 | 99.8 | 99.8 | 98.1 | 0 | 85.4 | 95.5 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Compare | 88.3 | 95.1 | 93.9 | 92.6 | 94.6 | 80.4 | 95.5 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.8 | 96.4 | 99 | 78.3 | 79 | 82.4 | 95.5 |
| SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 8100 8100 Compare | 98.9 | 99.1 | 89.1 | 98.1 | 0 | 87.3 | 44 |
| Seagate Game Drive for PS ZP2000GP3A1001 Compare | 82.7 | 91.9 | 78.5 | 78.3 | 0 | 89.3 | 88 |
Price
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