Kingston DC600M
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong capacity (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong feature (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average speed (7th percentile)
- Below average endurance (14th percentile)
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 7680 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Kingston DC600M | Western Digital WD Black SN850X | Samsung 9100 Pro | Crucial T500 | SanDisk WD_Black SN8100 WDS100T1X0M | Corsair MP700 Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 7.68TB | 4TB | 2TB | 2TB | 1TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | - | 7,300 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 4800 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston DC600M | 7 | 21.9 | 78.4 | 97.2 | 14.4 | 44.1 |
| Western Digital WD Black SN850X Compare | 88.2 | 95 | 93.8 | 92.6 | 80.9 | 95.6 |
| Samsung 9100 Pro Compare | 99 | 98.7 | 99.7 | 78.2 | 85.8 | 99.6 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.8 | 96.4 | 99 | 78.2 | 82.9 | 95.6 |
| SanDisk WD_Black SN8100 WDS100T1X0M Compare | 97.5 | 99.1 | 90.6 | 54.7 | 98.9 | 95.6 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.8 | 96.5 | 99.7 | 78.2 | 87.1 | 38.8 |
Price
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