New
Kingston KC600
Capacity 256GB
Form Factor mSATA
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 550 MB/s
NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
37 Overall Score
Price $80
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (94th percentile) 94th
Cons
- Below average social proof (7th percentile)
- Below average capacity (17th percentile)
- Below average random (21st percentile)
- Below average speed (33rd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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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 | 256 |
| 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 | Crucial T500 | Western Digital Black SN850X | Samsung 990 EVO Plus MZ-V9S1T0B/AM | SK Hynix Platinum P41 | SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 850X 850X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 256GB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB |
| Form Factor | mSATA | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 550 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,150 MB/s | 7,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | true | true | true | false | true | false |
| Endurance | - | 600 TBW | 600 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 600 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | User Sentiment | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston KC600 | 33.1 | 21 | 93.6 | 17.2 | 64 | 41.3 | 6.9 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 90.2 | 95.9 | 98.9 | 54.6 | 94.3 | 83 | 96.6 |
| Western Digital Black SN850X Compare | 84.2 | 91.9 | 93.6 | 54.6 | 0 | 88 | 96.6 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Plus MZ-V9S1T0B/AM Compare | 82.7 | 94 | 78.5 | 54.6 | 0 | 86 | 96.6 |
| SK Hynix Platinum P41 Compare | 82 | 96.3 | 93.6 | 78.5 | 0 | 86 | 58.8 |
| SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 850X 850X Compare | 84.2 | 91.9 | 78.5 | 54.6 | 94.3 | 88 | 48.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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