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Kingston KC400 1 TB

1 TB
Capacity
Phison S10
Controller
TLC
Flash
SATA 6 Gbps
Interface
2.5"
Form Factor
Package
Package
SSD Controller
Controller
The Kingston KC400 was a solid-state drive in the 2.5" form factor, launched on January 7th, 2016, that is no longer in production. It was available in capacities ranging from 128 GB to 1 TB. This page reports specifications for the 1 TB variant. With the rest of the system, the Kingston KC400 interfaces using a SATA 6 Gbps connection. The SSD controller is the PS3110-S10-X from Phison, a DRAM cache chip is available. Kingston has installed TLC NAND flash on the KC400, the flash chips are made by Toshiba. To improve write speeds, a pseudo-SLC cache is used, so bursts of incoming writes are processed more quickly. The KC400 is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 550 MB/s and 530 MB/s write; random IOPS reach up to 99K for reads and 89K for writes.
At its launch, the SSD was priced at 408 USD. The warranty length is set to five years, which is an excellent warranty period. Kingston guarantees an endurance rating of 1600 TBW, a good value.

Solid-State-Drive

Capacity: 1 TB (1024 GB)
Variants: 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
Overprovisioning: 70.3 GB / 7.4 %
Production: End-of-life
Released: Jan 7th, 2016
Price at Launch: 408 USD
Part Number: SKC400S37/1T
Market: Consumer

Physical

Form Factor: 2.5"
Interface: SATA 6 Gbps
Protocol: AHCI
Power Draw: 0.33 W (Idle)
1.2 W (Avg)
3.7 W (Max)

Controller

Manufacturer: Phison
Name: PS3110-S10-X
Architecture: ARM 32-bit
Core Count: Quad-Core
Frequency: 200 MHz
Foundry: UMC
Process: 55 nm
Flash Channels: 8
Chip Enables: 4
Controller Features: DRAM (enabled)

NAND Flash

Manufacturer: Toshiba
Name: 15nm
Rebranded: (Rebranded by Kingston)
Type: TLC
Technology: Planar
Speed: Unknown
Capacity: Unknown
Topology: Charge Trap
Process: 15 nm
Die Size: 100 mm²
(1.3 Gbit/mm²)
Dies per Chip: 2 dies @ 128 Gbit
Planes per Die: 2
Page Size: 16 KB

DRAM Cache

Type: DDR3L-1600 CL11
Capacity: 1024 MB
(1x 1024 MB)
Organization: 8Gx16

Performance

Sequential Read: 550 MB/s
Sequential Write: 530 MB/s
Random Read: 99,000 IOPS
Random Write: 89,000 IOPS
Endurance: 1600 TBW
Warranty: 5 Years
MTBF: 1.0 Million Hours
Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD): 0.9
SLC Write Cache: Yes

Features

TRIM: Yes
SMART: Yes
Power Loss Protection: No
Encryption:
  • AES-256
  • TCG Opal
RGB Lighting: No
PS5 Compatible: No

Notes

Controller:

3 main cores using ARM 32-bit clocked at 200 MHz with co-processor technology (single-core).

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