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Kingspec NX Series 128 GB (SM2263XT)

128 GB
Capacity
SM2263XT
Controller
TLC
Flash
PCIe 3.0 x4
Interface
M.2 2280
Form Factor

Multiple hardware versions found.

Performance could vary due to unannounced flash/controller changes.

SSD Controller
Controller
The Kingspec NX Series is a solid-state drive in the M.2 2280 form factor, launched on March 14th, 2022. It is available in capacities ranging from 128 GB to 2 TB. This page reports specifications for the 128 GB variant. With the rest of the system, the Kingspec NX Series interfaces using a PCI-Express 3.0 x4 connection. The SSD controller is the SM2263XT from Silicon Motion, a DRAM cache is not available. Kingspec has installed TLC NAND flash on the NX Series, the flash chips are made by Unknown. Please note that this SSD is sold in multiple variants with different NAND flash or controller, which could affect performance, the "Notes" section at the end of this page has more info. To improve write speeds, a pseudo-SLC cache is used, so bursts of incoming writes are processed more quickly. Performance characteristics of the drive are unknown.
At its launch, the SSD was priced at 19 USD. The warranty length is set to three years, which is above average, but shorter than the five years offered by many other vendors. The TBW rating for the Kingspec NX Series 128 GB is unknown.

Solid-State-Drive

Capacity: 128 GB
Variants: 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2 TB
Hardware Versions:
Overprovisioning: 8.8 GB / 7.4 %
Production: Active
Released: Mar 14th, 2022
Price at Launch: 19 USD
Part Number: Unknown
Market: Consumer

Physical

Form Factor: M.2 2280 (Single-Sided)
Interface: PCIe 3.0 x4
Protocol: NVMe 1.3
Power Draw: Unknown

Controller

Manufacturer: Silicon Motion
Name: SM2263XT
Architecture: ARM 32-bit Cortex-R5
Core Count: Dual-Core
Frequency: 575 MHz
Foundry: TSMC
Process: 28 nm
Flash Channels: 4 @ 800 MT/s
Chip Enables: 4
Controller Features: HMB (enabled)

NAND Flash

Manufacturer: Unknown
Name: Unknown
Rebranded: (Rebranded by Kingspec)
Type: TLC
Speed: Unknown

DRAM Cache

Type: None
Host-Memory-Buffer (HMB): 64 MB

Performance

Sequential Read: Unknown
Sequential Write: Unknown
Random Read: Unknown
Random Write: Unknown
Endurance: Unknown
Warranty: 3 Years
MTBF: 1.0 Million Hours
SLC Write Cache: Yes

Features

TRIM: Yes
SMART: Yes
Power Loss Protection: No
Encryption:
  • No
RGB Lighting: No
PS5 Compatible: No

Notes

Controller:

The difference between this and the non-XT revision (SM2263, SM2263G, SM2263ENG, etc.) is that this revision doesn't support the DRAM cache, in fact it uses HMB (Host Memory Buffer).

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