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Kingston KC600 1 TB (SM2259 + Micron B47R)

1 TB
Capacity
SM2259H
Controller
TLC
Flash
SATA 6 Gbps
Interface
2.5"
Form Factor

Multiple hardware versions found.

Performance could vary due to unannounced flash/controller changes.

SSD Controller
Controller
NAND Die
NAND Die
The Kingston KC600 was a solid-state drive in the 2.5" form factor, launched in 2023, that is no longer in production. It is only available in the 1 TB capacity listed on this page. With the rest of the system, the Kingston KC600 interfaces using a SATA 6 Gbps connection. The SSD controller is the SM2259H from Silicon Motion, a DRAM cache chip is available. Kingston has installed 176-layer TLC NAND flash on the KC600, the flash chips are made by Micron. 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 handled more quickly. The KC600 is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 550 MB/s and 500 MB/s write; random IO reaches 90K IOPS for read and 80K for writes.
The SSD's price at launch is unknown. The warranty length is set to five years, which is an excellent warranty period. Kingston guarantees an endurance rating of 600 TBW, a typical value for consumer SSDs.

Solid-State-Drive

Capacity: 1 TB (1024 GB)
Hardware Versions:
Overprovisioning: 70.3 GB / 7.4 %
Production: End-of-life
Released: 2023
Part Number: SKC600/1024G
Market: Consumer

Physical

Form Factor: 2.5"
Interface: SATA 6 Gbps
Protocol: AHCI
Power Draw: Unknown

Controller

Manufacturer: Silicon Motion
Name: SM2259H
Architecture: ARC
Core Count: Single-Core
Frequency: 400 MHz
Foundry: TSMC
Process: 40 nm
Flash Channels: 4
Chip Enables: 8
Controller Features: DRAM (enabled)

NAND Flash

Manufacturer: Micron
Name: B47R FortisFlash
Type: TLC
Technology: 176-layer
Speed: 1200 MT/s .. 1600 MT/s
Capacity: Unknown
ONFI: 4.1
Topology: Replacement Gate
Die Size: 50 mm²
(10.2 Gbit/mm²)
Planes per Die: 4
Decks per Die: 2
Word Lines: 195 per NAND String
90.3% Vertical Efficiency
Read Time (tR): 56 µs
Program Time (tProg): 502 µs
Block Erase Time (tBERS): 15 ms
Die Read Speed: 1143 MB/s
Die Write Speed: 127 MB/s
Endurance:
(up to)
3000 P/E Cycles
(40000 in SLC Mode)
Page Size: 16 KB
Block Size: 2112 Pages
Plane Size: 550 Blocks

DRAM Cache

Type: DDR3L
Capacity: 1024 MB

Performance

Sequential Read: 550 MB/s
Sequential Write: 500 MB/s
Random Read: 90,000 IOPS
Random Write: 80,000 IOPS
Endurance: 600 TBW
Warranty: 5 Years
MTBF: 1.0 Million Hours
Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD): 0.3
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:

This controller may be clocked above 400 MHz.

NAND Die:

This Flash can run safely at 1600 MT/s (800 MHz)
tPROG with overhead: ~ 533 µs (Avg 120 MB/s per die)

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