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Kingston KC3000 2 TB (Micron B47R)

2 TB
Capacity
Phison E18
Controller
TLC
Flash
PCIe 4.0 x4
Interface
M.2 2280
Form Factor

Multiple hardware versions found.

Performance could vary due to unannounced flash/controller changes.

Back
Back
Package
Package
PCB Front
PCB Front
PCB Back
PCB Back
DRAM
DRAM
Flash
Flash
SSD Controller
Controller
NAND Die
NAND Die
The Kingston KC3000 is a solid-state drive in the M.2 2280 form factor, launched in October 2021. It is available in capacities ranging from 512 GB to 4 TB. This page reports specifications for the 2 TB variant. With the rest of the system, the Kingston KC3000 interfaces using a PCI-Express 4.0 x4 connection. The SSD controller is the PS5018-E18-41 from Phison, a DRAM cache chip is available. Kingston has installed 176-layer TLC NAND flash on the KC3000, 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 absorbed more quickly. The cache is sized at 730 GB, once it is full, writes complete at 1600 MB/s. Thanks to support for the fast PCI-Express 4.0 interface, performance is excellent. The KC3000 is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 7,000 MB/s and 7,000 MB/s write; random IO reaches 1000K IOPS for read and 1000K for writes.
At its launch, the SSD was priced at 399 USD. The warranty length is set to five years, which is an excellent warranty period. Kingston guarantees an endurance rating of 1600 TBW, a typical value for consumer SSDs.

Solid-State-Drive

Capacity: 2 TB (2048 GB)
Variants: 512 GB 1 TB 2 TB 4 TB
Hardware Versions:
Overprovisioning: 140.7 GB / 7.4 %
Production: Active
Released: Oct 2021
Price at Launch: 399 USD
Part Number: SKC3000D/2048G
Market: Consumer

Physical

Form Factor: M.2 2280 (Double-Sided)
Interface: PCIe 4.0 x4
Protocol: NVMe 1.4
Power Draw: 1.1 W (Idle)
4.9 W (Avg)
9.0 W (Max)

Controller

Manufacturer: Phison
Name: PS5018-E18-41
Architecture: ARM 32-bit Cortex-R5
Core Count: 5-Core
Frequency: 1,000 MHz
Foundry: TSMC
Process: 12 nm
Flash Channels: 8 @ 1,600 MT/s
Chip Enables: 4
Controller Features: DRAM (enabled)

NAND Flash

Manufacturer: Micron
Name: B47R FortisFlash
Rebranded: FB25608UCM1-9E
Type: TLC
Technology: 176-layer
Speed: 1200 MT/s .. 1600 MT/s
Capacity: 8 chips @ 2 Tbit
ONFI: 4.1
Topology: Replacement Gate
Die Size: 50 mm²
(10.2 Gbit/mm²)
Dies per Chip: 4 dies @ 512 Gbit
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: DDR4-2666 CL17
Name: D5116AN9CXGRK
Capacity: 2048 MB
(2x 1024 MB)
Organization: 8Gx16

Performance

Sequential Read: 7,000 MB/s
Sequential Write: 7,000 MB/s
Random Read: 1,000,000 IOPS
Random Write: 1,000,000 IOPS
Endurance: 1600 TBW
Warranty: 5 Years
MTBF: 2.0 Million Hours
Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD): 0.4
SLC Write Cache: approx. 730 GB
(dynamic only)
Speed when Cache Exhausted: approx. 1600 MB/s

Features

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

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Notes

Controller:

3 main cores using Cortex-R5 clocked at 1000 MHz with CoXProcessor technology (one additional dual-core) Cortex-R5 clocked at a lower clock for better efficience. (200 - 300 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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