Kingston KC3000 2TB Storage

Kingston KC3000 2TB

Brand
Kingston
Model
KC3000 2TB
$153–$169estimated range · from catalog price Oct 4, 2026

Kingston KC3000 2TB: fast Gen4 NVMe (7,000MB/s) with DRAM and 1.6PBW endurance, launched Oct 25, 2021—ideal for boot, game libraries, and editing scratch.

Storage performance rankTop 3% of storage drives
TierHigh end?GixCore tierWhat a part was built to do — not what it costs.EntryBudgetMainstreamHigh endEnthusiastFlagship A part can be cheap because it is an ageing flagship, or because it is a current entry-level model. The tier tells you which.
ReleasedOct 2021
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Capacity2 TB
TypeSSD
InterfacePCIe
Read speed7000 MB/s
Write speed7000 MB/s
Form factorM.2
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Product overview

Launched on October 25, 2021, the Kingston KC3000 2TB is part of Kingston’s PCIe 4.0 KC3000 family. It pairs a Phison E18 controller with 3D TLC NAND and onboard DRAM in an M.2 2280 form factor; Kingston rates this capacity up to 7,000 MB/s read/write with 1.6 PBW endurance.

Positioned as a high-end Gen4 SSD, it exists for builders who want top-tier Gen4 speed and durability without moving to pricier Gen5 options. It’s well suited as a fast boot drive, a large game library, and a video‑editing scratch disk. A low‑profile graphene‑aluminum heat spreader helps manage thermals. Not discontinued as of 2026.

Best for
  • boot drive
  • game library
  • video-editing scratch
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Specifications

At a glance iEach dot represents a catalog model. Farther right means a higher measured value, not necessarily a better fit.Measured against the storage drives catalog
Current modelCatalog models
Capacity2 TB
Higher than 47% of storage drives
Read speed7000 MB/s
Higher than 85% of storage drives
Write speed7000 MB/s
Higher than 92% of storage drives
Capacity
2 TB
Type
SSD
Read speed
7000 MB/s
Write speed
7000 MB/s
Form factor
M.2
Hardware Interface
PCIe 4.0 x4
Data Transfer Rate
16000 Mb/s
Interface
PCIe
Tdp
8 W