As previewed at CES, Kingston’s latest entry-level client NVMe SSD is now delivery. The new NV1 makes use of an analogous technique to Kingston’s entry-level SATA drives just like the A400, the place Kingston just isn’t guaranteeing a particular set of inside elements and expects to combine controllers and NAND to hit the most cost effective value factors. That ends in very conservative efficiency and endurance specs: sequential transfers round 2GB/s and endurance scores round 0.2 DWPD for 3 years.
| Kingston NV1 SSD Specifications | |||||
| Capacity | 500 GB | 1 TB | 2 TB | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 PCIe 3.Zero x4 | ||||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 2100 | ||||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 1700 | ||||
| Warranty | Three years | ||||
| Write Endurance | 120 TB 0.2 DWPD |
240 TB 0.2 DWPD |
480 TB 0.2 DWPD |
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| Launch Price | $63.70 (13¢/GB) |
$115.70 (12¢/GB) |
$224.90 (11¢/GB) |
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The Kingston NV1 makes use of DRAMless SSD controllers just like the Phison E13T and Silicon Motion SM2263XT, that are each getting a bit previous however are nonetheless enough to supply a step up from SATA efficiency. The NAND will are typically TLC on the smaller capacities and QLC for not less than the 2TB mannequin, however realistically Kingston may use both kind of NAND on any of the capacities relying on what sort of leftover NAND they’ve mendacity round.
The NV1 is a extra low-end drive than Kingston’s present A2000 NVMe SSD, which makes use of TLC NAND and has DRAM, however makes use of the 4-channel SM2263 controller fairly than a extra mainstream 8-channel controller. The NV1 does mirror the market’s shift towards larger capacities, with the product line beginning at 500GB and going as much as 2TB. We count on retail costs for the NV1 will find yourself cheaper than the A2000, however for the second the pricing direct from Kingston is just marginally cheaper.
