Kingston KC3000 PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD

Kingston combines the best of parts by Phison and Micro to deliver a high-performance NVMe for both PC and PS5 owners. Sporting a dynamic cache solution designed to use up to a third of the total capacity to maintain high write speeds for longer.

The KC3000 is the only 1TB E18 SSD we know of that gives you 1024GB unformatted capacity. In other words, it is a true 1TB SSD. All others are 1000GB unformatted capacity. Kingston's KC3000 is a true speed demon, TweakTown Elite, and worthy of our highest award.

If you’re looking for a high performance SSD backed by one of the most well established players in the space though, the Kingston KC3000 is absolutely worth a look.

Kingston’s 1TB KC3000 isn’t quite as fast as the 2TB model, but it trades blows with the best SSDs on the market, delivering some of the fastest overall performance results we’ve seen.

The Kingston KC3000, a PCI Express 4 internal SSD, performed well in most of our benchmarks and is available in sizes up to 4TB (though you'll pay a hefty premium for that model).

I'm not sure how Kingston arrived at their $450 price point, but it's simply too high. No doubt, the drive is one of the fastest SSDs that money can buy, but $100 on top of other big name competitors seems like a stretch. I feel that as soon as Kingston can bring their pricing closer to the established competitors, the KC3000 will fly off the shelves.

The Kingston KC3000 is a gen 4 NVMe SSD available in several capacities, with performance above 7GB/s and 1 million IOPS, and comes with a 5-year limited warranty.