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Kingston Introduces KC1000 NVMe PCIe SSD to Meet the Most Demanding Data Needs of SSD EnthusiastsCOMPUTEX Taipei - Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced KC1000 NVMe PCIe SSD. Shipping in mid-June, the M.2 NVMe™ PCIe SSD is over 2x faster than SATA-based SSDs and over 40x faster than a 7200RPM hard-disk drive. KC1000 is built for the power user, providing the ultimate, low-latency performance boost for resource-demanding applications including high-resolution video editing, data visualization, gaming and other data intensive workload environments where traditional storage solutions are unable to keep pace with data demand. This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170524005967/en/ KC1000 NVMe PCIe SSD is over 2x faster than SATA-based SSDs and over 40x faster than a 7200RPM hard-disk drive. (Photo: Business Wire) "The demands of today's performance power users are constantly being put to the test as new data-intensive applications push the boundaries of what can be achieved with even the market's high performance professional workstations and most powerful gaming rigs," said Ariel Perez, SSD business manager, Kingston. "KC1000 is the perfect solution to meet the needs of media and design professionals, gaming enthusiasts and anyone who needs ultra-low latency storage performance to end data bottlenecks. This native NVMe device offers one of the industry's most powerful storage solutions for high-resolution content delivery, virtual reality applications, accelerated game play or a competitive edge for the creative professional on tight deadlines." KC1000 delivers up to 290,000 IOPS and will ship in mid-June in 240GB, 480GB and 960GB capacities. The high-performance SSD supports the PCIe Gen3 x4 interface and the latest NVMe protocol. KC1000 provides accelerated boot and load speeds and increases sequential read/write performance, as well as offering improved endurance and energy efficiency. It is perfect for users seeking instant, breakthrough performance improvements for:
KC1000 is backed by a limited five-year warranty and legendary Kingston support. Kingston KC1000 NVMe PCIe SSD Features and Specifications:
240GB: up to 2700/900MB/s
240GB: up to 225,000/190,000 IOPS
240GB, 480GB: up to 190,000/160,000 IOPS
240GB: 300TB and .70 DWPD5
80mm x 22mm x 3.5mm (M.2)
10g (M.2)
1 Some of the listed capacity on a Flash storage device is
used for formatting and other functions and thus is not available for
data storage. As such, the actual available capacity for data storage is
less than what is listed on the products. For more information, go to
Kingston's Flash Memory Guide at Kingston.com/flashguide. Kingston can be found on:
YouTube (News - Alert): http://www.youtube.com/kingstontechmemory About Kingston Digital, Inc. Kingston Digital, Inc. ("KDI") is the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the world's largest independent manufacturer of memory products. Established in 2008, KDI is headquartered in Fountain Valley, California, USA. For more information, please visit www.kingston.com or call 800-337-8410. Editor's Note: For additional information, evaluation units or executive interviews, please contact David Leong, Kingston Digital, Inc. 17600 Newhope Street, Fountain Valley, CA (News - Alert) USA 92708, 714-438-1817 (Voice). Press images can be found in Kingston's press room here. Kingston and the Kingston logo are registered trademarks of Kingston Technology Corporation. All rights reserved. All other marks may be the property of their respective titleholders.
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