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Computex 2017: Kingston Announces the Availability of Its KC1000 NVMe SSD

Kingston showcases its upcoming Enterprise-class SSD, the DCP1000 PCIe AIC SSD and DCU1000 PCIe U.2 SSD, previously made its appearance back in CES 2017, during our brief visit to Kingston's booth.

On the left is the DCP1000 that features capacity of up to 4TB and it utilizes, the PCI Express 3.0 x8 interface which is capable of delivering a staggering 7GB/s performance. The DCU1000 which is located on the right, features a 2.5 form factor enclosure with a PCI Express x4 U.2 interface to enable spped of up to 3..6GB//s.

Available on display at Kingston's booth, both the SSD can be configured for RAID mode to achieve a number of close to 2000000 IOPS, for enterprise level users with high demand for data transfer rate.

No information on both its availability and pricing was given during our visit to Kingston's booth, but we will update the details here as soon as we manage to get our hands on the news.

Moving on to the KC1000 NVMe SSD, the KC1000 is available in 230GB, 480GB and 960GB, capable of delivering up to 290,000 IOPS and is backed by a 5-year limited warranty from Kingston.

Kingston's high-performance NVMe SSD for the consumer market which was announced a week ago will be available starting from the 3rd week of June 2017, but Kingston has yet to reveal any information regarding to its price.

Kingston Announces KC1000 NVMePCIe SSD - Everything SSD Enthusiasts Will Ever Need?

Kingston, the independent world leader in memory products,today announced KC1000 NVMePCIe 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.

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.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: