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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
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Part Comparison
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Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
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Kingston

Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
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About This Product
The Kingston KC3000 is a 1TB NVMe PCIe Gen 4.0 x4 M.2 2280 SSD. It offers high sequential read/write speeds suitable for demanding applications, content creation, and gaming. While a strong performer, some competitors in its price range may offer slightly higher sustained write performance for very large file transfers.
Verdict
“A solid PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD for users needing fast storage for gaming and general use.”
Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
Sequential, random, and sustained speeds.
Sequential Read
7,155 MB/s
Sequential Write
6,065 MB/s
4K Random Read
1K IOPS
4K Random Write
2K IOPS
How long the drive lasts under sustained writes.
TBW (lifetime writes)
800 TB
Drive Writes/Day
0.43 DWPD
calculated from TBW
MTBF
2.0M hours
Warranty
5 years
Controller, NAND, and cache — what most retailers don't show you.
NAND Type
3D TLC
DRAM Cache
Yes
Critical for Gen5 drives and laptops.
Max Temp
70°C
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