The Kingston KC3000 2 TB SSD goes below €350 at Amazon, a drop of around 18% on the usual price. This is currently our best value for money.
The 2TB Kingston KC3000 is positioned in the high-end M.2 PCIe 4 SSD segment. It boasts a maximum theoretical throughput of 7 GB/s, offers 1600 TB endurance and is backed by a five-year warranty.
Kingston KC3000 2TB
The Kingston KC3000 2TB SSD excels in its field. It provides high speeds, even better than most of its competitors. However, the small thermal sticker does not manage to tame this model which heats up quickly and strongly. It is necessary to use a radiator – motherboard or third party – to get all the quintessence. This also applies to use in Sony’s PlayStation 5.
Strong points
- Very high read and write speeds.
- Fairly large SLC cache.
- Five-year warranty.
- 1600 TB write endurance.
Weak points
- Thermal Management: Requires a heatsink to deliver its full potential.
Alternatively
Corsair MP600 Pro XT 2TB
The 2TB Corsair MP600 Pro XT makes a strong impression by delivering extremely high speeds for a PCIe 4 SSD, and that without oscillation, the heatsink doing its job perfectly. Benefiting from a good guarantee both on duration and on endurance, this model will suffer the only criticism of its overweight, a detail which prohibits it from staying in Sony’s PS5. A negligible point for all those who are not equipped with this console.