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Kingston KC400 512 GB

512 GB
Capacity
Phison S10
Controller
TLC
Flash
SATA 6 Gbps
Interface
2.5"
Form Factor
Package
Package
PCB Front
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PCB Back
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DRAM
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DRAM
Flash
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Controller
The Kingston KC400 was a solid-state drive in the 2.5" form factor, launched on January 7th, 2016, that is no longer in production. It was available in capacities ranging from 128 GB to 1 TB. This page reports specifications for the 512 GB variant. With the rest of the system, the Kingston KC400 interfaces using a SATA 6 Gbps connection. The SSD controller is the PS3110-S10-X from Phison, a DRAM cache chip is available. Kingston has installed TLC NAND flash on the KC400, the flash chips are made by Toshiba. To improve write speeds, a pseudo-SLC cache is used, so bursts of incoming writes are handled more quickly. The KC400 is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 550 MB/s and 530 MB/s write; random IO reaches 99K IOPS for read and 87K for writes.
At its launch, the SSD was priced at 228 USD. The warranty length is set to five years, which is an excellent warranty period. Kingston guarantees an endurance rating of 800 TBW, a good value.

Solid-State-Drive

Capacity: 512 GB
Variants: 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
Overprovisioning: 35.2 GB / 7.4 %
Production: End-of-life
Released: Jan 7th, 2016
Price at Launch: 228 USD
Part Number: SKC400S37/512G
Market: Consumer

Physical

Form Factor: 2.5"
Interface: SATA 6 Gbps
Protocol: AHCI
Power Draw: 0.33 W (Idle)
1.2 W (Avg)
3.7 W (Max)

Controller

Manufacturer: Phison
Name: PS3110-S10-X
Architecture: ARM 32-bit
Core Count: Quad-Core
Frequency: 200 MHz
Foundry: UMC
Process: 55 nm
Flash Channels: 8
Chip Enables: 4
Controller Features: DRAM (enabled)

NAND Flash

Manufacturer: Toshiba
Name: 15nm
Rebranded: FD32B08UCT1-DE (Rebranded by Kingston)
Type: TLC
Technology: Planar
Speed: Unknown
Capacity: 16 chips @ 256 Gbit
Topology: Charge Trap
Process: 15 nm
Die Size: 100 mm²
(1.3 Gbit/mm²)
Dies per Chip: 2 dies @ 128 Gbit
Planes per Die: 2
Page Size: 16 KB

DRAM Cache

Type: DDR3L-1600 CL11
Name: NANYA NT5CC256M16CP-DI
Capacity: 512 MB
(1x 512 MB)
Organization: 4Gx16

Performance

Sequential Read: 550 MB/s
Sequential Write: 530 MB/s
Random Read: 99,000 IOPS
Random Write: 87,000 IOPS
Endurance: 800 TBW
Warranty: 5 Years
MTBF: 1.0 Million Hours
Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD): 0.9
SLC Write Cache: Yes

Features

TRIM: Yes
SMART: Yes
Power Loss Protection: No
Encryption:
  • AES-256
  • TCG Opal
RGB Lighting: No
PS5 Compatible: No

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Notes

Controller:

3 main cores using ARM 32-bit clocked at 200 MHz with co-processor technology (single-core).

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