KINGSTON A1000 SSD SPECIFICATIONS
- Form Factor: M.2 2280
- Interface: PCIe NVMe™ Gen 3.0 x 2 Lanes
- Capacities: 240GB, 480GB, 960GB
- Controller: Phison E8
- NAND: 3D TLC
- Sequential Read/Write:
- 240GB — up to 1,500/800MB/s
- 480GB — up to 1,500/900MB/s
- 960GB — up to 1,500/1,000MB/s
- Random 4K Read/Write:
- 240GB — up to 100,000/80,000 IOPS
- 480GB — up to 100,000/90,000 IOPS
- 960GB — up to 120,000/100,000 IOPS
- Power Consumption: 0.011748W Idle / 0.075623W Avg / 0.458W (MAX) Read / 0.908W (MAX) Write
- Dimensions: 80mm x 22mm x 3.5mm
- Operating Temperatures: 0°C~70°C
- Storage Temperatures : -40°C~85°C
- Weight:
- 240GB — 6.4g
- 480GB — 7g
- 960GB — 7.6g
- Vibration Operating: 2.17G Peak (7–800Hz)
- Vibration Non-Operating: 20G Peak (10–2000Hz)
- Life Expectancy: 1 million hours MTBF
- Warranty/Support: Limited 5-year warranty with free technical support
- Total Bytes Written:
- 240GB — 150TB
- 480GB — 300TB
- 960GB — 600TB
As you can see above, the A1000 SSD is based on a Phison E8 controller and uses 3D TLC NAND. All other specifications are about the same as for most modern SSD based on 3D TLC NAND what also includes operating environment and expected endurance. Given warranty period is a good sign for end-users. 5-year limited warranty is usually offered to high SSD series with MLC ( 2-cell ) NAND.
Below is screenshot from CrystalDiskInfo which is showing how health of our disk looks like. We can see that all is fine and operating temperature is about 39°C what is pretty low for M.2 PCIe SSD.
Closer Look
Package of the A1000 SSD looks like a typical, small memory box. Inside we will find short user’s manual, Acronis Thue Image HD key so we can easily clone our old operating system and of course there is also 480GB SSD from A1000 series.
The A1000 SSD looks simple with components only on one side of the blue PCB. Everything is covered by large label which includes some info about the SSD. If we wish to know full specification then we can always use product number and browse Kingston’s website for more data. Most users won’t need that as they buy a product and expect it to work as advertised regardless what is inside.
Recently more cheaper chipsets were released what is also related to limited PCIe lanes on motherboards. We can also see that many cheaper motherboards have M.2 PCIe x2 sockets so if we don’t have separated PCIe card which supports faster SSD or we simply have no space to use one, then SSD like Kingston A1000 seems perfect for our needs. On the next page we will show you what performance you can expect from this entry-level SSD.
