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Samsung 870 EVO 2TB vs Kingston KC600 512GB 2.5-inch

Our pick

Samsung 870 EVO 2TB

2.5-inch SATA SSDs

Why this one

  • Choose the 870 EVO 2TB for a SATA upgrade with room for a large working-file collection. It uses a SATA 6 Gb/s interface.1
  • Samsung lists a five-year warranty term and a 1,200 TB write allowance. Check the exact warranty’s time and write limits for frequent-write use.1

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Samsung 870 EVO 2TBKingston KC600 512GB 2.5-inch

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What Kingston KC600 512GB 2.5-inch offers

Choose the KC600 512GB for files and applications that fit that capacity in a compatible 2.5-inch SATA bay. Its 300TB write allowance uses the JEDEC client workload; five-year cover also ends if SSD Life Remaining reaches 1.2

2 models / at a glance

Key differences

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What differs

SpecificationSamsung 870 EVO 2TBKingston KC600 512GB 2.5-inch
Capacity2,000 GB1512 GB2

More details

SpecificationSamsung 870 EVO 2TBKingston KC600 512GB 2.5-inch
Flash typeTlc1Tlc2
Write endurance1,200 TB1300 TB (Workload: JEDEC Client Workload (JESD219A))2
Warranty5 years15 years (Duration: 5 years or SSD Life Remaining reaching 1 in Kingston SSD Manager)2
Sequential read speedNot publishedNot published
Hardware encryptionNot publishedYes2
DRAM cache2 GB1Not published

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Sources

  1. www.samsung.com
  2. www.kingston.com