Kingston Reveals 3D NAND UV500 SSD With 256-bit AES Encryption

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Kingston Reveals 3D NAND UV500 SSD With 256-bit AES Encryption

Multinational manufacturer of memory-related products, Kingston, announces the UV500 family line of SSD products. An interesting thing about the UV500 SSD is that it will be Kingston’s first 3D NAND-enabled SSD featuring hardware-based encryption.

The UV500 packs a Marvell 88SS1074 controller inside. Performance-wise, it delivers read and write speeds of up to 520MB/s and 500MB/s. A 256-bit AES encryption helps protect sensitive data using TCG Opal 2.0’s technology. Kingston’s UV500 also comes in the 2.5″, M.2 2280, and mSATA form factors to be compatible with any system. Furthermore, it is available at 120GB, 240GB, 480GB, 960GB and 1920GB capacities.

Kingston shares the following specifications:

Form factor: 5″/M.2 2280/mSATA

Interface: SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s) – with backwards compatibility to SATA Rev. 2.0 (3Gb/s)

Capacities:

5″: 120GB, 240GB, 480GB, 960GB, 1920B
2 2280: 120GB, 240GB, 480GB, 960GB
mSATA: 120GB, 240GB, 480GB

Controller: Marvell 88SS1074

NAND: 3D TLC

Baseline Performance:

Data Transfer (ATTO)
120GB — up to 520/320MB/s
240GB — up to 520/500MB/s
480GB — up to 520/500MB/s
960GB — up to 520/500MB/s

Maximum Random 4k Read/Write (IOMETER)
120GB — up to 79,000/18,000 IOPS
240GB — up to 79,000/25,000 IOPS
480GB — up to 79,000/35,000 IOPS
960GB — up to 79,000/45,000 IOPS

Power Consumption:

0.195W Idle / 0.5W Avg / 1.17W (MAX) Read / 2.32 W (MAX) Write

Storage temperature: –40°C~85°C

Operating temperature: 0°C~70°C

Dimensions:

100.1mm x 69.85mm x 7mm (2.5″)
80mm x 22mm x 3.5mm (M.2)
50.8mm x 29.85mm x 4.85mm (mSATA)

Weight:

120GB – 480GB — 41g (2.5″)
960GB — 57g (2.5″)
120GB — 6.6g (M.2)
240GB — 6.7g (M.2)
480GB — 7.7g (M.2)
120GB — 6.2g (mSATA)
240GB – 480GB — 6.7g (mSATA)

Vibration operating: 17G Peak (7–800Hz)

Vibration non-operating: 20G Peak (20–1000Hz)

Life expectancy: 1 million hours MTBF

Warranty/support: Limited 5-year warranty with free technical support

Total Bytes Written (TBW):

120GB — 60TB
240GB — 100TB
480GB — 200TB
960GB — 480TB

The UV500 SSD targets both consumers and enterprise users looking for a performance boost. More importantly though, the inclusion of hardware-based encryption ensures data security without having to hamper performance.

Kingston is backing the the UV500 with a limited five-year warranty.

Kingston has not revealed the price and availability of the UV500. Stay informed by visiting Kingston’s website and Facebook page.