Kingston KC3000 PCIe 4.0 NVMe Review — Massive speed improvements vs PCIe 3.0 KC2500
Kingston was a bit slower to the market with their PCIe 4.0 NVMe drives, but late last year they launched two new drive models. The Kingston KC3000, which is aimed towards work and professional computing, and the Kingston Fury is geared towards gaming.
The main difference between these two new models is the Kingston Fury has around 5% faster read speeds and a significant 25% increase in the endurance rating. The 2TB Kingston KC3000 I am reviewing today is rated at 1.6PBW, which is already up there with the best, but the Fury is rated at 2.0PBW.
Sony Playstation 5 Comptability
Kingston advertises the Fury as being PS5 compatible, however, both drives meet the specification required for the PS5. The recommended drive read speed is just 5500MB/s, and most/all PCIe 4.0 drives should achieve this.
I assume the high endurance of the Kingston Fury is so that gamers can install and delete large games without worry.
However, neither drive comes with a built-in heat sink, and this is a recommendation for any drive used with the PS5. They are cheap to buy with plenty of compatible heatsinks on Amazon.
