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Small green M.2 2230 circuit board with black chips, no heatsink

Kingston Technology Corp.

Kingston Technology Corp. SNV3SM3/1T0 internal SSD M.2 2230 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe 6000 MB/s read

SKU CH-2VT4-DZXSJ MPN SNV3SM3/1T0

Compact M.2 2230 drive stores 1TB and delivers up to 6000 MB/s reads over PCIe 4.0 x4

  • Total capacity1 TB
  • Sequential read speedUp to 6,000 MB/s
  • Sequential write speedUp to 4,000 MB/s
  • Interface typePCI-Express 4.0 x4
  • Form factorM.2 2230
  • Product typeInternal Solid State Drive (SSD)

Style 2230

Capacity 1TB

  • Up to 6000 MB/s read speeds load games and apps faster
  • Up to 4000 MB/s write speeds move large files quickly
  • M.2 2230 form factor fits thin laptops and handheld devices
  • 3D NAND memory delivers 2000000 hours MTBF for long-term reliability
  • Weighs only 2.8g and measures 2.30mm high for lightweight portable builds

Compact M.2 2230 drive for tight spaces

The SNV3SM3/1T0 fits the 22 by 30 millimetre footprint required by thin ultrabooks and handheld consoles. Its 2.30 millimetre height clears low-profile motherboard slots without a heatsink. Consumer workloads such as OS boot, game loads and media editing all run on the PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe interface. The single-sided layout keeps installation simple in cramped chassis.

No bundled extras change the install

Kingston ships the drive alone — no screws, no cloning software, no thermal pad. You supply the M.2 standoff and any cooling the platform demands. The bare PCB weighs 2.8 grams, so it adds negligible mass to a portable device. Firmware updates, if needed, come from the Kingston support site rather than a packaged utility.

Sequential read ceiling of 6000 MBps

The controller tops out at 6000 megabytes per second on large-block reads and 4000 megabytes per second on writes. That ceiling decides whether the drive saturates a PCIe 4.0 x4 link in your target system. MTBF is rated at 2000000 hours and the operating range spans 0 to 70 degrees Celsius. If your workload needs sustained throughput above those figures, look at a higher-tier model.

How it compares

Measured against everything we stock in Internal NVMe & SATA SSDs, at today’s prices. Recalculated every night.

Price $224.99
Pricier than about 58% of the 1,994 comparable items (median $180.49).
Total capacity 1 TB
Typical for this category: the median of 1,368 items is 1 TB.
Sequential read speed Up to 6,000 MB/s
Higher than about 75% of the 1,180 comparable items (median 2,400 MB/s).
Price per TB $224.99 per TB
Pricier than about 65% of the 1,362 comparable items (median $165.50 per TB).

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameKingston
Product lineSNV3SM3
Model nameSNV3SM3/1T0
Part numberSNV3SM3/1T0
Total capacity1 TB
Product typeInternal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Intended useConsumer
Performance
Sequential read speedUp to 6,000 MB/s
Sequential write speedUp to 4,000 MB/s
Storage
NAND flash type3D NAND
Ports & slots
Interface typePCI-Express 4.0 x4
Size & build
Form factorM.2 2230
Heat sinkWithout HeatSink
Overall height2.3 mm
Overall width30 mm
Product depth22 mm
Product weight2.8g
Shipping weight0.02 kg
Package size114 × 103 × 8 mm
Environment & compliance
Operating temperature range0 °C to 70 °C
Storage temperature range-40 °C to 85 °C
More details
Mean time between failures2,000,000 h

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Questions about this item

Will the 3D NAND memory in this SNV3SM3/1T0 need replacement during its 2,000,000-hour MTBF lifespan?

The 3D NAND is rated for a 2,000,000-hour MTBF, so no scheduled replacement is expected within that period under normal consumer workloads.

At what point does the PCIe 4.0 x4 interface stop scaling on this 1TB drive during sustained writes?

Sequential write performance tops out at 4,000 MBps, which is the practical ceiling once the SLC cache fills during long transfers.

How hot does the M.2 2230 form factor get without a heatsink when running all day at 6,000 MBps reads?

Operating temperature is rated 0 °C to 70 °C; the drive will throttle before exceeding 70 °C even without a heatsink.

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