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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

  • Device TypeInternal Solid State Drive (SSD)
  • Used ForConsumer
  • Form FactorM.2 2230
  • Capacity1TB
  • Memory Components3D NAND
  • InterfacePCI-Express 4.0 x4

Style 2230

Options 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.

Highlights

  • 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

Specifications

BrandKingston
SeriesSNV3SM3
ModelSNV3SM3/1T0
Part NumberSNV3SM3/1T0
Device TypeInternal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Used ForConsumer
Form FactorM.2 2230
Capacity1TB
Memory Components3D NAND
InterfacePCI-Express 4.0 x4
Max Sequential ReadUp to 6000 MBps
Max Sequential WriteUp to 4000 MBps
MTBF2,000,000 hours
HeatSinkwithout HeatSink
Operating Temperature0°C ~ +70°C
Storage Temperature-40°C ~ +85°C
Height2.30mm
Width30mm
Depth22mm
Weight2.8g
Shipping weight0.02 kg
Package size114 × 103 × 8 mm

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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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