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Kingston KC600 2TB
The current Kingston KC600 2TB price from retailers, its key specifications, and how it performs for each job.
Works well for: System Drive, Game & File Storage
Trade-offs: you want strong value with Balanced priorities specifically
- Capacity
- 2 TB
- Interface
- SATA 6.0 Gb/s
- Sequential read
- 550 MB/s
- Sequential write
- 520 MB/s
- Endurance
- 1200 TBW
- Form factor
- 2.5"
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What does it cost today, and is that a good price?
Market confidence: MediumAt $500 the Kingston KC600 2TB is priced 12% below its $565 representative market level. Only 2 verified new offers stand behind it, so the level can move quickly.
Consider: Crucial T705 2TB offers stronger value around $350.Compare
Prices & availability
Kingston KC600 2TB: current price and offers
Compare the offers we track for this model, across variants and retailers.
2 tracked offers · 2 retailers
| Variant | Store | Condition | Price (snapshot) | Value · Balanced | Checked | Offer link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston KC600 2TB | Newegg | New | $500 | 11 | 2026-10-16 | View offer → |
| Kingston KC600 2TB | MemoryC | New | $629 | 9 | 2026-10-11 | View offer → |
| Kingston KC600 2TBMultiple variants available | Amazon Affiliate | Varies | Find on Amazon | Not tracked | No price snapshot | Find on Amazon → |
Prices are dated snapshots, not live quotes — confirm the final price at the store. New, refurbished and used offers are listed separately; used offers carry warranty and seller risk.
Performance and where it ranks
Two different questions, side by side. Performance compares what the hardware can do; Value compares what that capability costs at today’s price. A product can rank high on one and low on the other — that gap is the point.
Performance Balanced
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#183 of 243 graded solid state drives
- #180 CrucialCrucial MX500 500GB 4
- #181 TranscendTranscend SSD230S 256GB 4
- #182 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SA510 250GB 4
- #183 KingstonKingston KC600 2TB 4
- #184 PatriotPatriot P220 1TB 4
- #185 KingstonKingston KC600 1TB 4
- #186 SamsungSamsung 860 Evo 1TB 4
Value Balanced
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#213 of 243 currently priced solid state drives
- #210 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 2TB 12
- #211 SamsungSamsung 870 QVO 8TB 12
- #212 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 4TB 11
- #213 KingstonKingston KC600 2TB 11
- #214 SamsungSamsung 860 Evo 4TB 11
- #215 SamsungSamsung 870 QVO 2TB 11
- #216 KingstonKingston KC600 1TB 11
Performance System Drive
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#183 of 243 graded solid state drives
- #180 CrucialCrucial MX500 500GB 4
- #181 TranscendTranscend SSD230S 256GB 4
- #182 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SA510 250GB 4
- #183 KingstonKingston KC600 2TB 4
- #184 PatriotPatriot P220 1TB 4
- #185 KingstonKingston KC600 1TB 4
- #186 SamsungSamsung 860 Evo 1TB 4
Value System Drive
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#221 of 243 currently priced solid state drives
- #218 TranscendTranscend SSD230S 256GB 0
- #219 CrucialCrucial BX500 4TB 0
- #220 SamsungSamsung 840 Evo 250GB 0
- #221 KingstonKingston KC600 2TB 0
- #222 SamsungSamsung 870 QVO 2TB 0
- #223 SamsungSamsung 850 Evo 500GB 0
- #224 SamsungSamsung 850 Evo 1TB 0
Performance Game
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#93 of 243 graded solid state drives
- #90 Western DigitalWestern Digital Red SA500 2TB 25
- #91 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 2TB 25
- #92 SamsungSamsung 870 QVO 2TB 25
- #93 KingstonKingston KC600 2TB 25
- #94 TeamGroupTeamGroup Force Vulcan 2TB 25
- #95 CrucialCrucial BX500 2TB 25
- #96 TeamGroupTeamGroup CX2 2TB 25
Value Game
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#178 of 243 currently priced solid state drives
- #175 SamsungSamsung 4TB 39
- #176 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SN5000 500GB 38
- #177 SamsungSamsung 860 QVO 2TB 38
- #178 KingstonKingston KC600 2TB 38
- #179 CrucialCrucial BX500 1TB 38
- #180 Western DigitalWestern Digital SN850P 1TB 37
- #181 TeamGroupTeamGroup QX 512GB 37
Performance Heavy Creative Work
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#178 of 243 graded solid state drives
- #175 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SA510 4TB 4
- #176 SamsungSamsung 4TB 4
- #177 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SA510 2TB 4
- #178 KingstonKingston KC600 2TB 4
- #179 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SA510 1TB 4
- #180 KingstonKingston KC600 1TB 4
- #181 SamsungSamsung 860 Evo 1TB 4
Value Heavy Creative Work
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#198 of 243 currently priced solid state drives
- #195 TeamGroupTeamGroup CX2 512GB 0
- #196 SamsungSamsung 860 Evo 4TB 0
- #197 PatriotPatriot P210 256GB 0
- #198 KingstonKingston KC600 2TB 0
- #199 TeamGroupTeamGroup QX 512GB 0
- #200 KingstonKingston A400 960GB 0
- #201 ADATAADATA Ultimate SU650 960GB 0
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What it is good for
| Scenario | this productCapability grade · Value at current price | Higher capability | Higher Value with current priorities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced (all-round)Weighted all-round view | GradeNo grade Value11 | Higher capability Crucial T710 1TB 91 +2609% capability · -56% price | Higher Value with current priorities Crucial T705 2TB 100 +2536% capability · -30% price |
| System DriveScenario capability | GradeA Value0 | Higher capability Higher capability · Higher Value with current priorities Crucial T710 1TB S 100 +2609% capability · -56% price | |
| Game & File StorageScenario capability | GradeA Value38 | Higher capability TeamGroup Force Vulcan 4TB S 87 +100% capability · -32% price | Higher Value with current priorities TeamGroup FORCE G50 4TB S 100 +100% capability · -7% price |
| Heavy Creative WorkScenario capability | GradeB Value0 | Higher capability Higher capability · Higher Value with current priorities Kingston FURY Renegade G5 2TB S 96 +2592% capability · +0% price | |
Balanced has no letter: it is a weighting preset, not a capability rubric. A grade answers “how well does this handle that job?” — price is never part of it. Relative Value puts the current market price back in.
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Trade-offs
Works well if
- System Drive is your main prioritygraded A for System Drive on the same rubric as the tier list
Consider other options if
- You want strong value with Balanced priorities specificallycompeting products deliver so much more per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelCrucial T705 2TB holds Relative Value 100 against its 11 with Balanced priorities, at $350
Works well if
- System Drive is your main prioritygraded A for System Drive on the same rubric as the tier list
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for System Drive specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for System Drive per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelCrucial T710 1TB holds Relative Value 100 against its 0 for System Drive, at $220
- You are buying for System Drive and want no asterisksthe rubric caps this grade: sata — a perfectly fine os drive, just not a fast one
Works well if
- Game is your main prioritygraded A for Game on the same rubric as the tier list
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for Game specificallyat today's market no realistic price for this model reaches strong value for Game — the calculation only gets there near $159, against a cheapest tracked $500
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelTeamGroup FORCE G50 4TB holds Relative Value 100 against its 38 for Game, at $466
Works well if
- Heavy Creative Work is your main prioritygraded B for Heavy Creative Work on the same rubric as the tier list
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for Heavy Creative Work specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for Heavy Creative Work per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- You are buying for Heavy Creative Work and want no asterisksthe rubric caps this grade: the sata interface caps sustained writes near 500 mb/s, so this is graded on endurance among sata drives rather than against nvme scratch disks.
Every line states the fact it was derived from, for the scenario selected above. Thresholds are calculated points on our value curve — information about where the maths turns, not instructions about what to pay.
Similar options to the Kingston KC600 2TB
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Chosen for Game
Chosen for Heavy Creative Work
Alternatives stay near this product’s price range. Step-up options may exceed the standard budget envelope when the capability gain is meaningful.
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Specifications and compatibility
What this product is, and what to check before it goes into your build.
Performance
- Sequential read
- 550 MB/s
- Sequential write
- 520 MB/s
- Random read
- 0 IOPS
- Random write
- 0 IOPS
- Controller
- SMI SM2259
Media
- Capacity
- 2 TB
- NAND type
- Micron 96-layer TLC
- DRAM cache
- 2GB LPDDR4
Power / Interface
- Interface
- SATA 6.0 Gb/s
- Form factor
- 2.5"
Physical / Outputs
- Heatsink included
- No
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Endurance & warranty
- Endurance
- 1200 TBW
- Warranty
- 5 years
Hover any value to see where it came from: a manufacturer specification, or a figure The Comparator calculated.
Sources: Comparator offer frame 2026-10-11–2026-10-17
What to check in your build
2.5"
The slot must take 2.5"
SATA 6.0 Gb/s
Does not fit the PS5 expansion bay
The PS5 bay takes M.2 2280 NVMe drives only
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Compatibility guidance is practical help, not a score. Missing data is shown as unknown, never invented.
Summary
Kingston KC600 2TB offers a balanced view across an all-round mix of priorities. It ranks #183 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 550. Crucial T705 2TB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
Kingston KC600 2TB offers A-grade capability for System Drive. It ranks #183 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 550. Crucial T705 2TB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
Kingston KC600 2TB offers A-grade capability for Game. It ranks #93 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 550. Crucial T705 2TB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
Kingston KC600 2TB offers B-grade capability for Heavy Creative Work. It ranks #178 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 550. Crucial T705 2TB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
FAQ
Why does Relative Value change when I choose another scenario?
Each scenario changes the weights applied to capability, price and the other published factors. The hardware facts stay fixed, but the value question changes, so its score and rank can change too.
Why can Amazon appear without a tracked price?
Amazon is shown as a discovery link when we do not have a permitted verified price snapshot. It is excluded from price comparisons, rankings and Relative Value until a compliant tracked price exists.
Useful links & sources
offer frame 2026-10-11–2026-10-17 · formula ssd-value-v1.5 · facts facts-2026-10-17 · Relative Value is an estimate from our current dataset, the selected weights and dated market prices — not an official product rating and not a price forecast. Target prices are calculation thresholds, not predictions. Methodology We are not a shop. Affiliate links may earn us a commission; they never change the calculations or the ranking.