Kingston XS2000 2TB External SSD review

1. Introduction2. Kingston XS2000 2TB3. ATTO/CrystalDiskMark/AS SSD4. Backup / Restore5. Throughput6. PCMark 10 Data Drive Benchmark7. Real Life File Transfers8. Closing Thoughts9. View All Pages

Kingston's XS2000 is an extremely diminutive external SSD, measuring less than 70mm long. But while it might be small in stature, with a USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 (20Gbps) interface, it is certainly not small in terms of the performance… We find out if it can justify the £240 asking price.

There are just three capacities in the current XS2000 lineup; 500GB, 1TB and the 2TB flagship drive we are looking at here. At the heart of the drive is a Silicon Motion SM2320 controller, which thanks to its built-in USB 3.2 Gen 2 interface offers much better performance than a controller that has to rely on a bridge chip. For the XS2000, Kingston have paired the SM2320 up with 96-Layer 3D TLC NAND.

Kingston rate the XS2000 Sequential performance as up to 2,000MB/s for both reads and writes across the range.

The XS2000 doesn't come with any hardware encryption but is backed with a 5-year warranty.

Physical Specifications:

• Usable Capacities: 2TB.
• NAND Components: 96-layer TLC NAND.
• Interface: USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 (20Gbps).
• Form Factor: external.
• NAND Controller: Silicon Motion SM2320.
• Dimensions: 69.5 x 32.6 x 13.5mm.
• Drive Weight: 28.9g

Firmware Version: 1000.

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