£656.41
Kingston KC3000 4TB
Part numberSKC3000D/4096G
The short answer
Kingston's KC3000 4TB (part number SKC3000D/4096G) is an M.2 2280 NVMe SSD on PCIe 4.0 with 4 TB of capacity. It suits a mini PC owner with a free M.2 2280 slot who wants a lot of storage in one drive, and it has no heatsink fitted.
Specifications
The main number is capacity: 4 TB in a single drive, which saves you from spreading files across several smaller ones. The interface is NVMe over PCIe 4.0, so the full speed of the drive needs a slot with that interface, and in a PCIe 3.0 slot it still works but at the slower speed. No heatsink is fitted, so check how your machine cools its M.2 slot before you install it.
- Form factor
- M.2 2280
- Interface
- NVMe PCIe 4.0
- Capacity
- 4 TB
- Sequential read
- Not confirmed
- Sequential write
- Not confirmed
- Endurance
- Not confirmed
- DRAM cache
- Not confirmed
- Heatsink fitted
- No
- Single-sided
- Not confirmed
Kingston specification page · read 6 October 2026
Which mini PCs it fits
An M.2 2280 NVMe drive goes into an M.2 2280 slot. It fits the ASUS ROG NUC, BOSGAME M5, Beelink EQR6 and Dell Pro Max Micro FCM2250. It also fits the ACEMAGIC S1, BMAX MaxMini B4 Ultra and Beelink EQ14, but their slot runs it at PCIe 3.0 speed instead of PCIe 4.0. The Apple Mac Studio (M5 Ultra), Mac mini (M5 Pro) and Mac mini (M6) have no M.2 slot, so it does not fit them. For the GMKtec NucBox M5 Plus and NIMO Mini PC Desktop AI Max+ 395 we have not confirmed the fit, as we do not have their number of M.2 slots.
Checked against every mini PC sold on amazon.co.uk, from the specifications we hold for each machine.
Fits (36)
- ASUS NUC 14 Performance
- ASUS NUC 14 Pro
- ASUS ROG NUC
- ASUS ROG NUC 15
- ASUS ROG NUC 16
- Beelink EQi12
- Beelink EQi13
- Beelink EQR6
- Beelink GTi14 Ultra
- Beelink ME mini
- Beelink SER8
- BOSGAME M5
- Dell Pro Max Micro FCM2250
- GEEKOM A9 Mega
- GMKtec EVO-X2
- GMKtec M8
- GMKtec NucBox K11
- GMKtec NucBox K13
- GMKtec NucBox K8 Plus
- GMKtec NucBox M6 Ultra
- HP Z2 Mini G1a
- Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 5
- Lenovo ThinkCentre M75q Gen 5
- Lenovo ThinkCentre M90q Gen 5
- Lenovo ThinkCentre M90q Gen 6
- Lenovo ThinkCentre neo 50q Gen 5
- Lenovo ThinkCentre neo 50q Gen 6
- Lenovo ThinkStation P3 Tiny
- Lenovo ThinkStation P3 Tiny Gen 2
- Lenovo ThinkStation P3 Ultra SFF Gen 2
- MINISFORUM MS-01
- MINISFORUM MS-02 Ultra
- MINISFORUM MS-02 Ultra 235HX
- MINISFORUM MS-A2
- MINISFORUM MS-S1 Max
- MINISFORUM UM890 Pro
Fits, with a note (4)
- ACEMAGIC S1: Runs at PCIe 3.0 speed in this slot.
- Beelink EQ14: Runs at PCIe 3.0 speed in this slot.
- Beelink EQR5: Runs at PCIe 3.0 speed in this slot.
- GMKtec NucBox G10: Runs at PCIe 3.0 speed in this slot.
Does not fit (3)
- Apple Mac mini (M5 Pro): This machine has no M.2 slot.
- Apple Mac mini (M6): This machine has no M.2 slot.
- Apple Mac Studio (M5 Max): This machine has no M.2 slot.
Before you buy
Kingston does not state the drive's sequential read, sequential write, endurance, DRAM cache or whether it is single-sided. Beyond that, the ACEMAGIC S1, BMAX MaxMini B4 Ultra and Beelink EQ14 limit it to PCIe 3.0 speed, and any machine with no M.2 slot cannot take it.
Common questions
Does the KC3000 4TB work in a PCIe 3.0 slot?
On the ACEMAGIC S1, BMAX MaxMini B4 Ultra and Beelink EQ14 it fits, but the slot runs it at PCIe 3.0 speed rather than the PCIe 4.0 the drive is built for.
Can I put it in a Mac mini?
No. The Apple Mac mini (M5 Pro) and Mac mini (M6) have no M.2 slot, so this drive does not fit them, and the Mac Studio (M5 Ultra) has none either.
Does it come with a heatsink?
No heatsink is fitted to this drive, so check how your mini PC cools its M.2 slot, or whether there is room to add a cover, before you install it.
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