Help me to understand hardware based encryption..

[suprakabi]

Recently I came across an ssd made by Kingston it's model is uv 500 and it has got 256 aes hardware based encryption. So I am bit confused how it really works? 
What are it's benefits?
Also how much it is different from the software based encryption?
Please explain me all these and if you have any knowledge beyond the question I have asked then please share it...

Thank you.

[harlan4096]

Hi, check these links:

https://www.electronicdesign.com/memory/...encryption

https://windowsreport.com/ssd-built-in-encryption/

Also useful links for Your Kingston:

https://media.kingston.com/support/downloads/KSM-UG.pdf

https://www.kingston.com/us/support/tech...ssdmanager