Kingston DC3000ME 3.84TB PCIe Gen5 NVMe U.2 SSD SEDC3000ME/3T8
Overview :
Kingston’s DC3000ME U.2 data center SSD features a high-speed PCIe 5.0 NVMe interface and utilises 3D eTLC NAND, making it well suited for a wide range of server applications such as AI, HPC, OLTP, databases, cloud infrastructure and edge computing. DC3000ME includes on-board power loss protection to safeguard data in the event of sudden power loss and AES 256-bit encryption for ultimate data security. DC3000ME utilises the latest high-speed PCIe 5.0 interface and is backward-compatible with PCIe 4.0 servers and backplanes. Like all of Kingston’s data center SSDs, DC3000ME is designed to deliver I/O consistency and low latency as the key design criteria that system integrators, hyperscale data centers and cloud service providers can depend on. DC3000ME is offered in 3.84TB, 7.68TB and 15.36TB1 capacities and is backed by Kingston’s legendary technical support and a 5-year limited warranty.
Applications and workloads
DC3000ME is ideal for running a wide range of server applications and workloads including:
- AI
- HPC
- Cloud services
- Edge computing
- Software-defined storage
- RAID
- General server use
Specification :
| Form factor | U.2, 2.5” x 15mm |
| Interface | PCIe NVMe Gen5 x4 (backward compatible with Gen4) |
| Capacities1 | 3.84TB |
| NAND | 3D eTLC |
| Sequential read/write | 3.84TB – 14,000MB/s / 5,800MB/s |
| 4k random read/write (IOPS | 3.84TB – 2,700,000 / 300,000 |
| Latency quality of service (QoS)2, 3, 4 | 99% – read/write: <10 µs / < 70 µs |
| Static and dynamic wear levelling | Yes |
| Power loss protection (power caps) | Yes |
| Encryption | Yes – TCG Opal 2.0, AES 256-bit encryption |
| Namespace management support | Yes – 128 namespaces supported |
| Enterprise diagnostics | Telemetry, media wear, temperature, health, etc. |
| Endurance (TBW/DWPD) | 3.84TB – 7,008TB, 1DWPD (5 years) |
| Power consumption | Idle: 8W |
| Max read: 8.2W | |
| Max write: 24W | |
| Operating temperature | 0℃ ~ 70℃ |
| Dimensions | 100.50mm x 69.8mm x 14.8mm |
| Weight | 3.84TB – 146.2g |
| Vibration non-operating | 10G peak (10–1000Hz) |
| MTBF | 2 million hours |
| Warranty/support6 | Limited 5-year warranty with free technical support |
