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HD-KN960DC600E

Kingston DC600ME 2.5" 960GB Enterprise SATA3 6Gb/s Solid State Drive

Kingston - Kingston DC600ME 2.5" 960GB Enterprise SATA3 6Gb/s Solid State Drive, Up to 560MB/s Read Speed, 530MB/s Write Speed, 1 DWPD Endurance, TCG Opal 2.0, SED, Low Latency, High reliability
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HD-KN960DC600E

Kingston DC600ME 2.5" 960GB Enterprise SATA3 6Gb/s Solid State Drive

Kingston DC600ME 2.5" 960GB Enterprise SATA3 6Gb/s Solid State Drive, Up to 560MB/s Read Speed, 530MB/s Write Speed, 1 DWPD Endurance, TCG Opal 2.0, SED, Low Latency, High reliability

Overview:

DC600M Series 2.5" SATA Enterprise SSD 6Gbps SATA 3.0 storage for mixed-use server workloads
Kingston's DC600M and DC600ME SSDs are fourth-generation data center SATA 3.0, 6Gbps SSDs utilising 3D TLC NAND intended for "mixed use" server workloads. Both are well suited for a wide variety of server applications and include on-board power loss protection via hold-up capacitors. DC600M and DC600ME are designed to protect data against unexpected power failure and to ensure the drive will successfully reinitialise on the next power-up of the system. Designed to deliver low latency and IO consistency for system integrators, hyperscale data centers and cloud service providers.

DC600ME features AES 256-bit encryption and supports TCG OPAL 2.0 security standards.

Capacities available from 480GB-7.68TB to meet your data storage requirements.
  • Designed for data center environments
  • Hardware-based power loss protection
  • Latency and IOPS consistency
  • AES 256-bit encryption with DC600ME
  • Capacities of up to 7.68TB

Features:

  • Part Number: SEDC600ME/960G
  • Designed for data center environments
  • On-board power loss protection (PLP)
  • Low latency and predictable IO
  • Includes Acronis cloning software
  • TCG Opal 2.0, AES 256-bit encryption
  • 560MB/s read, 530MB/s write
Designed for data center environments
Optimised to meet the high demands of server RAID applications with low latency and IO consistency as the key design criteria.

Hardware-based PLP
Power loss capacitors to protect user data against unexpected power loss and enhance performance.

Delivers excellent quality of service (QoS)
Optimised performance predictability to meet service-level agreements (SLAs).

AES 256-bit encryption with DC600ME
Protect sensitive data with support for AES 256-bit hardware-based encryption and TCG Opal 2.0 security standards with DC600ME.

Capacities of up to 7.68TB
Upgrade and manage storage with capacities of up to 7.68TB.

Specifications:

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Product CodeHD-KN960DC600Espacer
Form factor2.5 inch
InterfaceSATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s) - with backwards compatibility to SATA Rev. 2.0 (3Gb/s)
Capacities480GB, 960GB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB
NAND3D TLC
DRAM CacheYes
Sequential read/write480GB - 560MBs/470MBs
960GB - 560MBs/530MBs
1.92TB - 560MBs/530MBs
3.84TB - 560MBs/530MBs
7.68TB - 560MBs/530MBs
Steady-state 4k random read/write480GB - 94,000 / 41,000 IOPS
960GB - 94,000 / 65,000 IOPS
1.92TB - 94,000 / 78,000 IOPS
3.84TB - 94,000 / 59,000 IOPS
7.68TB - 94,000 / 34,000 IOPS
Quality of service (latency)Read/Write
480GB - 180/110 uSec
960GB - 3.84TB - 200/300 uSec
7.68TB - 240/170 uSec
Typical latency - read/write<200 µs / <30 us
Hot-plug capableStatic and dynamic wear levelling
Enterprise SMART toolsReliability tracking, usage statistics, life remaining, wear levelling, temperature
Hardware-based power loss protectionYes
Endurance (TBW)480GB - 876TBW, 1 DWPD (5 years), 1.66 DWPD (3 years)
960GB - 1752TBW, 1 DWPD (5 years), 1.66 DWPD (3 years)
1.92TB - 3504TBW, 1 DWPD (5 years), 1.66 DWPD (3 years)
3.84TB - 7008TBW, 1 DWPD (5 years), 1.66 DWPD (3 years)
7.68TB - 14016TBW, 1 DWPD (5 years), 1.66 DWPD (3 years)
Power consumptionIdle: 1.30W
Average: 1.45W
Max read: 1.6W
Max write: 3.6W
Storage temperature-40°C ~ 85°C
Operating temperature0°C ~ 70°C
Dimensions69.9mm x 100mm x 7mm
Weight92.34g
Vibration operating2.17G Peak (7-800Hz)
Vibration non-operating20G peak (10-2000Hz)
MTBF2 million hours
UBER≤10 -17

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