Overview:
Kingston’s DC3000ME U.2 SSD features a high-speed PCIe 5.0 NVMe interface and 3D TLC NAND, ideal for AI, HPC, OLTP, cloud applications and edge computing in both Gen4 and Gen5 NVMe servers. The DCM3000ME is designed with system integrators, hyperscale data centers and cloud service providers in mind, offering hardware-based power loss protection, AES 256-bit encryption, TCG-Opal support, low-latency performance and I/O consistency to ensure reliability and security. Available in capacities of up to 15.36TB.
Features:
Enterprise PCIe 5.0 performance
Delivers I/O consistency and low latency with sustained speeds of up to 14,000MB/s read and 2,800,000 read IOPS.
Optimal storage and efficiency
High-capacity options available offering an exceptional balance of consistent I/O delivery and ultra-high performance. Optimised to handle a wide range of server workloads efficiently.
On-board power loss protection (PLP)
Enterprise-class protection to reduce the possibility of data loss or corruption on ungraceful power fails, including NVMe-MI 1.2b out-of-band management, end-to-end data protection and TCG Opal 2.0.
AES 256-bit encryption
Secure sensitive data with AES 256-bit hardware-based encryption and TCG Opal 2.0.
Specifications:
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Specifications | |
| Product Code | SEDC3000ME/15T3 |
| Form factor | U.2, 2.5" x 15mm |
| Interface | PCIe NVMe Gen5 x4 (backward compatible with Gen4) |
| Capacities1 | 15.36TB |
| NAND | 3D eTLC |
| Sequential read/write2 | 15.36TB - 14, 000MB/s / 9, 700MB/s |
| 4k random read/write (IOPS)2 | 15.36TB - 2,700,000 / 400,000 |
| 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)5 | 15.36TB - 28, 032TB, 1DWPD (5 years) |
| Power consumption | Idle: 8W |
| Max read: 8.2W | |
| Max write: 24W | |
| Operating temperature | 0°C ~ 70°C |
| Dimensions | 100.50mm x 69.8mm x 14.8mm |
| Weight | 15.36TB - 152.3g |
| Vibration non-operating | 10G peak (10-1000Hz) |
| MTBF | 2 million hours |
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