DC3000ME PCIe 5.0 NVMe U.2 SSD

DC3000ME PCIe 5.0 NVMe U.2 SSD

Capacity

    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, and low-latency performance and I/O consistency ensuring reliability and security. Available in capacities up to 15.36TB.

    Kingston’s DC3000ME U.2 data center SSD features a high-speed PCIe 5.0 NVMe interface and utilizes 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 utilizes 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 15.36TB{{Footnote.N37130}} 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
    Form factor U.2, 2.5” x 15mm
    Interface PCIe NVMe Gen5 x4 (backward-compatible with Gen4)
    Capacities{{Footnote.N37130}} 3.84TB, 7.68TB, 15.36TB
    NAND 3D eTLC
    Sequential read/write{{Footnote.N75936}} 3.84TB – 14,000MB/s / 5,800MB/s
    7.68TB – 14,000MB/s / 10,000MBs
    15.36TB – 14,000MB/s / 9,700MB/s
    4k random read/write (IOPS){{Footnote.N75936}} 3.84TB – 2,700,000 / 300,000
    7.68TB – 2,800,000 / 500,000
    15.36TB – 2,700,000 / 400,000
    Latency quality of service (QoS){{Footnote.N75936}}, {{Footnote.N47723}}, {{Footnote.N75937}} 99% - Read/Write: <10 µs / < 70 µs
    Static and dynamic wear leveling 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){{Footnote.N63869}} 3.84TB – 7,008TB, 1DWPD (5 Years)
    7.68TB – 14,016TB, 1DWPD (5 Years)
    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 3.84TB – 146.2g
    7.68TB – 151.3g
    15.36TB – 152.3g
    Vibration non-operating 10G Peak (10–1000Hz)
    MTBF 2 million hours
    Warranty/support{{Footnote.N57503}} Limited 5-year warranty with free technical support

    • Enterprise PCIe 5.0 performance

    • Optimal storage and efficiency

    • On-board power loss protection (PLP)

    • AES 256-bit encryption

    Key Features

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    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{{Footnote.N75936}}.

    DC3000ME SSD flying through space surrounded by blue streaks

    Optimal storage and efficiency

    High capacity options available offering an exceptional balance of consistent I/O delivery and ultra-high performance. Optimized to handle a wide range of server workloads efficiently.

    DC3000ME SSD mounted inside a server

    On-board Power Loss Protection (PLP)

    Enterprise-class protection to reduce possibility of data loss or corruption on ungraceful power fails including NVMe-MI 1.2b out-of-band management, end-to-end data protection, TCG Opal 2.0.

    A padlock icon against a blue background

    AES 256-bit encryption

    Secure sensitive data with AES 256-bit hardware-based encryption and TCG Opal 2.0.

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