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 PCIe 5.0 NVMe U.2 SSD
DC3000ME PCIe 5.0 NVMe U.2 SSD
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.
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 15.36TB{{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 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){{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℃ ~ 70℃ |
| 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 |
Key Features
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.
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