


Description
DC3000ME PCIe 5.0 NVMe U.2 SSDEnterprise Class Gen5 NVMe U.2 SSD with Power Loss Protection for Server Applications
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 15.36TB1 capacities
and is backed by Kingston's legendary technical support and a
5-year limited warranty.
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Enterprise PCIe 5.0 performance
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Optimal storage and efficiency
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On-board power loss protection (PLP)
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AES 256-bit encryption
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
Key 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 IOPS2.

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.

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.

Specifications
| Form factor | U.2, 2.5” x 15mm |
| Interface | PCIe NVMe Gen5 x4 (backward-compatible with Gen4) |
| Capacities1 | 3.84TB, 7.68TB, 15.36TB |
| NAND | 3D eTLC |
| Sequential read/write2 |
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)2 |
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)2, 3, 4 | 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)5 |
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 |
