DC1000M U.2 NVMe Enterprise Class SSD – 960GB to 7.6TB

Enterprise Class U.2 NVMe SSD with PLP

DC1000M

The Kingston DC1000M U.2 NVMe SSD features high-storage capacity and best-in-class enterprise performance. It offers a high-performance Gen 3.0 x4 PCIe NVMe interface enabling high throughput and low latency on standardized platforms. It’s designed to deliver up to 540K IOPS of random read performance and 3GB/s of throughput. The DC1000M is backed by strict QoS requirements to ensure predictable random IO performance as well as predictable latencies over a wide range of workloads.

Enterprise-class U.2 NVMe PCIe SSD Gen 3.0 x4 SSD
High Performance over 3GB/s
Predictable Low-latency and High I/O Consistency
On-board Power Loss Protection (PLP)

The U.2 form factor design (2.5”, 15mm) works seamlessly with the latest generation servers and storage arrays utilizing PCIe and U.2 backplanes. It’s hot pluggable which makes the challenges of serviceable PCIe storage an issue of the past.

It also features enterprise-class features such as end-to-end data path protection, power loss protection (PLP), and telemetry monitoring for increased data center reliability. Backed by Kingston’s legendary pre- and post-sales support and a five-year limited warranty. Capacities¹ range from 960GB to 7.6TB.

Applications
The "mixed-use" workload drive makes it ideal for running a wide range of customer applications including:

Virtualization
High performance cloud service
Web hosting caching
High-resolution media capture and transport
ERP, CRM, GL, OLAP, OLTP, ERM, BI, and EDW workloads

Data Center NVMe Performance

Incredible I/O consistency with speeds of up to 3GB/s and 540K IOPS.
Enterprise-Class Mixed-Use Storage

An exceptional balance of consistent I/O delivery with high read and write IOPS performance to manage a wide range of transactional workloads.
Reduce Application Latencies

Quailty of Service (QoS) delivers ultra-low transactional latency for large data sets and various web-based applications.
On-board Power Loss Protection (PLP)

Enterprise-class protection to reduce possibility of data loss or corruption on ungraceful powerfails.

The drive has the hardware power protection, end to end data protection and enterprise-grade performance stability IT managers demand from an SSD of this class.

Read Full Review Kitguru SSD DC1000M Review

A well-specced U.2 NVMe enterprise drive that offers a superior price/performance point than competing U.2 drives and an incredible performance boost without much more cost for enterprise users wanting to shift away from SATA/SAS.

Read Full Review Mighty Gadget SSD DC1000M Review

The DC1000M employs the latest 3D TLC (triple level cell) NAND flash technology. This is far superior to older 2D NAND as it allows the cells to be stacked in layers thus enabling much higher storage densities with a lower cost per bit and reduced power consumption.

Read Full Review Storage Magazine SSD DC1000M Review

960GB

1.92TB

3.84TB

7.68TB

Form factor	U.2, 2.5” x 15mm
Interface	PCIe NVMe Gen3 x4
Capacities¹	960GB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB
NAND	3D TLC
Sequential read/write	960GB – 3,100MBs/1330MBs 1.92TB – 3,100MBs/2600MBs 3.84TB – 3,100MBs/2700MBs 7.68TB – 3,100MBs/2800MBs
Steady-state 4k read/write	960GB – 400,000/125,000 IOPS 1.92TB – 540,000/205,000 IOPS 3.84TB – 525,000/210,000 IOPS 7.68TB – 485,000/210,000 IOPS
Latency²,³,⁴	TYP read/write: <300 µs / <1 ms
Static and dynamic wear levelling	Yes
Power loss protection (power caps)	Yes
Enterprise SMART tools	Reliability tracking, usage statistics, SSD life remaining, wear leveling, temperature
Endurance	960GB — 1681TBW (1 DWPD/5yrs)⁵ 1.92TB — 3362TBW (1 DWPD/5yrs)⁵ 3.84TB — 6725TBW (1 DWPD/5yrs)⁵ 7.68TB — 13450TBW (1 DWPD/5yrs)⁵
Power consumption	960GB: Idle: 5.14W Average Read: 5.25W Average Write: 9.10W Max Read: 5.64W Max Write: 9.80W 1.92TB: Idle: 5.22W Average Read: 5.31W Average Write: 13.1W Max Read: 5.70W Max Write: 13.92W 3.84TB: Idle: 5.54W Average Read: 5.31W Average Write: 14.69W Max Read: 6.10W Max Write: 15.5W 7.68TB: Idle: 5.74W Average Read: 5.99W Average Write: 17.06W Max Read: 6.63W Max Write: 17.88W
Storage temperature	-40°C ~ 85°C
Operating temperature	0°C ~ 70°C
Dimensions	100.09mm x 69.84mm x 14.75mm
Weight	160(g)
Vibration operating	2.17G peak (7-800Hz)
Vibration non-operating	20G peak (10-2,000Hz)
MTBF	2 million hours
Warranty/support⁶	Limited 5-year warranty with free technical support

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