Data Center NVMe performance
Incredible I/O consistency with sustained speeds of up to 3GB/s and 510K IOPS.
Kingston DC1500M U.2 NVMe SSD features high-storage capacity and enhanced enterprise performance. It offers a high-performance Gen 3.0 x4 PCIe NVMe design to deliver latency and IOPS consistency. DC1500M is backed by strict QoS requirements to ensure predictable random IO performance as well as predictable latencies over a wide range of workloads.
The U.2 form factor design (2.5”, 15mm) works seamlessly with the latest-generation servers and storage arrays utilising PCIe and U.2 backplanes. DC1500M is hot pluggable, eliminating the challenges of serviceable PCIe storage.
It boasts enterprise-class features such as end-to-end data path protection, namespace management, 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 warranty1. Capacities range from 960GB to 7.6TB2.
Applications
The "mixed-use" workload drive makes it ideal for running a wide range of customer applications including:
Incredible I/O consistency with sustained speeds of up to 3GB/s and 510K IOPS.
An exceptional balance of consistent I/O delivery with high read and write IOPS performance to manage a wide range of transactional workloads.
Quality of Service (QoS) delivers ultra-low transactional latency for large data sets and various web-based applications.
Enterprise-class protection to reduce the possibility of data loss or corruption on ungraceful power fails.
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Ask an ExpertForm factor | U.2, 2.5” x 15mm |
Interface | PCIe NVMe Gen3 x4 |
Capacities2 | 960GB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB |
NAND | 3D TLC |
Sequential read/write | 960GB – 3,100 / 1,700MB/s 1.92TB – 3,300/2,700MB/s 3.84TB – 3,100/2,700MB/s 7.68TB – 3,100/2,700MB/s |
Steady-state 4k read/write | 960GB – 440,000/150,000 IOPS 1.92TB – 510,000/220,000 IOPS 3.84TB – 480,000/210,000 IOPS 7.68TB – 420,000/200,000 IOPS |
Latency Quality of Service (QoS)3, 4, 5 | 99.9 - read/write: <110 µs / <206 µs |
Static and dynamic wear levelling | Yes |
Power loss protection (power caps) | Yes |
Namespace management support | Yes - 64 namespaces supported |
Enterprise diagnostics | Telemetry, media wear, temperature, health and error logs, etc. |
Endurance | 960GB – 1681 TBW6 (1 DWPD/5yrs)6 (1.6 DWPD/3yrs)6 1.92TB – 3362 TBW6 (1 DWPD/5yrs)6 (1.6 DWPD/3yrs)6 3.84TB – 6725 TBW6 (1 DWPD/5yrs)6 (1.6 DWPD/3yrs)6 7.68TB – 13450 TBW6 (1 DWPD/5yrs)6 (1.6 DWPD/3yrs)6 |
Power consumption | 960GB – Idle: 6.30W Average read: 6.21W Average write: 11.40W Max read: 6.60W Max write: 12.24W 1.92TB – Idle: 6.60W Average read: 6.30W Average write: 13.7W Max read: 6.63W Max write: 15.36W 3.84TB – Idle: 6.8W Average read: 6.40W Average write: 14.20W Max read: 7W Max write: 16W 7.68TB – Idle: 7W Average read: 7.30W Average write: 17.14W Max read: 8.16W Max write: 20.88W |
Operating temperature | 0°C ~ 70°C |
Dimensions | 100.09mm x 69.84mm x 14.75mm |
Weight | 960GB – 145g 1.92TB – 150g 3.84TB – 155g 7.68TB – 160g |
Vibration operating | 2.17G peak (7–800Hz) |
Vibration non-operating | 20G peak (10–2000Hz) |
MTBF | 2 million hours |
Warranty/support1 | Limited 5-year warranty with free technical support |
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