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Ask an ExpertKingston’s Data Center DC1000B is a high-performance M.2 (2280) NVMe PCIe SSD using the latest Gen 3.0 x 4 PCIe interface with 64-layer 3D TLC NAND. DC1000B offers data centers a cost-effective boot drive solution with the reassurance they are purchasing an SSD designed for server use. The DC1000B is ideally suited for use in high-volume rack-mount servers as an internal boot drive(s) as well as for use in purpose-built systems where a high-performance M.2 SSD is needed that includes on-board power loss protection (PLP).
M.2 (2280) NVMe PCIe SSD Gen 3.0 x 4, performance
NVMe for server boot workloads
Application optimized capacities (240GB & 960GB) keep costs low
On-board (PLP) Power Loss Protection
Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) with AES-XTS 256bit
Enterprise Data Center NVMe Boot SSD
M.2 NVMe SSDs are evolving within the data center providing efficiencies in booting servers to preserve valuable front-loading drive bays for data storage. Whitebox and Tier 1 Server OEMs are beginning to equip server motherboards with one or sometimes two M.2 sockets for boot purposes. While the M.2 form-factor was originally designed as a client SSD form-factor, its small physical size and high performance make it attractive for server use. Not all SSD are created equal and using a client SSD in a server application may result in poor inconsistent performance.
Applications
Boot drives are used primarily for booting an OS, but in many use cases today the boot drive has a secondary purpose; logging application data and/or configured as a high-speed local cache drive. Therefore, the DC1000B was designed with added endurance (0.5 DWPD for 5yrs) to handle the OS workload as well as the extra write workload of caching and data logging. In addition to being designed for long term reliability the DC1000B is designed to deliver enterprise level performance consistency and low latency features typically not found on client SSDs. Available in 240GB and 960GB capacities1.
Planning the right solution requires an understanding of your project’s security goals. Let Kingston’s experts guide you.
Ask an ExpertIncredible speeds of up to 2.6GB/s and 200K IOPS.
Enhanced for boot workloads as well as caching and logging applications.
Reduce the possibility of data loss and/or corruption on ungraceful power-off.
Move boot drives internally frees up front loading drive bays for additional data storage.
Form Factor | M.2, 22mm x 80mm (2280) |
Interface | PCIe NVMe Gen3 x4 |
Capacities1 | 240GB, 480GB, 960GB |
NAND | 3D TLC |
Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) | AES 256-bit Encryption |
Sequential Read/Write | 240GB – 2,200MBs/290MBs 480GB – 3,200MBs/565MBs 960GB – 3,400MBs/925MBs |
Steady-State 4k Read/Write2 | 240GB – 111.000/12.000 IOPS 480GB – 205.000/20.000 IOPS 960GB – 199.000/25.000 IOPS |
Latency Read (Avg) | 161µs |
Latency Write (Avg) | 75µs |
Power Loss Protection (Power Caps) | Yes |
SMART Health Monitoring and Telemetry | SMART, Telemetry and other Enterprise Class Diagonistic capabilities |
Endurance | 240GB — 248TBW (0.5 DWPD/5yrs)3 480GB — 475TBW (0.5 DWPD/5yrs)3 960GB — 1095TBW (0.6 DWPD/5yrs)3 |
Power Consumption | 240GB: Idle: 1.82W Average Read: 1.71W Average Write: 3.16W Max Read: 1.81W Max Write: 3.56W 480GB: Idle: 1.90W Average Read: 1.74W Average Write: 4.88W Max Read: 1.81W Max Write: 5.47W 960GB: Idle: 1.29W Average Read: 1.67W Average Write: 4.25W Max Read: 1.78W Max Write: 5.73W |
Storage temperature | -40°C ~ 85°C |
Operating temperature | 0°C ~ 70°C |
Dimensions | 80mm x 22mm x 3.8mm |
Weight | 240GB – 8g 480GB - 960GB – 9g |
Vibration operating | 2.17G Peak (7–800Hz) |
Vibration non-operating | 20G Peak (10–2000Hz) |
MTBF | 2 million hours |
Warranty/support4 | Limited 5-year warranty with free technical support |
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1. Some of the listed capacity on a Flash storage device is used for formatting and other functions and thus is not available for data storage. As such, the actual available capacity for data storage is less than what is listed on the product. For more information go to Kingston's Flash Memory Guide.
2. Measurement taken once the workload has reached steady state but including all background activities required for normal operation and data reliability.
3. Total Bytes Written (TBW) is derived from the JEDEC Client Workload (JESD219A).
4. Limited warranty based on 5 years or “SSD Life Remaining” which can be found using the Kingston SSD Manager (Kingston.com/SSDManager). A new, unused product will show a wear indicator value of one hundred (100), whereas a product that has reached its endurance limit of program erase cycles will show a wear indicator value of one (1). See Kingston.com/wa for details.
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