Data Center DC450R – 2.5" Enterprise SSD for Read-Centeric Server Workloads – 7.68TB, 3.8TB, 1.9TB, 960GB and 480GB

Read-centric SSD with exceptional I/O and latency predictability

DC450R

Kingston’s Data Center 450R (DC450R) is a high performance 6Gbps SATA SSD with 3D TLC NAND, designed for Read Centric application workloads. This streamlined SSD delivers on performance while providing exceptional I/O and latency predictability, a requirement now amongst Data Center Class SSDs. Built to Kingston’s strict QoS requirements, the DC450R is designed to ensure performance consistency over a wide range of read intensive and read caching workloads

Read-centric design for performance in high read applications
Predictable random I/O performance and latencies
Configurable over-provisioning
Streamlined performance to strategically optimize business needs

Enterprise Data Center SSD
Delivering your business demands for 24/7 uptime and reliability. Kingston’s DC450R presents a specifically focused feature set that enable data centers to select the most cost effective SSD for their workload(s). Businesses require results as they deliver on products, solutions and service level agreements (SLA’s). Kingston’s DC450R is designed to deliver on these expectations.

Read-centric SSD
A strategically optimized SSD designed with a streamlined focused feature set for read-centric applications. This enables data centers to select an SSD tailored for workloads without overspending on more expensive write intensive SSDs. It delivers I/O speeds and response times (latency) to ensure high levels of performance in the working application and downstream at the user interface.

Applications
It is ideal for Content Delivery Networks (CDN), edge computing applications and a wide array of software-defined storage architectures. DC450R enables system builders and cloud providers a high performance, low cost SSD standard they can count on. Capacities¹ from 480GB, 960GB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB.

Content Delivery Networks (CDN)
Edge Computing
Cloud Service Providers
High-speed databases
SQL server reporting services (SSRS)

Read-Centric Applications

Performance consistency in Edge Computing and CDN applications.
Reduce application latencies

Database and web-based applications leverage predictable I/O and latency performance.
Data Integrity Protection

ECC protection with advanced read/disturb management safeguards against data corruption; end-to-end data protection.
Strategically Optimized

Focused feature set enables data centers to select the most cost effective SSD for their workload(s).

Form Factor	2.5"
Interface	SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s) – With backwards compatibility to SATA Rev. 2.0 (3Gb/s)
Capacities	480GB, 960GB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB
NAND	3D TLC
Self-Encrypting Drive (SED)	XTS-AES 256-bit Encryption
Sequential Read/Write	480GB – 560MBs/510MBs 960GB – 560MBs/530MBs 1.92TB – 560MBs/530MBs 3.84TB – 560MBs/525MBs 7.68TB – 560MBs/504MBs
Steady-State 4k Read/Write	480GB – 99,000/17,000 IOPS 960GB – 98,000/26,000 IOPS 1.92TB – 99,000/28,000 IOPS 3.84TB – 99,000/26,000 IOPS 7.68TB – 99,000/19,000 IOPS
Quality of Service (Latency)²^,³^,⁴	TYP Read/Write: <500 µs / <2 ms
Hot-Plug Capable	Yes
Static and Dynamic Wear Leveling	Yes
Power Loss Protection (Power Caps)	No
Enterprise SMART tools	Reliability tracking, usage statistics, SSD life remaining, wear leveling, temperature
Endurance DC450R	480GB — 285TB (0.3 DWPD/5yrs)⁵ 960GB — 582TB (0.3 DWPD/5yrs)⁵ 1.92TB — 1301TB (0.3 DWPD/5yrs)⁵ 3.84TB — 2823TB (0.4 DWPD/5yrs)⁵ 7.68TB —5063TB (0.3 DWPD/5yrs)⁵
Power Consumption	480GB: Idle: 1.05W, Average Read: 1.25W, Average Write: 3.03W, Max Read: 1.25W, Max Write: 4W 960GB: Idle: 1.15W, Average Read: 1.3W, Average Write: 3.18W, Max Read: 1.3W, Max Write: 4.25W 1.92TB: Idle: 1.22W, Average Read: 1.42W, Average Write: 3.44W, Max Read: 1.42W, Max Write: 4.5W 3.84TB: Idle: 1.3W, Average Read: 1.48W, Average Write: 3.93W, Max Read: 1.48W, Max Write: 5.5W 7.68TB: Idle: 1.38W Average Read: 1.5W Average Write: 4W Max Read: 1.5W Max Write: 5.5W
Storage temperature	-40°C ~ 85°C
Operating temperature	0°C ~ 70°C
Dimensions	69.9mm x 100mm x 7mm
Weight	92.34g
Vibration operating	2.17G Peak (7–800Hz)
Vibration non-operating	20G Peak (10–2000Hz)
MTBF	2 million hours
Warranty/support⁶	Limited 5-year warranty with free technical support

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