DC600M Series 2.5” SATA Enterprise SSD

6Gbps SATA 3.0 Storage for Mixed-Use Server Workloads

DC600ME 2.5” SATA Enterprise SSD - 480GB

DC600ME 2.5” SATA Enterprise SSD - 480GB

DC600ME 2.5” SATA Enterprise SSD - 480GB

DC600ME 2.5” SATA Enterprise SSD - 480GB

DC600ME 2.5” SATA Enterprise SSD - 480GB, in packaging

DC600ME 2.5” SATA Enterprise SSD - 480GB, in packaging

DC600M Series 2.5” SATA Enterprise SSD

6Gbps SATA 3.0 Storage for Mixed-Use Server Workloads

Part Number: SEDC600ME/480G
Designed for Data Center Environments
On-board Power Loss Protection (PLP)
Consistent latency and IOPS, reliable QoS
Includes Acronis cloning software
TCG Opal 2.0, AES 256-bit encryption
560MB/s Read, 470MB/s Write

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Kingston’s DC600M SSD Series are high-performance storage solutions for data centers, system integrators and more. Delivering consistent latency and reliability, the drives were designed for mixed-use workloads, featuring 3D TLC NAND, hardware-based power loss protection, and capacities up to 7.68TB making them ideal for enterprise applications. For additional security, DC600ME is available with AES 256-bit encryption and supports TCG OPAL 2.0 security standards.

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Kingston’s DC600M and DC600ME SSDs are 4th generation data center SATA 3.0, 6Gbps SSDs utilizing 3D TLC NAND intended for “mixed use” server workloads. Both are well suited for a wide variety of server applications and include on-board power loss protection via hold-up capacitors. DC600M and DC600ME are designed to protect data against unexpected power failure and to ensure the drive will successfully re-initialize on the next power-up of the system. Designed to deliver low latency and IO consistency for system integrators, hyperscale data centers, and cloud service providers.

DC600ME features AES 256-bit encryption and supports TCG OPAL 2.0 security standards.

Capacities available from 480GB-7.68TB¹ to meet your data storage requirements.

Specifications

DC600M
DC600ME

Form factor	2.5 Inch
Interface	SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s) – with backwards compatibility to SATA Rev. 2.0 (3Gb/s)
Capacities¹	480GB, 960GB, 1.92GB, 3.84GB, 7.68GB
NAND	3D TLC
DRAM Cache	Yes
Sequential Read/Write	480GB – 560MBs/470MBs 960GB – 560MBs/530MBs 1.92TB – 560MBs/530MBs 3.84TB – 560MBs/530MBs 7.68TB – 560MBs/530MBs
Steady State 4k Random Read/Write	480GB – 94,000/41,000 IOPS 960GB – 94,000/65,000 IOPS 1.92TB – 94,000/78,000 IOPS 3.84TB – 94,000/59,000 IOPS 7.68TB – 94,000/34,000 IOPS
Quality of Service (Latency)²,³,⁴(99.999)	Read/Write 480GB – 180/110 uSec 960GB – 3.84TB – 200/300 uSec 7.68TB – 240/170 uSec
Typical Latency - Read/Write	<200 µs / <30 us²,³,⁴
Hot-Plug Capable	Static and Dynamic Wear Leveling
Enterprise SMART tools	Reliability tracking, usage statistics, life remaining, wear leveling, temperature
Hardware-based Power Loss Protection	Yes
Endurance (TBW)⁵	480GB – 876TB, 1 DWPD (5 years), 1.66 DWPD (3 years) 960GB – 1752TB, 1 DWPD (5 years), 1.66 DWPD (3 years) 1.92TB – 3504TB, 1 DWPD (5 years), 1.66 DWPD (3 years) 3.84TB – 7008TB, 1 DWPD (5 years), 1.66 DWPD (3 years) 7.68TB – 14016TB, 1 DWPD (5 years), 1.66 DWPD (3 years)
Power Consumption	Idle: 1.30W Average: 1.45W Max Read: 1.6W Max Write: 3.6W
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
UBER	≤10 -17
Warranty/support	Limited 5-year warranty with free technical support⁶

Form factor	2.5 Inch
Interface	SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s) – with backwards compatibility to SATA Rev. 2.0 (3Gb/s)
Capacities¹	480GB, 960GB, 1.92GB, 3.84GB, 7.68GB
NAND	3D TLC
DRAM Cache	Yes
Sequential Read/Write	480GB – 560MBs/470MBs 960GB – 560MBs/530MBs 1.92TB – 560MBs/530MBs 3.84TB – 560MBs/530MBs 7.68TB – 560MBs/530MBs
Steady State 4k Random Read/Write	480GB – 94,000/41,000 IOPS 960GB – 94,000/65,000 IOPS 1.92TB – 94,000/78,000 IOPS 3.84TB – 94,000/59,000 IOPS 7.68TB – 94,000/34,000 IOPS
Quality of Service (Latency)²,³,⁴(99.999)	Read/Write 480GB – 500/130 uSec 960GB - 200/400 uSec 1.92TB – 450/210 uSec 3.84TB - 410/500 uSec 7.68TB – 200/100 uSec
Typical Latency - Read/Write	<130 µs / <70 us²,³,⁴
Hot-Plug Capable	Static and Dynamic Wear Leveling
Enterprise SMART tools	Reliability tracking, usage statistics, life remaining, wear leveling, temperature
Hardware-based Power Loss Protection	Yes
Endurance (TBW)⁵	480GB – 876TB, 1 DWPD (5 years), 1.66 DWPD (3 years) 960GB – 1752TB, 1 DWPD (5 years), 1.66 DWPD (3 years) 1.92TB – 3504TB, 1 DWPD (5 years), 1.66 DWPD (3 years) 3.84TB – 7008TB, 1 DWPD (5 years), 1.66 DWPD (3 years) 7.68TB – 14016TB, 1 DWPD (5 years), 1.66 DWPD (3 years)
Power Consumption	Idle: 1.30W Average: 1.45W Max Read: 1.6W Max Write: 3.6W
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
UBER	≤10 -17
Warranty/support	Limited 5-year warranty with free technical support⁶

Features

Designed for data center environments
Hardware-based power loss protection
Latency and IOPS consistency
AES 256-bit Encryption with DC600ME
Capacities up to 7.68TB¹

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Designed for data center environments

Optimized to meet the high demands of Server RAID applications with low latency and IO consistency as the key design criteria.

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Hardware-based PLP

Power loss capacitors to protect user data against unexpected power loss and enhance performance.

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Delivers excellent Quality of Service (QoS)⁷

Optimized performance predictability to hit Service-level agreements (SLAs).

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AES 256-bit Encryption with DC600ME

Protect sensitive data with support for AES 256-bit hardware-based encryption and TCG Opal 2.0 security standards with DC600ME.

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Capacities up to 7.68TB

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