Kingston has launched a large capacity Gen 5.0 U.2 SSD for data centers, featuring up to 14 GB/s of sequential read speeds.
Kingston Launches DC3000ME 30.72 TB Gen 5.0 U.2 NVMe SSDs as Data Centers Push Toward Higher Density AI Storage
Popular storage maker, Kingston, has debuted its high-capacity variant for the DC3000ME Gen 5.0 U.2 NVMe SSD. The new SSD brings a capacity of 30.72 TB, expanding the storage ceiling of the enterprise PCIe 5.0 lineup for data centers that are rapidly scaling for AI operations. The DC3000ME 30.72 TB SSD aims to deliver higher-capacity alternative for enterprises that aim to deliver more storage to its customers while also bringing higher read/write speeds and better power-efficiency.
Apart from Samsung's PM9D3a, the DC3000ME remains one of the handful of storage lineup to bring such a large capacity in the PCIe 5.0 U.2 lineup, and can deliver up to 14 GB/s of sequential read speeds and up to 2.8 million random read IOPS. While it features the PCIe 5.0 interface, it's backward compatible withy PCIe 4.0 platforms. The DC3000ME SSD also features on-board power-loss protection and AES-256 encryption with TCG Opal 2.0 support.
The launch of the 30.72TB DC3000ME marks an important milestone for Kingston’s data center portfolio,
As AI, HPC, and cloud environments continue to scale, customers are looking to maximize storage density without compromising performance or reliability. DC3000ME with 30.72TB delivers exactly that.
- Cameron Crandall, data center SSD business manager, Kingston
With such higher capacity drives, the data centers are able to reduce the number of storage drives required per rack. This results in lower power consumption per terabyte, better cooling, and simplifying the cabling process. For AI training clusters and inference storage layers, these are crucial for more efficiency.
The DC3000ME uses the 3D eTLC NAND, which is a common choice to bring better cost efficiency in read-intensive and mixed-workload environments. As mentioned previously, with the integrated power-loss protection, the SSD brings better reliability than others to ensure in-flight data is preserved during unexpected shutdowns. Kingston will provide a 5-year limited warranty on the DC3000ME 30.72 TB storage as well as its lower-capacity variants, but the price hasn't been disclosed.
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