Kingston Digital is shipping the Data Center DC500R Enterprise SSD optimized for read-intensive applications.

This is the first drive in the DC500 series that implements Kingston’s strict Quality of Service (QoS) requirements to ensure predictable random I/O performance as well as predictable low latencies over a wide range of read and write workloads. Next week, Kingston will also ship its DC500M SSD optimized for mixed-use workloads. At 1.3 DWPD (drive writes per day), DC500M is aimed at the high-volume rack-mount server market for internal drive bay upgrades, hyperscale data center servers and Cloud service providers requiring low-cost, high-performance storage subsystems.

The DC500R hs been designed for read-intensive applications such as boot up, web servers, virtual desktop infrastructure, operational databases and real-time analytics. it is rated at .5 DWPD (drive writes per day) and is available in 480GB, 960GB, 1.92TB and 3.84TB capacities.

Later this week, Kingston will showcase its DC500 series at Data Center World in Phoenix, Ariz. AT the event, Kingston will also exhibit Server Premier memory, which features a locked BOM (Bill of Materials) to ensure a consistent brand and revision of DRAM.

DC500 Enterprise SSD Features & Specifications

• Data Integrity Protection: ECC protection with advanced read/disturb management safeguards against data corruption for end-to-end data protection.
• On-board (PLP) Power Loss Protection: Reduce the possibility of data loss and/or corruption on ungraceful power fails via power capacitors and firmware.
• Form Factor: 2.5 Inch
• Interface: SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s) – with backwards compatibility to SATA Rev. 2.0 (3Gb/s)
• Capacities: 480GB, 960GB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB (DC500M 3.84TB capacity available in later Q2)
• NAND: 3D TLC
• Self-Encrypting Drive (SED): AES 256-bit Encryption
• Sequential Read/Write: (DC500R)
• 480GB – 555MBs/500MBs
• 960GB – 555MBs/525MBs
  
• 1.92TB – 555MBs/525MBs
• 3.84TB – 555MBs/520MBs
• Steady-State 4k Read/Write: (DC500R)
• 480GB – 98,000/12,000 IOPS
• 960GB – 98,000/20,000 IOPS
• 1.92TB – 98,000/24,000 IOPS
• 3.84TB – 98,000/28,000 IOPS
• Sequential Read/Write: (DC500M)
• 480GB – 555MBs/520MBs
• 960GB – 555MBs/520MBs
• 1.92TB – 555MBs/520MBs
• 3.84TB – 555MBs/520MBs
• Steady-State 4k Read/Write: (DC500M)
• 480GB – 98,000/58,000 IOPS
• 960GB – 98,000/70,000 IOPS
• 1.92TB – 98,000/75,000 IOPS
• 3.84TB – 98,000/75,000 IOPS
• Quality of Service (Latency): TYP Read/Write: <500 µs / <2 ms
• Hot-Plug Capable
• Static and Dynamic Wear Leveling
• Enterprise SMART tools: Reliability tracking, usage statistics, life remaining, wear leveling, temperature
• Endurance:
• DC500R:
• 480GB — 438TBW5 (0.5 DWPD)
• 960GB — 876TBW5 (0.5 DWPD)
• 1.92TB — 1752TBW5 (0.5 DWPD)
• 3.84TB — 3504TBW5 (0.5 DWPD)
• DC500M:
• 480GB – 1139TBW5 (1.3 DWPD)
• 960GB – 2278TBW5 (1.3 DWPD)
• 1.92TB – 4555TBW5 (1.3 DWPD)
• 3.84TB – 9110TBW5 (1.3 DWPD)
• Power Consumption:
• Idle: 1.56W
• Average: 1.6W
• Max Read: 1.8W
• Max Write: 7.5W
• 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/support: Limited 5-year warranty with free technical support