Kingston Technology DC600ME 7.68 TB 2.5" Serial ATA III 3D TLC NAND

The SEDC600ME/7680G is a 7.68TB DC600ME Series Enterprise SATA SSD manufactured by Kingston. It is a fourth-generation data center solid-state drive built with 3D TLC NAND, specifically optimized for "Mixed-Use" (MU) server workloads requiring low latency, reliable Quality of Service (QoS), and robust hardware encryption.

Below are the complete, comprehensive technical specifications for this model:

⚙️ Performance & Storage Specs

• Storage Capacity: 7.68 TB (7,680 GB)

• Form Factor: 2.5-Inch (7mm drive height)

• Interface: SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s) (with backwards compatibility to SATA Rev. 2.0 3Gb/s)

• NAND Flash Type: 3D TLC (Triple-Level Cell)

• DRAM Cache: Yes

• Sequential Read Speed: Up to 560 MB/s

• Sequential Write Speed: Up to 530 MB/s

• Steady-State 4K Random Read: Up to 94,000 IOPS

• Steady-State 4K Random Write: Up to 34,000 IOPS

• Typical Latency (Read/Write): < 130 µs / < 70 µs

• Quality of Service (Latency 99.999): 200 µs (Read) / 100 µs (Write)

🛡️ Reliability, Endurance & Security

• Target Workload: Mixed-Use (MU) / Enterprise Server

• Endurance Rating: 14,016 TBW (Total Bytes Written)

• Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD): 1 DWPD over a 5-year period

• Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF): 2,000,000 hours

• Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBER): ≤ 1 in 10¹⁷ bits read

• Hardware Encryption: AES 256-bit hardware encryption with TCG Opal 2.0 security standards

• Power Loss Protection (PLP): On-board hardware-based PLP utilizing hold-up capacitors to prevent data corruption during sudden power failures

• Flash Management: Static and dynamic wear leveling, Hot-Plug capable

• Monitoring Tools: Enterprise SMART tools (Reliability tracking, usage statistics, life remaining, temperature)

• Warranty: 5-year limited manufacturer warranty with free technical support

⚡ Power Consumption

• Idle: 1.30 Watts

• Average: 1.45 Watts

• Max Read: 1.60 Watts

• Max Write: 3.60 Watts

🌡️ Environmental & Physical Specs

• Operating Temperature: 0°C to 70°C

• Storage Temperature: -40°C to 85°C

• Vibration (Operating): 2.17G Peak (7–800Hz)

• Vibration (Non-Operating): 20G Peak (10–2000Hz)

• Dimensions: 69.9 mm x 100.0 mm x 7.0 mm

• Weight: 92.34 grams