Kingston Technology DC600ME 960 GB 2.5" Serial ATA III 3D TLC NAND

The SEDC600ME/960G is an enterprise-class 960GB DC600ME Series Enterprise SATA SSD manufactured by Kingston. It is a data center-grade solid-state drive built with 3D TLC NAND flash memory, specifically optimized for "Mixed-Use" (MU) server workloads. It features high I/O consistency, low latency, hardware-based data encryption, and advanced power failure protections.

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

⚙️ Performance & Storage Specs

• Storage Capacity: 960 GB

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

• Host Interface: SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s) (backward compatible with SATA Rev. 2.0 3Gb/s)

• NAND Flash Memory Type: 3D TLC NAND

• SSD Controller: Phison PS3112-S12DC-27 enterprise controller

• 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 65,000 IOPS

• Quality of Service (Latency 99.999): 200 µs (Read) / 400 µs (Write)

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

🛡️ Enterprise Reliability & Endurance

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

• Endurance Rating (TBW): 1,752 TBW (Total Bytes Written)

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

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

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

• Data Security & Encryption: Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) featuring AES 256-bit hardware-level encryption and TCG Opal 2.0 security protocol management. (Note: The "E" in the SEDC600ME model suffix designates this integrated hardware encryption feature, differentiating it from the standard unencrypted DC600M line).

• Power Loss Protection (PLP): Hardware-based PLP utilizing hold-up capacitors to prevent block corruption and ensure flight data cache is safely flushed during unexpected server power outages.

• Advanced Monitoring: Enterprise S.M.A.R.T. suite tools (reliability tracking, usage logs, block wear-leveling, remaining life metrics, temperature tracking).

• Hot-Plug Capable: Fully supported

• Warranty Support: Backed by a 5-year limited enterprise warranty.

⚡ Power Consumption

• Idle Mode: 1.30 Watts

• Average Consumption: 1.45 Watts

• Maximum Read Burst: 1.60 Watts

• Maximum Write Burst: 3.60 Watts

🌡️ Environmental & Physical Specs

• Operating Temperature Range: 0°C to 70°C

• Storage Temperature Range: -40°C to 85°C

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

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

• Dimensions (L x W x H): 100.0 mm x 69.9 mm x 7.0 mm

• Weight: 92.34 grams (3.26 oz)

• Regulatory Compliance: RoHS, WEEE, REACH