Kingston 7680 GB SEDC500R Read-Centric 2.5" Enterprise SATA SSD

Kingston’s Data Center 500 series (DC500R / DC500M) of solid-state drives are high-performance 6Gbps SATA SSDs that use the latest 3D TLC NAND, designed for read-centric and mixed-use server workloads. They implement Kingston's strict QoS requirements to ensure predictable random I/O performance and predictable low latencies across a wide range of read and write workloads. They can increase productivity in AI, machine learning, big data analytics, cloud computing, software-defined storage, operational databases (ODB), database applications, and data warehousing. Capacities from 480GB, 960GB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB

Performance, Reliability, Consistency

Data Centre 500 Series
Kingston’s Data Centre 500 Series (DC500R / DC500M) of solid-state drives are high-performance 6Gbps SATA SSDs that use the latest 3D TLC NAND, designed for read-centric and mixed-use server workloads. They implement Kingston’s strict QoS requirements to ensure predictable random I/O performance as well as predictable low latencies across a wide range of read and write workloads. They can increase productivity within AI, Machine Learning, Big Data Analytics, Cloud Computing, Software-Defined Storage, Operational Databases (ODB), Database Applications and Data Warehousing. Capacities from 480GB, 960GB, 1.92TB, 3.84TB, 7.68TB ****

Enterprise Data Centre SSD
When businesses need performance, reliability and always-on capability, Kingston Enterprise SSDs are the storage solution of choice. With the ability to deliver on performance and rigorously tested reliability, Kingston’s DC500 Series of SSDs feature a host of features that allow data centres to select the optimum SSD for their workload(s). Companies require results, to deliver on products, solutions and to meet Service Level Agreements (SLAs). Kingston’s DC500 series are designed to meet those expectations.

DC500R: Read-centric SSDs
The DC500R is a highly optimised SSD designed for read-centric workloads, enabling data centres to select SSDs for workloads that are a better match to their needs, rather than spend on more expensive write-intensive SSDs. It delivers I/O speeds and response times (latency) that a data centre can deploy with confidence, to ensure high levels of performance in the working application and downstream at the user interface. These are typically defined by applications that require real-time results. Serving up various databases and web-based applications, taking in large-scale billing records, and offering responsive VOD streaming are examples of read-centric workloads.

DC500M: Mixed-use SSDs
The DC500M is a powerful SSD designed for mixed-use workload applications where the demand is a more balanced mix of read and write operations. It delivers greater write endurance over a wide range of workloads while maintaining the strict performance consistency required in all Kingston Data Centre SSDs. Data centres that host databases and various web-based applications can leverage the I/O and latency predictability while controlling infrastructure costs.

End-to-end protection
The DC500 Series SSDs incorporate end-to-end data path protection to help ensure that all user data transferred into the SSD is protected from transient errors. The DC500R / DC500M both include on-board power loss protection (PLP) with power capacitors and firmware. This ensures that data in flight is written to the NAND Flash in the event of unexpected power loss. Additionally, PLP ensures that the drive’s mapping table (FTL) is updated before power is removed from the drive. These power loss safeguards reduce the chance of data loss and ensure that the drive will be re-initialised successfully on the next system power-up.

Quality of Service (QoS)
The DC500 Series delivers QoS*,**,*** with consistency, and predictability of latency (response time) and IOPS (I/O per second) performance while servicing balanced read and write workloads. Performance predictability is essential for web-hosting applications that must deliver on agreed-upon SLAs to customers. The DC500 Series’ efficiency makes server web applications more reliable, and for those applications that require either read-centric or mixed-use intensive workloads where uptime is crucial.

Application Examples
Designed for service providers running a wide range of applications including:
- Virtualisation
- High-speed databases
- High-bandwidth media streaming
- SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
- SAP
- BI, ERP, CRM, GL, OLAP, OLTP, ERM and EDW workloads
- Cloud service providers

DC500R and DC500M feature enterprise-grade reliability with end-to-end data path protection, SMART health monitoring and robust ECC. They are backed by Kingston’s legendary pre- and post-sales support and a limited 5-year warranty *****.

* 4KB random Read/Write workload, FIO-based, measured once the workload has reached steady state and including all background activities that are required for normal operation and data reliability.
** Measurement is taken once the workload has reached a steady state but includes all background activities required for normal operation and data reliability.
*** Based on 960GB capacity.
**** Some of the listed capacity on a Flash storage device is used for formatting and other functions and is thus not available for data storage. As such, the actual available capacity for data storage is less than that which is listed on the products. For more information, go to Kingston's Flash Memory Guide at kingston.com/flashguide.
***** Limited warranty based on 5 years or SSD “Life Remaining”, which can be found using the Kingston SSD Manager (kingston.com/SSDManager). A new, unused product will show a wear indicator value of one hundred (100), whereas a product that has reached its endurance limit will show a wear indicator value of one (1).