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Kingston Technology 7.68TB DC3000ME U.2 PCIe 5.0 NVMe TCG Opal Enterprise SSD

Kingston Technology 7.68TB DC3000ME U.2 PCIe 5.0 NVMe TCG Opal Enterprise SSD, 7.68 TB, U.2, 14000 MB/s

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£2,051.85

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Price history of Kingston Technology 7.68TB DC3000ME U.2 PCIe 5.0 NVMe TCG Opal Enterprise SSD over the last 3 months
DatePrice
9 March 2026£861.69
2 April 2026£917.43
10 April 2026£917.43
15 April 2026£917.43
19 April 2026£1,299.57
21 April 2026£1,299.57
25 April 2026£1,299.57
28 April 2026£1,299.57
1 May 2026£1,299.57
2 May 2026£2,051.85
10 May 2026£2,051.85
10 May 2026£2,051.85
18 May 2026£2,051.85
18 May 2026£2,051.85
25 May 2026£2,051.85
25 May 2026£2,051.85

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Product Information

PCIe 5.0 NVMe U.2 for Server Applications
Kingston’s DC3000ME U.2 data center SSD features a high-speed PCIe 5.0 NVMe interface and utilizes 3D eTLC NAND, making it well suited for a wide range of server applications such as AI, HPC, OLTP, databases, cloud infrastructure and edge computing. DC3000ME includes on-board power loss protection to safeguard data in the event of sudden power loss and AES 256-bit encryption for ultimate data security. DC3000ME utilizes the latest high-speed PCIe 5.0 interface and is backward-compatible with PCIe 4.0 servers and backplanes. Like all of Kingston’s data center SSDs, DC3000ME is designed to deliver I/O consistency and low latency as the key design criteria that system integrators, hyperscale data centers and cloud service providers can depend on. DC3000ME is offered in 3.84TB, 7.68TB and 15.36TB* capacities and is backed by Kingston's legendary technical support and a 5-year limited warranty.

Applications and workloads
DC3000ME is ideal for running a wide range of server applications and workloads including:
- AI
- HPC
- Cloud services
- Edge computing
- Software defined storage
- RAID
- General server use

Enterprise PCIe 5.0 performance
Delivers I/O consistency and low latency with sustained speeds of up to 14,000MB/s read and 2,800,000 read IOPS**.

Optimal storage and efficiency
High capacity options available offering an exceptional balance of consistent I/O delivery and ultra-high performance. Optimized to handle a wide range of server workloads efficiently.

On-board Power Loss Protection (PLP)
Enterprise-class protection to reduce possibility of data loss or corruption on ungraceful power fails including NVMe-MI 1.2b out-of-band management, end-to-end data protection, TCG Opal 2.0.

AES 256-bit encryption
Secure sensitive data with AES 256-bit hardware-based encryption and TCG Opal 2.0.

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Product

Name
Kingston Technology 7.68TB DC3000ME U.2 PCIe 5.0 NVMe TCG Opal Enterprise SSD

Weight & dimensions

Width
69.8 mm
Depth
100.5 mm
Height
14.8 mm
Weight
151.3 g

Operational conditions

Operating temperature (T-T)
0 - 70 °C
Non-operating vibration
10 G

Power

Power consumption (read)
8.2 W
Power consumption (write)
24 W
Power consumption (idle)
8 W

Packaging data

Package width
129.5 mm
Package depth
16.8 mm
Package height
184.2 mm
Package weight
180.44 g

Logistics data

Country of origin
Malaysia
Master (outer) case width
135.9 mm
Master (outer) case length
203.2 mm
Master (outer) case height
69.8 mm
Master (outer) case gross weight
1.16 kg
Products per master (outer) case
6 pc(s)

Features

SSD capacity
7.68 TB
SSD form factor
U.2
Interface
PCI Express 5.0
NVMe
Yes
Memory type
3D eTLC
Component for
Server
Hardware encryption
Yes
Security algorithms
256-bit AES, TCG Opal 2.0
Read speed
14000 MB/s
Write speed
10000 MB/s
Random read (4KB)
2800000 IOPS
Random write (4KB)
500000 IOPS
Read latency
10 µs
Write latency
70 µs
Power loss protection
Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
2000000 h
Market segment
Server

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