Data Centre DC1000B
Kingston’s Data Centre DC1000B is a high-performance M.2 (2280) NVMe PCIe SSD
using the latest Gen 3.0 x 4 PCIe interface with 64-layer 3D TLC NAND. DC1000B
offers data centres a cost-effective boot drive solution with the reassurance that they
are purchasing an SSD designed for server use. The DC1000B is ideally suited as an
internal boot drive for use in high-volume rack-mount servers, as well as for use in
purpose-built systems that require a high-performance M.2 SSD that includes onboard power loss protection (PLP).

Enterprise Data Centre NVMe Boot SSD
M.2 NVMe SSDs are evolving within the data centre, providing efficiencies in booting
servers to preserve valuable front-loading drive bays for data storage. Whitebox and
Tier 1 Server OEMs are beginning to equip server motherboards with one, or
sometimes two, M.2 sockets for boot purposes. While the M.2 form factor was
originally designed as a client SSD form factor, its small physical size and high
performance make it attractive for server use. Not all SSD are created equal and using
a client SSD in a server application may result in poor, inconsistent performance. ,

Applications
Boot drives are used primarily for booting an OS, but in many use cases today the
boot drive has a secondary purpose: logging application data and/or configured as a
high-speed local cache drive. The DC1000B was therefore designed with added
endurance (0.5 DWPD for 5 years) to handle the OS workload as well as the extra
write workload of caching and data logging. In addition to being developed for longterm reliability, the DC1000B is designed to deliver enterprise-level performance
consistency and low latency features typically not found on client SSDs. Available in
240GB and 480GB capacities*.

M.2 (2280) NVMe PCIe SSD Gen 3.0 x 4, performance
• NVMe for server boot workloads
• Application-optimised capacities (240GB & 480GB) keep costs low
• On-board (PLP) power loss protection
• Self-encrypting drive (SED) with AES-XTS 256bit

Country of Origin China
Dimension of Product 80mm x 3.5mm x 22mm (L x W x H)
Dimension of Packaging 184.2mm x 9.1mm x 129.5mm (L x W x H)
Unit Net Weight / Gross Weight 8.5g / 41g
Dimension of Carton 203.2mm x 135.9mm x 63.5mm (L x W x H)
Carton Quantity / Weight 10 / 481.3g
Warranty**** Limited 5-year warranty with free technical support

Specifications
Form factor M.2 (2280)
Interface PCIe NVMe Gen3 x4
Capacities* 240GB, 480GB, 960GB
NAND 3D TLC
Self-encrypting drive (SED) AES 256-bit encryption
Sequential read/write 240GB – 2,200MBs/290MBs
480GB – 3,200MBs/565MBs
960GB – 3,400MBs/925MBs
Steady-state 4k read/write** 240GB – 111,000/12,000 IOPS
480GB – 205,000/20,000 IOPS
960GB – 199,000/25,000 IOPS
Latency read (avg) 161µs
Latency write (avg) 75µs
Power loss protection (power caps) Yes
SMART Health Monitoring and
Telemetry
SMART, Telemetry and other Enterprise Class Diagnostic capabilities
Endurance*** 240GB – 248TBW – (0.5 DWPD/5yrs)
480GB – 475TBW – (0.5 DWPD/5yrs)
960GB – 1095TBW – (0.6 DWPD/5yrs)
Power consumption 240GB - Idle: 1.82W Average read: 1.71W Average write: 3.16W Max read:
1.81W Max write: 3.56W
480GB - Idle: 1.90W Average read: 1.74W Average write: 4.88W Max read:
1.81W Max write: 5.47W
960GB - Idle: 1.29W Average Read: 1.67W Average Write: 4.25W Max Read:
1.78W Max Write: 5.73W
Storage temperature -40°C ~ 85°C
Operating temperature 0°C ~ 70°C