Kingston Announces DC2000B M.2 NVMe Bootdrive SSD for Servers

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Kingston Digital, Inc., the flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., a world leader in memory products and technology solutions announced its latest data center SSD, DC2000B, a high-performance PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD optimized for use in high-volume rack-mount servers as an internal boot drive. Using the latest Gen 4x4 PCIe interface with 112-layer 3D TLC NAND, DC2000B is ideally suited for internal server boot drive applications as well for use in purpose built systems applications where higher performance and reliability are required. DC2000B includes on-board hardware-based power loss protection (PLP), a data protection feature not commonly found on M.2 SSDs. It also includes a new integrated aluminium heatsink that helps to ensure broad thermal compatibility across a wide variety of system designs.

"Whitebox server makers and Tier 1 server OEMs continue to equip their latest generation servers with M.2 sockets for boot purposes as well as internal data caching," said Cameron Crandall, enterprise SSD business manager, Kingston. "DC2000B was designed to deliver the necessary performance and write endurance to handle a variety of high duty cycle server workloads. Bringing the boot drives internal to the server preserves the valuable front loading drive bays for data storage."



DC2000B is available in 240 GB, 480 GB, and 960 GB capacities and is backed by a limited five-year warranty, free technical support and legendary Kingston reliability.

DC2000B PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD Features & Specifications

• PCIe 4.0 NVMe Performance: Utilizes PCIe Gen 4 x4 lanes for high-performance speeds.
• On-board Power Loss Protection (PLP): Reduce the possibility of data loss and/or corruption due to unexpected power-off.
• Low Latency and IOPS Consistency: Firmware optimized to deliver low latency and IO consistency for high duty cycle workloads.
• Designed for Data Center Environments: Optimized to meet the demands of Server boot applications with low latency and IO consistency as the key design criteria.
• Form Factor: M.2 2280
• Interface: PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe
• Capacities: 240 GB, 480 GB, 960GB
• NAND: 3D TLC
• Sequential Read/Write:
  • 240 GB - 4500/400 MB/s
  • 480 GB - 7000/800 MB/s
  • 960 GB - 7000/1300 MB/s
• Steady-State 4K Read/Write:
  • 240 GB - 260000/18000 IOPS
  • 480 GB - 530000/32000 IOPS
  • 960 GB - 540000/47000 IOPS
• Total Bytes Written (TBW):
  • 240 GB - 175 TBW
  • 480 GB - 350 TBW
  • 960 GB - 700 TBW
• Latency Read (Avg): 240 GB - 960 GB: 70 µs
• Latency Write (Avg):
  • 240 GB - 53µs
  • 480 GB - 29µs
  • 960 GB - 20µs
• Power-Loss Protection (Power Caps): Yes
• Enterprise SMART tools: Reliability tracking, usage statistics, SSD life remaining, wear leveling, temperature
• Endurance:
  • 240 GB—(0.4 DWPD/5yrs)
  • 480 GB—(0.4 DWPD/5yrs)
  • 960 GB—(0.4 DWPD/5yrs)
• Power Consumption:
  • 240 GB: Average Read: 2.97 W Average Write: 4.02 W
  • Max Read: 3.01 W Max Write: 4.09 W
  • 480 GB: Average Read: 3.22 W Average Write: 5.60 W
  • Max Read: 3.29 W Max Write: 5.77 W
  • 960 GB: Average Read: 3.26 W Average Write: 7.36 W
  • Max Read: 3.36 W Max Write: 7.80 W
• Storage temperature: -40°C ~ 85°C
• Operating temperature: 0°C ~ 70°C
• Dimensions: 80 mm x 22 mm x 8.3 mm
• Weight:
  • 240 GB - 9 g
  • 480 GB - 10 g
  • 960 GB - 11 g
• Vibration non-operating: 20G Peak (10-2000 Hz)
• MTBF: 2 million hours
• Warranty/support: Limited 5-year warranty with free technical support

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[GabrielLP14]

Apparently it uses Phison's E18DC controller with Kioxia eTLC HDR 512Gb BiCS5

 

[Wirko]

Apparently it uses Phison's E18DC controller with Kioxia eTLC HDR 512Gb BiCS5

eTLC? The endurance is very much consumer SSD-like, and far below the WD SN700, for example.

I also don't understand the advantage of PLP in an environment where a PL (power loss) really shouldn't happen.

 

[GabrielLP14]

eTLC? The endurance is very much consumer SSD-like, and far below the WD SN700, for example.

I also don't understand the advantage of PLP in an environment where a PL (power loss) really shouldn't happen.

Maybe not eTLC but it should be.... wouldnt make any sense if it was.

 

[Wirko]

Maybe not eTLC but it should be.... wouldnt make any sense if it was.

Also, are any NAND chips specified as eTLC/eQLC? As far as I know, the "e" is a characteristic of the entire system (=SSD), not just NAND. It is a combination of better binning, more overprovisioned space and slower, more precise writing, possibly at lower voltage levels.

 

[GabrielLP14]

Also, are any NAND chips specified as eTLC/eQLC? As far as I know, the "e" is a characteristic of the entire system (=SSD), not just NAND. It is a combination of better binning, more overprovisioned space and slower, more precise writing, possibly at lower voltage levels.

eTLC = enterprise/endurance