Kingston has added a 30.72 TB option to its DC3000ME Gen5 U.2 NVMe SSD family, targeting higher storage density and performance for next-generation data centers running AI, HPC, and cloud workloads.

The Kingston DC3000ME uses a PCIe 5.0 NVMe interface and is specified at up to 14 GB/s sequential read bandwidth and up to 2.8 million random read IOPS. Kingston lists PCIe 4.0 backward compatibility for deployments in mixed server fleets.

On the reliability and security side, the DC3000ME is built with 3D eTLC NAND and includes on-board power loss protection (PLP). It also supports AES 256-bit encryption and TCG Opal 2.0 self-encrypting drive (SED) capabilities.

For data center operators, a 30.72 TB U.2 NVMe option is a straightforward way to push capacity per 2.5-inch bay without changing chassis layouts. But the real gating factors tend to show up elsewhere: ensuring the platform can actually feed a Gen5 drive, and validating consistent latency behavior under the queue depths your workload produces.

“As AI, HPC, and cloud environments continue to scale, customers are looking to maximize storage density without compromising performance or reliability,” said Cameron Crandall, data center SSD business manager at Kingston.

Kingston backs all DC3000ME capacities, including the new 30.72 TB model, with technical support and a five-year limited warranty.

Source: Kingston