Kingston launches next-gen 30.72TB Gen5 SSDs for data centers

The Kingston DC3000ME Gen5 U.2 NVMe SSD is now available in a 30.72 TB capacity, boosting storage density and performance for data centers. With its PCIe 5.0 NVMe interface, this new 30.72 TB model delivers sequential read speeds of up to 14 GB/s and random read performance of up to 2.8 million IOPS. It's also fully backward-compatible with PCIe 4.0, so it's next-gen-ready for data centers planning to upgrade sometime down the road.

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Under the hood, the Kingston DC3000ME uses 3D eTLC NAND technology with on-board power-loss protection (PLP) to safeguard data in the event of a power outage. Security-wise, the Kingston DC3000ME supports AES 256-bit encryption and TCG Opal 2.0 self-encrypting drive (SED) capabilities. Plus, it's backed by a 5-year limited warranty for additional peace of mind.

In the current data center era of AI workloads, training, and inference, SSD speed, reliability, and capacity are becoming a top priority for new setups, upgrades, and future-proofing. The benefits of PCIe 5.0 speeds are a game-changer for Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems running Large Language Models (LLM), as SSD storage is used to augment the cost-prohibitive capacity limitations of DRAM.

Of course, outside of AI workloads, Kingston DC3000ME Gen5 U.2 30.72 TB capacity NVMe SSD would benefit all cloud-based workloads where speed is a factor. For an in-depth look at this SSD series, check out our full review of the Kingston DC3000ME 7.68TB SSD here.

"The launch of the 30.72TB DC3000ME marks an important milestone for Kingston's data center portfolio," said Cameron Crandall, data center SSD business manager, Kingston. "As AI, HPC, and cloud environments continue to scale, customers are looking to maximize storage density without compromising performance or reliability. DC3000ME with 30.72TB delivers exactly that."