Kingston DC3000B 480GB Enterprise NVMe Boot SSD
Brand: Kingston | Category: Enterprise SSDs
SKU: KING-SEDC3000BM8480G | Part #: SEDC3000BM8/480G | MPN: SEDC3000BM8/480G
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About the Kingston DC3000B 480GB Enterprise NVMe Boot SSD
The Kingston DC3000B 480GB is a purpose-built enterprise NVMe boot SSD leveraging the PCIe 4.0 x4 interface over the M.2 2280 form factor to deliver sequential read and write performance levels that decisively outpace legacy SATA-based boot solutions. Designed specifically for server boot environments rather than general-purpose data storage, the DC3000B accelerates operating system load times and reduces time-to-service in dense rack deployments, blade servers, and hyperconverged infrastructure nodes where every second of boot latency compounds across fleets of machines. Its NVMe protocol eliminates the command-queue overhead inherent to AHCI, allowing the OS bootloader and kernel initialization sequence to exploit deeper parallelism during the most I/O-intensive phase of server startup.
Ideal for
- Accelerated OS boot for rack-mount and blade servers replacing slower SATA SSDs
- Hyperconverged infrastructure nodes requiring fast, consistent boot times across uniform hardware profiles
- Virtualization host boot volumes for VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Linux KVM hypervisors
- Cloud and colocation data centers standardizing on PCIe 4.0 M.2 boot media for next-generation server platforms
- Edge computing appliances needing compact, high-reliability M.2 boot storage with enterprise-grade Power Loss Protection
- High-density server deployments where simultaneous boot storms demand per-node NVMe bandwidth rather than shared SATA throughput
Technical specifications
| Manufacturer | Kingston |
| Model | DC3000B |
| Capacity | 480 GB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe |
| NVMe Revision | NVMe 1.4 |
| Sequential Read | Up to 3,900 MB/s |
| Sequential Write | Up to 1,000 MB/s |
| Random Read (4K IOPS) | Up to 250,000 IOPS |
| Random Write (4K IOPS) | Up to 200,000 IOPS |
| NAND Flash Type | 3D TLC NAND |
| Power Loss Protection (PLP) | Yes — onboard capacitors protect in-flight data during unexpected power loss |
| Endurance (TBW) | 350 TBW |
| MTBF | 2,000,000 hours |
| Operating Temperature | 0°C to 70°C |
| Storage Temperature | -40°C to 85°C |
| Power Consumption (Active Read) | Approx. 5.6 W |
| Power Consumption (Idle) | Approx. 0.9 W |
| Dimensions | 80 mm x 22 mm x 3.5 mm |
| Weight | Approx. 9 g |
| Host Compatibility | PCIe 4.0 and PCIe 3.0 (backward compatible) M.2 slots |
| Primary Use Case | Server OS boot drive |
| Launch Quarter | Q4 2025 |
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Technical Specifications
| Brand | Kingston |
| Category | Enterprise SSDs |
| SKU | KING-SEDC3000BM8480G |
| Part Number | SEDC3000BM8/480G |
| Condition | New |
| Model | DC3000B |
| Capacity | 480 GB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe |
| NVMe Revision | NVMe 1.4 |
| Sequential Read | Up to 3,900 MB/s |
| Sequential Write | Up to 1,000 MB/s |
| Random Read (4K IOPS) | Up to 250,000 IOPS |
| Random Write (4K IOPS) | Up to 200,000 IOPS |
| NAND Flash Type | 3D TLC NAND |
| Power Loss Protection (PLP) | Yes — onboard capacitors protect in-flight data during unexpected power loss |
| Endurance (TBW) | 350 TBW |
| MTBF | 2,000,000 hours |
| Operating Temperature | 0°C to 70°C |
| Storage Temperature | -40°C to 85°C |
| Power Consumption (Active Read) | Approx. 5.6 W |
| Power Consumption (Idle) | Approx. 0.9 W |
| Dimensions | 80 mm x 22 mm x 3.5 mm |
| Weight | Approx. 9 g |
| Host Compatibility | PCIe 4.0 and PCIe 3.0 (backward compatible) M.2 slots |
| Primary Use Case | Server OS boot drive |
| Launch Quarter | Q4 2025 |
Frequently Asked Questions about Kingston DC3000B 480GB Enterprise NVMe Boot SSD
What does the Kingston DC3000B 480GB Enterprise NVMe Boot SSD do?
the Kingston DC3000B 480GB Enterprise NVMe Boot SSD suits enterprise data-center storage tiers — all-flash arrays, hyperconverged storage pools (vSAN, Ceph), database backends, and high-throughput backup repositories. It is supported by major server platforms.
What are the headline specs of the Kingston DC3000B 480GB Enterprise NVMe Boot SSD?
Key specifications for the Kingston DC3000B 480GB Enterprise NVMe Boot SSD: new condition; manufacturer Kingston; model DC3000B; capacity 480 GB; form factor M.2 2280; interface PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe; nvme revision NVMe 1.4. Manufacturer part number SEDC3000BM8/480G. For the full datasheet with electrical, environmental, and compliance details, contact our pre-sales engineering team.