Kingston Launches DC3000ME 30.72 TB U.2 NVMe Gen 5 SSD

Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., a world leader in memory products and technology solutions, today announced the launch of the Kingston DC3000ME Gen 5 U.2 NVMe SSD with a new high-capacity 30.72TB1 option, expanding the DC3000ME family to address the growing storage density and performance demands of modern data centers.

The DC3000ME leverages a high-speed PCIe 5.0 NVMe interface, delivering sequential read speeds of up to 14 GB/s and random read performance of up to 2.8 million IOPS, enabling faster data access for compute intensive applications. Full backward compatibility with PCIe 4.0 allows organizations to deploy DC3000ME across mixed server environments while preparing for future platform upgrades. Designed with enterprise class reliability in mind, DC3000ME utilizes 3D eTLC NAND and includes on-board power loss protection (PLP) to safeguard data in the event of unexpected power loss. The drive also supports AES 256-bit encryption and TCG Opal 2.0 self-encrypting drive (SED) capabilities to help organizations meet stringent security and compliance requirements.

“The launch of the 30.72 TB 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 30.72 TB delivers exactly that.”

All DC3000ME capacities, including the newly launched 30.72 TB model, are backed by Kingston’s legendary technical support and a 5-year limited warranty3, providing long-term confidence for enterprise and data center deployments.