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Kingston DC600ME 960GB SATA III 2.5"
The 960GB Kingston DC600ME is a data center SATA III SSD with 3D TLC NAND, AES 256-bit encryption, and hardware-based power loss protection via hold-up capacitors. It delivers consistent low latency and IOPS for mixed-use server workloads, with capacities up to 7.68TB. Best for system integrators and cloud providers needing secure, reliable storage for always-on servers.
Capacity 960GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
NAND TLC
29 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average speed (7th percentile)
- Below average affordability (9th percentile)
- Below average endurance (15th percentile)
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 960 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Kingston DC600ME | SanDisk Black SN850X WDBB9G0040BNC-WRSN | Samsung 9100 PRO | Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 | Crucial T700 CT2000T700SSD5 | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 960GB | 4TB | 4TB | 4TB | 2TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 5.0 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | - | 7,300 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 14,500 MB/s | 12,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | false | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2400 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston DC600ME | 7.4 | 22.4 | 79 | 42 | 14.7 | 34.1 | 9.1 |
| SanDisk Black SN850X WDBB9G0040BNC-WRSN Compare | 89 | 95.6 | 89.4 | 92.6 | 88.1 | 95.3 | 10.4 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.2 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 92.6 | 86 | 99.6 | 5.1 |
| Micron T710 CT4000T710SSD5 Compare | 99.1 | 99.2 | 89.4 | 92.6 | 86 | 77.4 | 11.2 |
| Crucial T700 CT2000T700SSD5 Compare | 96.6 | 97.6 | 97.5 | 78.5 | 83 | 77.4 | 23.8 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Compare | 89 | 95.6 | 93.9 | 92.6 | 81 | 95.3 | 8.5 |
Usage Scores
- Overall29.1
- Budget33.1
- Gaming23.6
- Laptop28.6
- Console11.9
- Portable6.9
- Workstation26.7
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
