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Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
About This Product
The Kingston DC500R is a 2.5-inch SATA SSD with a substantial 7680GB capacity, designed for read-intensive enterprise workloads. Its SATA 6.0 Gb/s interface offers consistent performance suitable for servers and data centers where high-speed random access is less critical than sustained read throughput. While not as fast as NVMe drives, its large capacity and SATA compatibility make it a cost-effective solution for bulk storage in environments that don't require cutting-edge I/O performance.
Verdict
“Ideal for enterprises needing high-capacity, reliable SATA storage for read-intensive applications.”
Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
Sequential, random, and sustained speeds.
Sequential Read
545 MB/s
Sequential Write
490 MB/s
How long the drive lasts under sustained writes.
TBW (lifetime writes)
9,345 TB
Drive Writes/Day
0.67 DWPD
calculated from TBW
MTBF
2.0M hours
Warranty
5 years
Controller, NAND, and cache — what most retailers don't show you.
NAND Type
3D TLC
DRAM Cache
Yes
Critical for Gen5 drives and laptops.
Max Temp
70°C
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