Is this an enterprise SSD?

[promoxer]

How does one define an enterprise SSD? Is the "Kingston Data Centre DC500R, SEDC500R/480G" considered as one?​

 

[jsterr]

Usually the most important feature to look for is the PLP (Power Loss Protection) so ssd-cache does not get lost on power-failure. This ssd according to google has power loss protection. I personally dont have experience with Kingston SSDs.

 

[prmadmax]

chatgpt is usually best for these things, if you ask it with web search enabled on a model number it will check out the web and tell you yes or no and why it came to that conclusion.

 

[mmenaz]

How does one define an enterprise SSD? Is the "Kingston Data Centre DC500R, SEDC500R/480G" considered as one?​

Don't ever use the "R" variant, they are optimized for Reading only and have poor write performances, you have to use the "M" (mixed, read/write) variant, like DC500M or the newer model DC600M, a little more expensive but with optimal I/O performances and good durability (I use them)

 

[gfngfn256]

From the Kingston datasheet (pdf):

Power Loss Protection: Tantalum Capacitors

> Endurance

        DC500R:
            480GB   — 438TBW    (0.5 DWPD)
            960GB   — 876TBW    (0.5 DWPD)
            1.92TB — 1752TBW    (0.5 DWPD)
            3.84TB — 3504TBW    (0.5 DWPD)

        DC500M:
             480GB – 1139TBW    (1.3 DWPD)
             960GB – 2278TBW    (1.3 DWPD)
            1.92TB – 4555TBW    (1.3 DWPD)
            3.84TB – 9110TBW    (1.3 DWPD)

I'd go for DC500M based on the 1.3 DWPD endurance.

But both variants can be considered "Enterprise".

 

[aaron]

chatgpt is usually best for these things, if you ask it with web search enabled on a model number it will check out the web and tell you yes or no and why it came to that conclusion.

I can recommend the following website to quickly check and filter stuff based on properties.
English (UK): https://skinflint.co.uk/
German (AT,DE,CH): https://geizhals.at

So for this particular SSD: https://skinflint.co.uk/kingston-dc...ssd-0-5dwpd-480gb-sedc500r-480g-a2014002.html

If someone knows other websites that offer such nice and detailed filtering options and have the specs in the same format, please do let me know!