Dell EMC 480GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5-inch Solid State Drive SSD PN: 0KCT7J

Product Overview

The Dell 0KCT7J (KCT7J) is an enterprise-class, 480GB SATA 6Gb/s 2.5-inch Small Form Factor (SFF) Hot-Plug Solid State Drive. Built upon Micron’s high-reliability 96-layer 3D TLC NAND architecture (Micron 5300 PRO OEM series), this drive is optimized for Read-Intensive (RI) enterprise workloads. It features a 512e sector format and includes advanced hardware-based security and robust power-loss protection, making it ideal for 24/7 data center deployments, cloud infrastructure, virtualized systems, and boot applications.

Key Technical Specifications

General Information

• Brand / Manufacturer: Dell Technologies / Dell EMC

• Dell Part Number (DPN): 0KCT7J / KCT7J

• OEM Manufacturer: Micron Technology

• OEM Model Series: Micron 5300 PRO Series (MTFDDAK480TDS)

• Product Type: Solid State Drive (SSD) – Internal

• Application / Workload Class: Enterprise Class / Read-Intensive (RI)

Physical & Interface Characteristics

• Capacity: 480 GB

• Form Factor: 2.5-inch Small Form Factor (SFF) x 7mm (Standard 1/3H Height)

• Interface: SATA III (Serial ATA 6Gb/s)

• Flash Memory Type: 3D Triple-Level Cell (TLC) NAND (96-Layer)

• Sector Format: 512e (512 Emulated)

• Hot-Plug / Hot-Swap Support: Yes

Performance Specs

• Interface Transfer Rate: 6.0 Gbps (External Data Rate)

• Sequential Read Speed: Up to 540 MB/s – 555 MB/s

• Sequential Write Speed: Up to 410 MB/s – 530 MB/s

• Random 4K Read: 85,000 IOPS

• Random 4K Write: 36,000 IOPS

Endurance & Reliability

• Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD): 1.0 – 1.5 DWPD

• Total Bytes Written (TBW): 1,324 TB

• Mean Time To Failure (MTTF): 3,000,000 Device Hours

• UBER (Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate): Less than 1 sector per $10^{17}$ bits read

• Data Protection: Data path protection for user and metadata; Onboard Power-Loss Protection (PLP) for data-at-rest and in-flight.

• Security / Encryption: TCG Enterprise / TCG Opal 2.0 SED (Self-Encrypting Drive) capabilities with AES 256-bit hardware encryption.

Electrical & Environmental

• Power Consumption (Max): Sequential Read: $< 3.0\text{ W}$ | Sequential Write: $< 3.9\text{ W}$

• Operating Temperature: $0^\circ\text{C}$ to $70^\circ\text{C}$ ($32^\circ\text{F}$ to $158^\circ\text{F}$)

• Compliance Standards: CE, WEEE, RoHS Compliant

Server Compatibility Matrix

This genuine Dell Certified Enterprise SSD comes pre-loaded with official Dell signed firmware to ensure seamless management, health monitoring, and hot-plug support via IDRAC. It is widely compatible across multiple generations of Dell PowerEdge servers and PowerVault storage arrays using standard 2.5″ SFF hot-swap drive caddies (such as the G14/G15 DXD9H tray or G16 trays).

Compatible PowerEdge Generations:

• Dell 14th Generation (G14): R240, R340, R440, R540, R640, R6415, R740, R740XD, R740XD2, R7415, R7425, R840, R940, R940XA, T440, T640

• Dell 15th Generation (G15): R250, R350, R450, R550, R650, R650XS, R6515, R6525, R750, R750XA, R750XS, R7515, R7525, T350, T550

• Dell 16th Generation (G16): R660, R660xs, R760, R760xs, R760xd2, T560