| Form Factor | 2.5 Inch |
| Interface | SATA Rev. 3.0 (6Gb/s) – with backwards compatibility to SATA Rev. 2.0 (3Gb/s) |
| Capacities | 480GB |
| NAND | 3D TLC |
| Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) | AES 256-bit Encryption |
| Sequential Read/Write: (DC500M) | 480GB – 555MBs/520MBs |
| Steady-State 4k Read/Write: (DC500M) | 480GB – 98,000/58,000 IOPS |
| Hot-Plug Capable | |
| Static and Dynamic Wear Leveling | |
| Enterprise SMART tools | Reliability tracking, usage statistics, life remaining, wear leveling, temperature |
| Power Loss Protection | Tantalum Capacitors |
| Endurance DC500M: | 480GB – 1139TBW (1.3 DWPD) |
| Power Consumption |
Idle: 1.3W Average read: 1.45W Average write: 4.5W Max read: 1.65W Max write: 7.5W |
| Storage temperature | -40°C ~ 85°C |
| Operating temperature | 0°C ~ 70°C |
| Dimensions | 69.9mm x 100mm x 7mm |
| Weight | 92.34g |
| Vibration operating | 2.17G Peak (7–800Hz) |
| Vibration non-operating | 20G Peak (10–2000Hz) |
| MTBF | 2 million hours |
| Warranty/support | Limited 5-year warranty with free technical support |