General

Brand	Micron
Model	5200 ECO
Capacity	1920GB
Usage Class	Enterprise

Interface

Host Interface	SATA 6Gb/s
Total Interface Bandwidth	6 Gb/s

Physical Dimension

Form Factor	2.5-inch 7mm

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash	3D TLC
Drive Writes Per Day	1
Total Bytes Written	3500 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	540 MB/s
Sequential Write	520 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	95000
Random Write IOPS	32000
Average Latency	175 μs

Reliability

Mean Time Between Failures	3 Million Hours
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate	1.0×10⁻¹⁷
Power Loss Protection	Yes

Engineer's Note

The Micron 5200 ECO MTFDDAK1T9TDC 1.92TB is optimized for read-centric and mixed-use SATA server workloads such as content delivery, boot/storage nodes, and scale-out cloud infrastructure, combining 540/520 MB/s sequential performance with 95K/32K IOPS to keep legacy SATA platforms responsive under steady enterprise demand. Compared with typical entry enterprise SATA SSDs, its 3D TLC design and 3,500 TBW endurance at 1 DWPD deliver a stronger balance of usable capacity, predictable longevity, and lower infrastructure disruption for cost-sensitive data center deployments.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 3,500 TBW and 1 DWPD, the MTFDDAK1T9TDC is built to handle sustained daily write activity over its intended service life, making it a strong fit for typical enterprise system, boot, and mixed-use workloads. In practical terms, for common OS, application, logging, and virtualization use cases, this level of endurance means the drive can be deployed with high confidence for long-term operation without endurance being a day-to-day concern. From a reliability perspective, built-in power loss protection helps preserve data in transit and protects against corruption if power is interrupted unexpectedly, which is especially important in server and storage environments. Its enterprise-class UBER of 1.0E-17 indicates an extremely low probability of unrecoverable bit errors during reads, supporting dependable data integrity, while the 3 million hour MTBF further reinforces its suitability for always-on business systems.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The SATA 6Gb/s interface enables broad drop-in compatibility with mainstream enterprise servers and storage arrays, simplifying upgrades in legacy data center environments.
2. With sequential read performance up to 540 MB/s, the drive accelerates large-file access such as VM image loading, backup restores, and analytics dataset retrieval.
3. Delivering up to 95,000 random read IOPS, it supports fast response under highly concurrent OLTP, virtualization, and metadata-heavy application workloads.
4. Rated for 1 DWPD, the drive is well suited for mixed-use enterprise deployments that require predictable endurance across years of daily full-capacity writes.
5. Built on 3D TLC NAND and featuring typical latency of 175 µs, it balances cost-efficient flash density with the responsive access times needed for steady business-critical operations.

Capacity Sweet

Lower capacity reference: 960GB Higher capacity reference: 3840GB The 1920GB variant is the sweet spot in this series. Compared with the 960GB model, it provides much better headroom for OS images, application stacks, logs, and data growth, reducing the risk of early capacity pressure. Compared with the 3840GB model, it usually delivers the best balance of usable space, acquisition cost, and enterprise-class performance consistency, since sequential throughput and random IOPS remain broadly similar across capacities. It is well suited for mid-scale virtualization clusters, such as hosting boot and application volumes for around 40–60 business workloads.

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