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| Brand | Micron |
|---|---|
| Model | 5400 MAX |
| Capacity | 1920GB |
| Usage Class | Enterprise |
| Host Interface | SATA III |
|---|---|
| Total Interface Bandwidth | 6 Gb/s |
| Form Factor | 2.5" 7mm |
|---|
| NAND Flash | 3D TLC |
|---|---|
| Drive Writes Per Day | 5 |
| Total Bytes Written | 17520 TBW |
| Sequential Read | 540 MB/s |
|---|---|
| Sequential Write | 520 MB/s |
| Random Read IOPS | 95000 |
| Random Write IOPS | 65000 |
| Average Latency | μs |
| Mean Time Between Failures | 3 Million Hours |
|---|---|
| Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate | 1.0×10⁻¹⁷ |
| Power Loss Protection | Yes |
The Micron 5400 MAX 1.92TB is purpose-built for write-intensive SATA workloads such as database logging, OLTP, virtualization boot/storage tiers, and edge appliances that need enterprise endurance without moving to NVMe. With 5 DWPD and 17,520 TBW on 3D TLC NAND, it delivers substantially higher sustained write durability than typical read-centric SATA SSDs in its class while still providing up to 540/520 MB/s and 95K/65K IOPS for consistently responsive operation.
With an endurance rating of 17,520 TBW and 5 DWPD, the MTFDDAK1T9TGB-1BC15ABYY is designed for sustained heavy write workloads far beyond typical enterprise system-disk usage. In practical terms, for common OS, boot, logging, and application workloads, this level of endurance supports many years of stable operation and can comfortably serve as a system drive over a 10-year deployment horizon under normal write patterns. For enterprise reliability, built-in power-loss protection (PLP) helps preserve in-flight data and metadata during unexpected power interruptions, reducing the risk of corruption and unplanned recovery events. Its UBER of 1.0E-17 indicates an extremely low unrecoverable bit error rate, which is critical for maintaining data integrity in business-critical environments and aligns with expectations for high-reliability enterprise storage.
1. The SATA III interface ensures broad compatibility with existing enterprise storage backplanes, making this drive a low-risk upgrade for legacy servers and capacity-focused arrays.
2. Its sequential read performance enables faster boot, restore, and large-file access operations, helping reduce wait time in read-heavy business workloads.
3. Strong random read capability supports high-transaction environments such as virtual desktop infrastructure, OLTP databases, and metadata-intensive applications with consistently responsive access.
4. A high endurance rating makes it well suited for write-intensive enterprise use cases, including logging, caching, and mixed-workload virtualization where sustained daily writes are critical.
5. Built on 3D TLC NAND, the drive balances enterprise-grade capacity, cost efficiency, and dependable performance, making it a practical choice for mainstream data center deployments.
Lower-capacity reference: 960GB Higher-capacity reference: 3840GB In this product family, the 1920GB model sits at a practical sweet spot. Compared with the 960GB version, it provides meaningfully more headroom for OS images, application growth, logs, and overprovisioning flexibility, reducing the risk of early capacity pressure. Compared with the 3840GB option, it usually delivers a better balance of acquisition cost, usable capacity, and enterprise-class performance consistency, since sequential throughput and random IOPS remain broadly similar across these capacities. It is well suited for mid-scale virtualization clusters, database nodes, or dense container hosts handling mixed read/write workloads.
Q: Is MTFDDAK1T9TGB-1BC15ABYY suitable for a write-heavy database server?
A: Yes. With 5 DWPD endurance, 17,520 TBW, 3D TLC NAND, and SATA III reliability, this SSD is well suited for write-intensive database, logging, and transactional server workloads.
Q: How many full drive writes per day can it actually endure over its warranty period?
A: This model is rated for 5 full drive writes per day over its warranty period. For a 1920GB drive, that equals about 9.6TB of writes per day.
Q: Does it include power loss protection (PLP) and why is that critical?
A: Yes, it includes power loss protection. PLP helps preserve in-flight data and metadata during unexpected outages, reducing corruption risk and improving data integrity in enterprise environments.
Q: What RAID level is recommended for this SSD?
A: The recommended RAID level depends on workload needs. RAID 10 is commonly preferred for databases, delivering strong performance, redundancy, and faster rebuilds than parity-based RAID configurations.