General

Brand	Micron
Model	5400 MAX
Capacity	1920GB
Usage Class	Enterprise

Interface

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

Physical Dimension

Form Factor	2.5-inch

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash	3D TLC
Drive Writes Per Day	5
Total Bytes Written	17520 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	540 MB/s
Sequential Write	520 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	94000
Random Write IOPS	63000
Average Latency	54 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 5400 MAX 1920GB (MTFDDAK1T9TGB-1BC1ZABYYR) is purpose-built for write-intensive SATA deployments such as OLTP databases, virtualization clusters, and metadata or logging tiers, combining 5 DWPD endurance with 17,520 TBW in a 1.92TB class. Compared with typical enterprise SATA SSDs in the same capacity tier, it delivers a stronger balance of sustained endurance and consistent performance, with up to 540/520 MB/s throughput and 94K/63K IOPS that help extend service life under heavy daily write pressure.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 17,520 TBW and 5 DWPD, the MTFDDAK1T9TGB-1BC1ZABYYR is built for very write-intensive enterprise workloads and can sustain writing its full capacity five times per day throughout its rated service life. In practical terms, for typical server or system-disk usage, this level of endurance provides a very large safety margin and supports many years of stable operation without endurance-related concern. Its enterprise reliability profile is further strengthened by power-loss protection, which helps preserve in-flight data and metadata during unexpected power interruption, reducing the risk of corruption and unplanned recovery events. The specified UBER of 1.0E-17, together with a 3 million hour MTBF, indicates an extremely low probability of uncorrectable bit errors and a design target aligned with high-availability data center environments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The SATA 6Gb/s interface enables straightforward drop-in deployment across mainstream enterprise servers and storage arrays, making refresh projects faster and less disruptive without requiring a PCIe platform change.
2. With sequential read performance of 540 MB/s, the drive accelerates large-file access such as database snapshots, VM image loading, and backup recovery workflows.
3. Delivering 94,000 random-read IOPS, it sustains responsive performance for transaction-heavy applications, metadata lookups, and dense virtualized workloads under parallel access.
4. Rated at 5 DWPD, this endurance profile supports write-intensive enterprise use cases like logging, caching, and mixed-workload databases with strong lifecycle reliability.
5. Built on 3D TLC NAND and featuring 54 µs typical latency, the drive balances cost-efficient capacity with consistently fast response times that help reduce application wait states in latency-sensitive environments.

Capacity Sweet

For MPN MTFDDAK1T9TGB-1BC1ZABYYR at 1920GB, the nearest lower-capacity option in the same enterprise SSD family is typically 960GB, and the next higher-capacity option is typically 3840GB. In this lineup, 1920GB is the sweet-spot capacity: it provides meaningfully better headroom than 960GB for OS images, logs, metadata, and application growth, while avoiding the higher acquisition cost of 3840GB. Since sequential throughput and random IOPS are generally similar across these capacities, 1920GB delivers the best balance of usable space, performance consistency, and budget efficiency. It is well suited for mid-scale virtualization clusters, such as hosting boot and application volumes for around 40–60 business application instances.

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