General

Brand	Micron
Model	5200 ECO
Capacity	3840GB
Usage Class	Enterprise

Interface

Host Interface	SATA III
Total Interface Bandwidth	6 Gb/s

Physical Dimension

Form Factor	2.5" 7mm

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash	3D TLC
Drive Writes Per Day	1
Total Bytes Written	7700 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	540 MB/s
Sequential Write	520 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	95000
Random Write IOPS	17000
Average Latency	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 MTFDDAK3T8TDC-1AT1ZABHA 5200 ECO 3.84TB is best suited for read-centric cloud storage, CDN cache, boot-from-SAN, and warm-data virtualization tiers, where its 1 DWPD rating and 7,700 TBW deliver solid endurance without overpaying for write-heavy media. Compared with same-class SATA drives, it combines bus-saturating 540/520 MB/s throughput and 95,000 random-read IOPS with 3D TLC reliability, giving architects a strong balance of capacity, predictable performance, and endurance-per-watt.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 7,700 TBW and 1 DWPD, the MTFDDAK3T8TDC-1AT1ZABHA is designed to handle sustained daily writes across its warranty period with ample margin for typical enterprise system-drive and mixed-workload use. In practical terms, for common OS, boot, application, and virtualization workloads, this level of endurance supports long-term deployment and can comfortably serve as a reliable system disk for many years under normal operating conditions. For enterprise reliability, built-in Power Loss Protection (PLP) helps safeguard in-flight data and metadata during unexpected power interruptions, reducing the risk of corruption and improving recovery confidence. Its UBER of 1.0E-17 indicates an extremely low rate of unrecoverable bit errors, which, together with the 3 million hour MTBF, reflects a storage platform engineered for high data integrity and dependable operation in business-critical environments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The SATA III interface ensures broad compatibility with existing enterprise backplanes and servers, making it a cost-efficient upgrade path for expanding storage without platform changes.
2. Its sequential read performance accelerates bulk data access, helping databases, virtual machine images, and backup restores complete faster in read-heavy environments.
3. Strong random read capability improves responsiveness for OLTP, metadata lookups, and virtualized workloads that depend on fast access to small, scattered blocks.
4. A 1 DWPD endurance rating provides predictable day-to-day write headroom for mainstream enterprise deployments, balancing reliability with a lower total cost of ownership.
5. Built on 3D TLC NAND, the drive delivers an effective mix of capacity, power efficiency, and stable performance for business applications that need solid economics at scale.

Capacity Sweet

Lower capacity reference: 1920GB Higher capacity reference: 7680GB The 3840GB point is the sweet spot in this SSD family. Compared with the 1920GB model, it provides much better headroom for VM growth, database expansion, and mixed application workloads, reducing the risk of early capacity pressure. Compared with the 7680GB option, it usually delivers a more attractive cost-per-deployment while keeping enterprise-class sequential throughput and random IOPS at a similar level. This makes 3840GB an excellent balance of usable capacity, predictable performance, and budget control, especially for mid-scale virtualization clusters or compact all-flash application nodes serving around 40 to 60 mixed business workloads.

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