General

Brand	Micron
Model	5300 PRO
Capacity	3840GB
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	1.5
Total Bytes Written	10512 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	540 MB/s
Sequential Write	520 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	95000
Random Write IOPS	30000
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 5300 PRO 3.84TB (MTFDDAK3T8TDS-1AW1ZABDB) is purpose-built for SATA-based virtualization clusters, read-heavy OLTP databases, and CDN/cache tiers that need predictable enterprise latency, delivering up to 540/520 MB/s and 95K/30K IOPS without requiring a PCIe infrastructure refresh. Compared with typical value SATA SSDs, its 1.5 DWPD endurance and 10,512 TBW give it a clear lifecycle advantage for mixed-read/write production workloads, making it a stronger long-term choice where capacity density, reliability, and lower replacement frequency matter.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 10,512 TBW and 1.5 DWPD, the MTFDDAK3T8TDS-1AW1ZABDB is built to sustain heavy daily write activity over its service life, making it well suited for always-on enterprise and data-intensive workloads. In practical terms, under typical server or system-disk usage, this level of endurance provides ample headroom for many years of stable operation without concerns about write wear becoming a limiting factor. Its enterprise-grade reliability is further strengthened by power-loss protection, which helps preserve in-flight data and maintain metadata integrity during unexpected power interruptions. In addition, the UBER specification of 1.0E-17 indicates an extremely low rate of unrecoverable bit errors, giving procurement teams added confidence in data integrity for business-critical environments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The SATA 6Gb/s interface ensures broad compatibility with existing enterprise server and storage backplanes, enabling cost-efficient upgrades without changing platform architecture.
2. With sequential read speeds up to 540 MB/s, this SSD accelerates boot volumes, log access, and large-file retrieval for faster application and VM startup.
3. Delivering 95,000 random read IOPS with a typical latency of 175 µs, it supports highly responsive database, virtualization, and metadata-heavy workloads where consistent access time matters.
4. Rated for 1.5 DWPD, the drive is built for mixed-use enterprise environments that require dependable daily write endurance over sustained deployment cycles.
5. Built on 3D TLC NAND, it balances enterprise-class capacity, power efficiency, and cost, making it well suited for scale-out infrastructure and mainstream data center workloads.

Capacity Sweet

For the same SSD family as MPN MTFDDAK3T8TDS-1AW1ZABDB, the next lower capacity is 1920GB and the next higher capacity is 7680GB. As is typical for enterprise SSDs in the same series, their sequential read/write performance and random IOPS are broadly comparable, with capacity mainly affecting endurance, usable space, and cost efficiency. At 3840GB, this model sits at the sweet spot of the lineup. Compared with the 1920GB version, it gives meaningfully better headroom for data growth, denser consolidation, and fewer capacity-driven replacements. Compared with the 7680GB option, it preserves nearly the same enterprise-class responsiveness while keeping acquisition cost and per-node storage budgets under tighter control. It is especially well suited for mid-scale virtualization clusters, such as shared boot, logging, and application data for roughly 40 to 60 business service instances.

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