General

Brand	Micron
Model	5300 MAX
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	5
Total Bytes Written	35040 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	540 MB/s
Sequential Write	520 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	95000
Random Write IOPS	75000
Average Latency	500 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 MAX 3.84TB is purpose-built for write-intensive OLTP databases, logging and journaling tiers, and mixed virtualization clusters that need the deployment simplicity of SATA 6Gb/s without sacrificing endurance. With 5 DWPD, 35,040 TBW, and up to 95,000/75,000 random read/write IOPS at 540/520 MB/s, it offers a markedly stronger endurance profile than mainstream read-centric SATA SSDs while sustaining consistent 3D TLC performance over a long service life.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 35,040 TBW and 5 DWPD, the MTFDDAK3T8TDT-1AW16ABDA is built for sustained write-intensive enterprise workloads, far beyond the needs of a typical OS, boot, or application drive. In practical terms, under normal server system-disk usage, it can comfortably support long-term deployment for many years, making 10-year-style endurance expectations very realistic from a write-life perspective. For reliability, the drive includes power-loss protection, which helps preserve in-flight data and metadata during an unexpected power interruption, reducing the risk of corruption and unplanned recovery events. Its enterprise-class UBER of 1.0E-17, together with a 3-million-hour MTBF, indicates an extremely low likelihood of unrecoverable bit errors and supports dependable operation in business-critical environments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The SATA 6Gb/s interface ensures broad drop-in compatibility with mainstream enterprise servers and storage arrays, making it ideal for cost-sensitive upgrades without platform redesign.
2. With sequential read performance of 540 MB/s, the drive accelerates large-file access, helping backup, imaging, and content-delivery workloads complete faster.
3. Its random read capability of 95,000 K IOPS supports highly responsive access to small-block data, which is critical for virtualization, OLTP databases, and metadata-heavy applications.
4. Rated for 5 DWPD, this SSD is built for sustained write-intensive enterprise use, giving IT teams the endurance headroom needed for logging, caching, and mixed transactional workloads.
5. The combination of 3D TLC NAND and 500 µs typical latency delivers a practical balance of capacity efficiency and predictable responsiveness for always-on business systems.

Capacity Sweet

Lower-capacity reference: 1920GB Higher-capacity reference: 7680GB At 3840GB, this SSD sits at the sweet spot of the family. Compared with the 1920GB model, it gives meaningfully more headroom for mixed enterprise workloads, reducing early capacity pressure from VM growth, logs, snapshots, and database expansion. Compared with the 7680GB option, it preserves nearly the same class of enterprise read/write and random IOPS behavior while offering a more efficient cost-per-deployment balance. This makes 3840GB especially well suited for mid-scale virtualization clusters, such as hosting boot and application storage for roughly 40 to 60 business service instances.

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