General

Brand	Micron
Model	5100 ECO
Capacity	480GB
Usage Class	Enterprise

Interface

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

Physical Dimension

Form Factor	2.5" 7mm

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash	3D eTLC
Drive Writes Per Day	0.8
Total Bytes Written	1400 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	540 MB/s
Sequential Write	380 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	93000
Random Write IOPS	31000
Average Latency	μs

Reliability

Mean Time Between Failures	2 Million Hours
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate	1.0×10⁻¹⁷
Power Loss Protection	Yes

Engineer's Note

The Micron 5100 ECO 480GB (MTFDDAK480TBY-1AR1ZA) is a strong fit for read-centric virtualized infrastructure, web hosting, and CDN edge nodes that need SATA compatibility with higher-than-typical endurance, pairing 3D eTLC NAND with 0.8 DWPD and 1400 TBW in a compact 480GB footprint. Compared with standard entry SATA SSDs in the same class, it delivers a better balance of sustained reliability and application responsiveness, with up to 540/380 MB/s sequential performance and 93K/31K random IOPS for consistent service under mixed read-heavy workloads.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 1,400 TBW and 0.8 DWPD, the MTFDDAK480TBY-1AR1ZA is designed to handle sustained daily write activity well beyond typical OS, application, and general business workloads. In practical terms, for common server boot, system-disk, or mixed-read enterprise use, this level of endurance supports many years of reliable operation and can comfortably serve as a system drive over a long deployment cycle. For enterprise reliability, built-in power-loss protection (PLP) helps preserve in-flight data and protects metadata integrity if power is interrupted unexpectedly, reducing the risk of corruption during sudden shutdowns. Its UBER of 1.0E-17, together with a 2 million hour MTBF, indicates a very low probability of unrecoverable bit errors and strong overall dependability for business-critical environments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The SATA 6Gb/s interface enables drop-in deployment across mainstream enterprise backplanes, making it a cost-efficient upgrade for legacy servers and storage arrays without changing platform architecture.
2. Its 540 MB/s sequential read performance accelerates boot storms, backup restores, and large-file access in virtualized and read-heavy business environments.
3. With up to 93,000 random read IOPS, the drive sustains responsive transaction handling for databases, VDI, and metadata-intensive workloads where small-block access dominates.
4. The 0.8 DWPD endurance profile is well suited for mixed-use enterprise workloads, giving IT teams predictable lifespan and lower replacement risk under steady daily writes.
5. Built on 3D eTLC NAND with microsecond-class latency characteristics, it balances enterprise-grade data retention, consistent QoS, and fast response times for always-on application stacks.

Capacity Sweet

For the MTFDDAK480TBY-1AR1ZA 480GB enterprise SSD, the closest lower-capacity option in the same family is typically 240GB, and the next higher-capacity option is 960GB. In this class, sequential read/write performance and random IOPS are generally kept very close across these three capacities, so the main difference is usable space and endurance headroom rather than day-to-day speed. At 480GB, this model sits at the sweet spot of the series. Compared with 240GB, it gives much better capacity flexibility for OS, logs, and application growth. Compared with 960GB, it preserves nearly the same enterprise performance profile while offering a more efficient cost-per-node. It is best suited for mid-scale deployments, such as boot and application storage for a 12 to 20-node virtualization or container cluster.

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