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| Brand | Micron |
|---|---|
| Model | 5400 PRO |
| Capacity | 480GB |
| Usage Class | Enterprise |
| Host Interface | SATA 6Gb/s |
|---|---|
| Total Interface Bandwidth | 6 Gb/s |
| Form Factor | 2.5" 7mm |
|---|
| NAND Flash | 3D TLC |
|---|---|
| Drive Writes Per Day | 1.5 |
| Total Bytes Written | 1314 TBW |
| Sequential Read | 540 MB/s |
|---|---|
| Sequential Write | 520 MB/s |
| Random Read IOPS | 95000 |
| Random Write IOPS | 30000 |
| Average Latency | μs |
| Mean Time Between Failures | 3 Million Hours |
|---|---|
| Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate | 1.0×10⁻¹⁷ |
| Power Loss Protection | Yes |
The Micron 5400 PRO 480GB is optimized for SATA-based mixed-use workloads such as boot, logging, and read-intensive virtualization nodes, combining 1.5 DWPD endurance with 1314 TBW to sustain steady write activity where commodity read-centric SSDs wear out faster. With 540/520 MB/s sequential performance and up to 95K/30K IOPS from proven 3D TLC NAND, it delivers enterprise-class consistency and serviceability for servers that need dependable SATA performance without moving to higher-cost NVMe infrastructure.
With an endurance rating of 1,314 TBW and 1.5 DWPD, the MTFDDAK480TGA-1BC15TAYY is designed to sustain heavy write activity over its service life, far beyond the demands of a typical OS boot drive or read-intensive enterprise workload. In practical terms, for common system-disk use, logging, and routine application workloads, this level of endurance supports many years of stable operation with substantial margin. For enterprise reliability, built-in power-loss protection helps preserve in-flight data and metadata during an unexpected power interruption, reducing the risk of corruption and improving recovery confidence. Its UBER rating of 1.0E-17 indicates an extremely low probability of unrecoverable bit errors, and together with a 3-million-hour MTBF, it reflects a storage platform engineered for dependable data integrity and continuous operation.
1. The SATA 6Gb/s interface ensures broad drop-in compatibility with mainstream enterprise platforms, making it a low-risk upgrade for refresh cycles and mixed-vendor server fleets.
2. With sequential reads up to 540 MB/s, this drive accelerates boot images, database snapshots, and large-file retrieval, helping reduce wait time in read-heavy production workloads.
3. Delivering up to 95,000 random-read IOPS, it supports highly responsive access to small-block data, which is critical for virtualized environments, indexing, and transaction-centric applications.
4. Rated for 1.5 DWPD, it provides the write endurance needed for always-on business systems that see steady daily updates without forcing overinvestment in higher-tier media.
5. Built on 3D TLC NAND, it balances enterprise-class capacity economics with dependable performance consistency, making it well suited for scale-out infrastructure and cost-sensitive data center deployments.
Reference capacities in the same series: Lower capacity: 240GB Higher capacity: 960GB Capacity positioning analysis: In this product family, the 480GB model sits at the sweet spot between the 240GB and 960GB options. Compared with 240GB, it offers meaningfully better headroom for OS images, application stacks, logs, and growth buffers, reducing early capacity pressure in enterprise environments. Compared with 960GB, it preserves nearly the same mainstream enterprise performance profile while delivering a more attractive cost-per-deployment balance. This makes 480GB especially well suited for medium-scale virtualization clusters, such as boot and infrastructure storage for roughly 25 to 40 general-purpose virtual machines.
Q: Is MTFDDAK480TGA-1BC15TAYY suitable for a write-heavy database server?
A: Yes. With 1.5 DWPD, 1314 TBW, 3D TLC NAND, and SATA 6Gb/s, this 480GB SSD is suitable for mixed to write-intensive database workloads in enterprise environments.
Q: How many full drive writes per day can it actually endure over its warranty period?
A: It is rated for 1.5 full drive writes per day (DWPD) over the warranty period. For a 480GB drive, that equals about 720GB of writes per day.
Q: Does it include power loss protection (PLP) and why is that critical?
A: Yes, it includes power loss protection (PLP). This is critical because it helps prevent in-flight data loss and reduces metadata corruption during unexpected power interruptions.
Q: What RAID level is recommended for this SSD?
A: RAID 1, 10, or 5 can be selected depending on priorities. For database and enterprise workloads, RAID 10 is commonly recommended for balanced performance, redundancy, and rebuild efficiency.