General

Brand	Micron
Model	5400 MAX
Capacity	480GB
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	5
Total Bytes Written	4380 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	540 MB/s
Sequential Write	470 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	95000
Random Write IOPS	59000
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 Micron 5400 MAX 480GB (MTFDDAK480TGB-1BC15ABYY) is purpose-built for write-intensive mixed-workload deployments such as database logs, virtualization metadata, and edge transaction nodes, pairing 5 DWPD endurance with 4,380 TBW in a compact SATA platform. Compared with typical enterprise SATA TLC SSDs in this capacity class, it delivers a stronger endurance-to-capacity profile while sustaining up to 95,000/59,000 random read/write IOPS and 540/470 MB/s sequential performance for longer service life under heavy daily writes.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 4,380 TBW and 5 DWPD, the MTFDDAK480TGB-1BC15ABYY is built for very write-intensive use, allowing the full 480GB capacity to be rewritten about five times per day throughout its endurance life. In practical terms, for typical system-disk, boot, logging, and mainstream application workloads, this level of endurance provides a very large safety margin and can support many years of worry-free operation. For enterprise reliability, integrated power-loss protection (PLP) helps preserve in-flight data and metadata during unexpected power interruptions, reducing the risk of corruption and improving service continuity. Its UBER of 1.0E-17 indicates an exceptionally low uncorrectable bit error rate, which is a key indicator of strong data integrity for business-critical storage environments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The SATA III interface ensures broad drop-in compatibility with mainstream enterprise backplanes and servers, making it ideal for cost-efficient refreshes without platform changes.
2. The sequential read performance accelerates boot storms, VM image loading, and large dataset access, helping application environments start and respond faster.
3. The random read capability sustains strong responsiveness under metadata-heavy workloads such as virtualization, OLTP, and read-intensive caching tiers.
4. The 5 DWPD endurance rating supports demanding write-heavy enterprise use cases, giving IT teams the confidence to run frequent data updates over the full service life.
5. The 3D TLC NAND architecture balances capacity, reliability, and cost efficiency, making it well suited for scalable enterprise deployments that need consistent performance per dollar.

Capacity Sweet

Lower capacity reference: 240GB Higher capacity reference: 960GB In this enterprise SSD family, the 480GB model sits at a practical sweet spot. Compared with the 240GB version, it offers much better headroom for OS images, logs, patch growth, and application data, reducing the risk of early capacity pressure while keeping the same class of sequential and random performance. Compared with the 960GB model, it delivers a more efficient balance of acquisition cost, usable endurance, and performance consistency for mainstream deployments. It is especially well suited for small to mid-sized virtualization clusters, such as hosting boot and utility volumes for about 40 to 60 virtual machines.

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