Secure payments
Standard refund policy
Trade Assurance
| Brand | Micron |
|---|---|
| Model | 5400 PRO |
| Capacity | 7680GB |
| Usage Class | Enterprise |
| Host Interface | SATA III |
|---|---|
| Total Interface Bandwidth | 6 Gb/s |
| Form Factor | 2.5" 7mm |
|---|
| NAND Flash | 3D TLC |
|---|---|
| Drive Writes Per Day | 0.6 |
| Total Bytes Written | 9110 TBW |
| Sequential Read | 540 MB/s |
|---|---|
| Sequential Write | 520 MB/s |
| Random Read IOPS | 93000 |
| Random Write IOPS | 10500 |
| 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 7.68TB SATA SSD is purpose-built for high-capacity, read-intensive enterprise workloads such as CDN edge caching, scale-out content repositories, and dense virtualized storage nodes, where its 540/520 MB/s throughput and 93K random-read IOPS keep legacy SATA infrastructure productive at scale. With 3D TLC NAND and 9,110 TBW endurance at 0.6 DWPD, it delivers a stronger balance of capacity, sustained reliability, and enterprise write tolerance than typical read-centric SATA drives in the same class.
With an endurance rating of 9,110 TBW and 0.6 DWPD, the MTFDDAK7T6TGA-1BC15ABYY is designed to handle sustained daily writes across its service life, making it well suited for typical enterprise system-boot, application, and mixed-read/write workloads. In practical terms, for most server OS and infrastructure use cases, this level of endurance provides long-term write headroom and can comfortably support many years of stable operation without endurance becoming a primary concern. For enterprise reliability, built-in power loss protection (PLP) helps preserve in-flight data and metadata during unexpected power interruptions, reducing the risk of corruption and improving recovery integrity. Its 1.0E-17 UBER and 3 million-hour MTBF indicate a very low uncorrectable bit error rate and strong overall reliability expectations, which helps give procurement teams confidence in data integrity and dependable deployment in business-critical environments.
1. The SATA III interface ensures broad drop-in compatibility with mainstream enterprise servers and storage arrays, making this drive a low-risk upgrade for legacy and mixed-generation data center environments.
2. With sequential read performance of 540 MB/s, the drive accelerates boot storms, image loading, and large-file retrieval in virtualized and content-serving workloads.
3. Its 93,000 K IOPS random read capability helps databases, metadata-heavy applications, and VDI environments respond faster under highly fragmented access patterns.
4. A 0.6 DWPD endurance rating makes it well suited for read-centric enterprise deployments that need predictable lifespan and controlled replacement cycles rather than heavy daily overwrite tolerance.
5. Built on 3D TLC NAND, the drive balances capacity, cost efficiency, and stable enterprise performance, making it a practical fit for scale-out infrastructure and general-purpose server storage.
Lower capacity: 3840GB Higher capacity: N/A in the exact same MTFDDAK series branch; 7680GB is typically the top capacity point for this model line. At 7680GB, this SSD sits at the sweet spot of the series. Compared with the 3840GB version, it gives meaningfully more headroom for data growth, denser VM placement, and longer refresh cycles without changing the expected enterprise SATA performance profile. Since there is no larger exact-capacity step in this branch, 7680GB effectively becomes the best balance point between usable capacity, acquisition cost, and steady-state performance consistency. It is especially well suited for mid-sized virtualization clusters, large database log volumes, or shared storage pools for roughly 60 to 80 mixed-workload virtual machines.
Q: Is MTFDDAK7T6TGA-1BC15ABYY suitable for a write-heavy database server?
A: It can support mixed-use database workloads, but 0.6 DWPD indicates moderate endurance rather than true write-heavy optimization. For consistently intensive database writes, a higher-endurance enterprise SSD would be preferable.
Q: How many full drive writes per day can it actually endure over its warranty period?
A: This model is rated for 0.6 full drive writes per day, which equals about 4.6 TB of writes daily on a 7680GB drive, within its specified endurance limits.
Q: Does it include power loss protection (PLP) and why is that critical?
A: Yes, it includes power loss protection. PLP helps preserve in-flight data and metadata during sudden outages, reducing corruption risk and improving reliability in servers, storage arrays, and transactional applications.
Q: What RAID level is recommended for this SSD?
A: RAID 10 is typically recommended for enterprise workloads needing both performance and redundancy. If capacity efficiency matters more than write speed, RAID 5 or RAID 6 may also be considered.