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| Brand | Micron |
|---|---|
| Model | M500 |
| Capacity | 960GB |
| Usage Class | Client |
| Host Interface | SATA 6Gb/s |
|---|---|
| Total Interface Bandwidth | 6 Gb/s |
| Form Factor | 2.5" 7mm |
|---|
| NAND Flash | 20nm MLC |
|---|---|
| Drive Writes Per Day | 0.04 |
| Total Bytes Written | 72 TBW |
| Sequential Read | 500 MB/s |
|---|---|
| Sequential Write | 400 MB/s |
| Random Read IOPS | 80000 |
| Random Write IOPS | 80000 |
| Average Latency | μs |
| Mean Time Between Failures | 1.2 Million Hours |
|---|---|
| Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate | 1.0×10⁻¹⁷ |
| Power Loss Protection | Yes |
The Micron M500 960GB (MTFDDAK960MAV-1AE1) is best suited for read-centric SATA deployments such as OS boot volumes, application staging, reference data sets, and edge content caches, where its 500/400 MB/s throughput and balanced 80K/80K IOPS deliver consistently low-latency service on legacy 6Gb/s infrastructure. Compared with typical same-class TLC SATA drives, its 20nm MLC NAND provides stronger write stability and more predictable QoS for enterprise light-write workloads, making it a better fit when endurance discipline matters more than headline capacity.
With an endurance rating of 72 TBW, the MTFDDAK960MAV-1AE1 is well suited for read-heavy and typical system-drive workloads, where daily writes are relatively modest. In practical terms, this equals about 20 GB of writes per day over 10 years, making it a dependable choice for OS boot, office applications, thin client, and other general-purpose embedded or industrial use cases. Its built-in power-loss protection (PLP) helps preserve in-flight data and metadata during unexpected power interruptions, reducing the risk of corruption and improving operational stability. An UBER of 1.0E-15, together with a 1.2 million-hour MTBF, reflects solid data integrity and long-term reliability expectations for business-critical deployments.
1. The SATA 6Gb/s interface ensures broad compatibility with legacy enterprise servers and storage arrays, making this drive an easy drop-in upgrade for capacity expansion or refresh projects.
2. Its 500 MB/s sequential read performance helps accelerate large-file access, reducing backup restore time and improving throughput for boot, archive, and content delivery workloads.
3. With 80,000 random read IOPS, the drive can sustain responsive access to small-block data, benefiting virtualized environments, metadata-heavy applications, and read-centric databases.
4. The 0.04 DWPD endurance profile is best suited to read-mostly enterprise use cases, such as boot drives, reference datasets, and infrequently updated repositories where capacity and stability matter more than write intensity.
5. Built with 20nm MLC NAND, it offers a stronger balance of data retention, consistency, and flash reliability than consumer-oriented TLC options, supporting dependable operation in business-critical infrastructure.
Lower-capacity reference: 480GB Higher-capacity reference: 1.92TB Within this enterprise SSD family, the 960GB model sits at the sweet spot of the lineup. Compared with the 480GB version, it provides much better capacity headroom for OS images, logs, hot data, and application growth without changing the expected enterprise-class sequential throughput or random IOPS profile. Compared with the 1.92TB option, it delivers a more balanced cost-per-drive while still offering enough usable space for mainstream server deployments. It is especially well suited for medium-scale virtualization, such as hosting boot and application volumes for about 40 to 60 general-purpose virtual machines.
Q: Is MTFDDAK960MAV-1AE1 suitable for a write-heavy database server?
A: Not ideally. With 0.04 DWPD and 72 TBW, this 960GB SATA SSD is better suited for read-intensive or mixed-light workloads than sustained write-heavy database server environments.
Q: How many full drive writes per day can it actually endure over its warranty period?
A: Its rated endurance is 0.04 full drive writes per day, which equals about 38.4GB of host writes daily on a 960GB drive across the specified warranty period.
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 mapping tables during sudden outages, reducing corruption risk and improving reliability in business-critical systems.
Q: What RAID level is recommended for this SSD?
A: For this SSD, RAID 1 or RAID 10 is generally recommended for better redundancy and steady performance. RAID 5 or 6 may add extra write overhead on low-endurance drives.