General

Brand	Micron
Model	5200 MAX
Capacity	960GB
Usage Class	Enterprise

Interface

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

Physical Dimension

Form Factor	2.5-inch 7mm

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash	3D TLC
Drive Writes Per Day	5
Total Bytes Written	8760 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	540 MB/s
Sequential Write	520 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	95000
Random Write IOPS	75000
Average Latency	500 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 5200 MAX 960GB is purpose-built for write-intensive enterprise workloads such as database logging, metadata journaling, cache tiers, and virtualization platforms, where its 5 DWPD endurance and 8,760 TBW deliver sustained reliability well beyond typical read-centric SATA SSDs. Compared with mainstream SATA drives in the same class, it pairs near-interface-limit 540/520 MB/s throughput with strong 95,000/75,000 IOPS performance, making it a high-endurance drop-in choice for legacy SATA infrastructures that still demand low-latency, mixed-workload consistency.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 8,760 TBW and 5 DWPD, the MTFDDAK960TDN-1AT1ZABYY is designed for intensive enterprise write workloads and can sustain writing its full 960 GB capacity five times per day throughout its rated service life. In typical deployment scenarios, this level of endurance is more than sufficient for demanding system, cache, logging, and mixed-use application workloads, giving buyers strong confidence in long-term operational durability. From a reliability perspective, built-in power-loss protection (PLP) helps preserve in-flight data and protects metadata integrity during unexpected power interruptions, which is especially important in server and storage environments. Its ultra-low UBER of 1.0E-17, together with a 3 million hour MTBF, indicates enterprise-class data integrity and stability, helping reduce the risk of uncorrectable read errors and unplanned service disruption.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The SATA 6Gb/s interface enables drop-in compatibility with widely deployed enterprise backplanes and servers, making upgrades simple in legacy and mixed-generation storage fleets.
2. With 540 MB/s sequential read performance, the drive accelerates large-file access such as VM image loading, backup restores, and database snapshot reads.
3. Delivering 95,000 random read IOPS with a typical latency of 500 µs, it helps transactional workloads respond consistently under heavy concurrency in virtualized and read-intensive environments.
4. A 5 DWPD endurance rating makes it well suited for write-heavy enterprise use cases, reducing replacement cycles in logging, caching, and high-update database tiers.
5. Built on 3D TLC NAND, the drive balances enterprise-class capacity efficiency, predictable performance, and cost control for large-scale data center deployments.

Capacity Sweet

Lower capacity reference: 480GB Higher capacity reference: 1.92TB In this Micron enterprise SSD family, the 960GB model sits at the sweet spot of the lineup. Compared with the 480GB version, it provides meaningfully better capacity headroom for OS images, application growth, logs, and overprovisioning flexibility without changing the expected enterprise-class read/write and random IOPS profile too much. Compared with the 1.92TB option, it usually delivers the best balance between acquisition cost, usable capacity, and steady performance consistency. It is especially well suited for mid-scale virtualization clusters, such as boot and mixed-workload storage for about 40 to 60 general-purpose virtual machines.

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