General

Brand	Micron
Model	5400 PRO
Capacity	960GB
Usage Class	Enterprise

Interface

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

Physical Dimension

Form Factor	2.5" 7mm

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash	3D TLC
Drive Writes Per Day	1.5
Total Bytes Written	2628 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	540 MB/s
Sequential Write	520 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	95000
Random Write IOPS	30000
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 PRO 960GB is purpose-built for write-intensive mixed-use workloads such as virtualization boot volumes, OLTP databases, and CDN edge caching, combining 1.5 DWPD endurance with 2,628 TBW to deliver stronger sustained reliability than typical read-centric SATA SSDs. With 540/520 MB/s sequential performance and up to 95K/30K IOPS from proven 3D TLC NAND, it gives architects a balanced SATA platform for upgrading legacy infrastructure where predictable latency, endurance, and operational consistency matter more than headline capacity alone.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 2628 TBW and 1.5 DWPD, the MTFDDAK960TGA-1BC15TAYY is designed to sustain very heavy write activity over its service life, far beyond the needs of typical OS, application, and general server boot workloads. In practical terms, for use as a system drive or in read-dominant enterprise environments, this level of endurance can comfortably support many years of operation without endurance becoming a concern. For enterprise reliability, built-in power-loss protection (PLP) helps preserve in-flight data and prevents metadata corruption if power is interrupted unexpectedly, which is critical for server and storage integrity. Its UBER rating of 1.0E-17 indicates an extremely low probability of unrecoverable bit errors, while the 3 million-hour MTBF further reflects a design optimized for dependable, continuous operation in business-critical environments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The SATA 6Gb/s interface enables straightforward drop-in upgrades across legacy enterprise servers and storage arrays, minimizing integration risk while delivering dependable mainstream performance.
2. Sequential read performance at 540 MB/s accelerates boot storms, large file access, and analytics data scans, helping business applications respond faster under heavy read workloads.
3. Random read capability of 95,000 K IOPS sustains rapid access to small-block data, which is critical for virtualized databases, metadata services, and high-concurrency transactional environments.
4. An endurance rating of 1.5 DWPD supports steady daily write activity over the drive’s service life, making it well suited for mixed-use enterprise workloads that require predictable reliability.
5. 3D TLC NAND provides an effective balance of capacity, power efficiency, and cost control, allowing data centers to scale storage economically without sacrificing enterprise-class stability.

Capacity Sweet

Lower reference capacity: 480GB Higher reference capacity: 1.92TB In this Micron enterprise SSD family, the 960GB model sits in a practical sweet spot. Compared with the 480GB version, it gives materially better headroom for OS images, logs, application growth, and overprovisioning flexibility, reducing early capacity pressure in always-on environments. Compared with the 1.92TB option, it preserves nearly the same enterprise-class sequential and random performance characteristics while keeping acquisition cost and per-node storage budgeting under tighter control. It is especially well suited for mid-scale virtualization clusters, such as hosting boot and application volumes for roughly 40 to 60 business VMs.

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