General

Brand	Micron
Model	5400 PRO
Capacity	960GB
Usage Class	Read-Intensive

Interface

Host Interface	SATA
Total Interface Bandwidth	6 Gb/s

Physical Dimension

Form Factor	2.5

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash	176-layer 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	33000
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 (MTFDDAK960TGA-1BC16ABYY) is purpose-built for write-intensive SATA server workloads such as boot/storage tiers in virtualized infrastructure, edge logging, and mixed-read/write database caching, combining 1.5 DWPD endurance with 2,628 TBW on 176-layer 3D TLC. Compared with typical read-centric SATA SSDs in the same class, it delivers a stronger durability profile while sustaining 540/520 MB/s sequential performance and up to 95,000/33,000 IOPS, making it a more robust long-life choice where SATA compatibility and predictable enterprise endurance matter most.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 2,628 TBW and 1.5 DWPD, the MTFDDAK960TGA-1BC16ABYY is designed to sustain substantial daily write activity over its service life, making it well suited for demanding enterprise and mixed-use workloads. In typical system-disk or mainstream server applications, this level of endurance translates into many years of reliable operation, and for lighter boot or OS drive workloads it can be deployed with confidence for long-term use. For enterprise reliability, built-in power-loss protection (PLP) helps preserve in-flight data and protects metadata integrity during unexpected power interruptions, reducing the risk of corruption and unplanned recovery events. Its ultra-low UBER of 1.0E-17, together with a 3 million hour MTBF, indicates a very high standard of data integrity and operational reliability that procurement teams can trust for business-critical environments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The SATA interface paired with 540 MB/s sequential read performance enables straightforward drop-in upgrades for legacy enterprise platforms while keeping boot, restore, and large-file access consistently responsive.
2. With 95,000 random read IOPS, the drive can sustain dense transactional workloads, helping virtualized environments and database servers return small-block data with less queue buildup.
3. A 1.5 DWPD endurance rating gives IT teams the write headroom needed for mixed-use enterprise applications, supporting predictable lifespan under daily logging, indexing, and cache churn.
4. Built on 176-layer 3D TLC NAND, the drive balances capacity, cost efficiency, and reliability, making it well suited for mainstream data center deployments that need dependable performance at scale.
5. The typical latency of [latency] µs helps reduce storage response time at the application layer, improving user experience in latency-sensitive workloads such as OLTP, VDI, and metadata-heavy services.

Capacity Sweet

Lower capacity reference: 480GB Higher capacity reference: 1.92TB At 960GB, this SSD sits at the sweet spot of the product family. Compared with the 480GB model, it offers much better headroom for OS images, application binaries, logs, and moderate data growth, reducing early capacity pressure while keeping the same enterprise-class read/write and random IOPS profile. Compared with the 1.92TB option, it delivers a more efficient balance of acquisition cost, usable capacity, and stable performance. It is especially well suited for mid-sized virtualization clusters, such as boot and application storage for about 40-60 general-purpose virtual machines.

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