General

Brand	Micron
Model	5400 MAX
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	5
Total Bytes Written	8760 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	540 MB/s
Sequential Write	520 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	95000
Random Write IOPS	65000
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 MAX 960GB (MTFDDAK960TGB-1BC15TAYY) is purpose-built for write-intensive SATA deployments such as virtualization journals, database logging, and edge caching, combining 5 DWPD endurance and 8,760 TBW with consistent 540/520 MB/s throughput and up to 95K/65K IOPS from proven 3D TLC NAND. Compared with typical read-centric SATA SSDs in the same class, it delivers substantially higher sustained write endurance without sacrificing latency stability, making it a stronger choice where 24×7 mixed-write reliability matters more than headline capacity alone.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 8,760 TBW and 5 DWPD, the MTFDDAK960TGB-1BC15TAYY is built for sustained heavy write workloads and can comfortably support typical enterprise system-disk or mixed-use applications over many years. In practical terms, under normal OS, logging, boot, and application workloads, this level of endurance provides ample headroom for long-term deployment, including around 10 years of worry-free use in lighter write scenarios. For enterprise reliability, the drive includes Power Loss Protection (PLP), which helps preserve in-flight data and protects metadata integrity during unexpected power interruptions, reducing the risk of corruption and unplanned recovery events. Its UBER of 1.0E-17 indicates an exceptionally low unrecoverable bit error rate, supporting high data integrity expectations for business-critical environments, while the 3 million-hour MTBF further reflects a design focused on dependable continuous operation.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The SATA 6Gb/s interface ensures broad drop-in compatibility with mainstream enterprise servers and storage arrays, simplifying upgrades without changing backplane infrastructure.
2. Its sequential read performance accelerates large-file access, helping analytics platforms, backup repositories, and virtualized workloads shorten data retrieval windows.
3. Strong random read capability keeps transactional databases and read-heavy VM environments responsive under deep queue workloads with consistent low-wait access.
4. A 5 DWPD endurance rating makes it well suited for write-intensive enterprise use cases such as logging, caching, and mixed-workload databases that demand sustained reliability over the drive’s service life.
5. Built on 3D TLC NAND, the drive balances capacity, performance, and cost efficiency, making it a practical choice for scaling enterprise flash deployments without sacrificing dependable operation.

Capacity Sweet

Lower capacity: 480GB Higher capacity: 1.92TB In this product family, the 960GB model sits at the sweet spot for mainstream enterprise deployments. Compared with the 480GB version, it gives much more headroom for OS images, application growth, logs, and overprovisioning, reducing the risk of early capacity pressure. Compared with the 1.92TB option, it delivers a better cost-per-deployment balance while keeping broadly similar enterprise-class sequential throughput and random IOPS. It is especially well suited for mid-sized virtualization clusters, such as hosting boot and application volumes for about 40 to 60 general-purpose virtual machines.

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