General

Brand	Micron
Model	5400 MAX
Capacity	960GB
Usage Class	Enterprise

Interface

Host Interface	SATA III
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-1BC16ABYYR) is purpose-built for write-intensive mixed-workload environments such as OLTP databases, virtualization journals, and log-heavy edge servers, combining 5 DWPD endurance with 8,760 TBW in a SATA III form factor. Compared with typical read-centric SATA SSDs in the same class, it delivers a stronger endurance profile while sustaining up to 540/520 MB/s sequential performance and 95,000/65,000 IOPS, making it a precise fit where SATA infrastructure must absorb sustained daily writes without sacrificing latency consistency.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 8,760 TBW and 5 DWPD, the MTFDDAK960TGB-1BC16ABYYR is built for sustained write-intensive enterprise workloads, allowing the full 960GB capacity to be written about five times per day throughout its rated service life. In typical real-world use, this level of endurance is far beyond what a boot or system drive requires, making it a very safe choice for long-term deployment and capable of supporting many years of stable operation under normal server workloads. For enterprise reliability, the drive includes Power Loss Protection (PLP), which helps preserve in-flight data and protects mapping tables during unexpected power interruptions, reducing the risk of corruption or downtime. Its UBER of 1.0E-17 indicates an extremely low uncorrectable bit error rate, and together with the 3 million hour MTBF, it reflects a design focused on high data integrity and dependable operation in business-critical environments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The SATA III interface ensures drop-in compatibility with mainstream enterprise backplanes and servers, enabling cost-efficient SSD upgrades without platform changes.
2. With sequential read performance of 540 MB/s, this drive accelerates bulk data access for boot volumes, log scanning, and large-file retrieval in read-heavy server workloads.
3. Random read performance up to 95,000 K IOPS helps databases and virtualized environments respond faster under highly concurrent small-block access patterns.
4. A 5 DWPD endurance rating makes it well suited for write-intensive enterprise applications that demand sustained daily overwrite capacity with predictable lifespan.
5. Built on 3D TLC NAND, the drive balances enterprise-class capacity, power efficiency, and reliability for scaling storage in cost-sensitive data center deployments.

Capacity Sweet

Lower capacity reference: 480GB Higher capacity reference: 1.92TB In this enterprise SSD family, the 960GB model sits at a practical sweet spot. Compared with the 480GB version, it gives meaningfully more headroom for OS images, application binaries, logs, and short-term data growth, reducing early capacity pressure in always-on environments. Compared with the 1.92TB option, it keeps acquisition cost and fleet-wide budget under tighter control while delivering essentially the same enterprise-class sequential and random I/O behavior. It is especially well suited for a mid-sized virtualization cluster, such as shared boot and workload storage for roughly 35 to 50 virtual machines.

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