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-1BC1ZABDA) is purpose-built for write-intensive SATA deployments such as database logging, virtualization journals, and cache tiers, where its 5 DWPD endurance and 8,760 TBW provide materially longer service life than typical read-centric enterprise SATA SSDs. With up to 540/520 MB/s sequential performance and 95K/65K random IOPS from proven 3D TLC NAND, it delivers a strong balance of sustained write reliability and predictable latency for legacy servers and storage platforms that need enterprise endurance without moving off SATA III.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 8,760 TBW and 5 DWPD, the MTFDDAK960TGB-1BC1ZABDA is built for sustained heavy-write enterprise use and can comfortably handle far more data than typical OS, application, and logging workloads generate. In practical terms, for common server boot or system-drive deployments, this level of endurance means the drive can usually be used for many years—often up to a decade in typical system-disk scenarios—without endurance being a concern. For enterprise reliability, built-in power-loss protection helps preserve data in flight during unexpected power interruptions, reducing the risk of corruption and improving system integrity. Its UBER of 1.0E-17 indicates an extremely low unrecoverable bit error rate, which, together with a 3 million-hour MTBF, supports dependable operation in business-critical environments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The SATA III interface ensures broad compatibility with mainstream enterprise servers and storage arrays, making it a low-risk choice for cost-effective infrastructure upgrades and replacement cycles.
2. Its strong sequential read performance helps accelerate large-file access, reducing wait times for backup restores, media streaming, and dataset loading in read-heavy environments.
3. The high random read capability enables fast response under mixed VM, database, and OLTP workloads, supporting more concurrent users without compromising application responsiveness.
4. With an endurance rating built for multiple full-drive writes per day, this SSD is well suited for write-intensive enterprise use cases such as logging, caching, and transactional systems.
5. Built on 3D TLC NAND, it balances enterprise-class capacity, efficiency, and reliability, giving data centers a practical sweet spot between performance economics and dependable service life.

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 offers much more headroom for OS images, application data, logs, and growth, reducing early capacity pressure without changing the expected enterprise-class throughput profile. Compared with the 1.92TB option, it preserves nearly the same practical performance behavior while keeping acquisition cost and per-node storage budgeting under tighter control. It is especially well suited for mid-scale virtualization hosts, such as supporting about 45 to 70 mixed business VMs per server.

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