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-1BC1ZTAYY) is purpose-built for write-intensive mixed-workload environments such as database logging, virtualization metadata, and caching tiers, combining 5 DWPD endurance with 8,760 TBW in a SATA 6Gb/s form factor. Compared with typical read-centric SATA SSDs in its class, it delivers a stronger balance of sustained durability and steady performance—up to 540/520 MB/s sequential throughput and 95K/65K random IOPS—making it a dependable drop-in choice where enterprise SATA infrastructure must absorb heavy daily writes.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 8,760 TBW and 5 DWPD, the MTFDDAK960TGB-1BC1ZTAYY is built for write-intensive enterprise use and can sustain about 4.8 TB of writes every day across a 5-year service life. In typical deployment, this is far beyond the demands of an OS or boot drive, so it can be used as a system disk for 10 years or more with ample endurance margin under normal workloads. For enterprise reliability, built-in power loss protection (PLP) helps preserve in-flight data and protects metadata integrity if power is interrupted unexpectedly, reducing the risk of corruption during outages. Its UBER of 1.0E-17 indicates an extremely low probability of uncorrectable bit errors, and together with a 3 million hour MTBF, it provides the level of data integrity and operational stability expected in business-critical environments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The SATA interface ensures broad compatibility with mainstream enterprise backplanes and legacy server platforms, enabling cost-efficient storage upgrades without changing existing infrastructure.
2. Its top-end sequential read performance accelerates large file access, helping analytics, backup, and content delivery workloads shorten data retrieval windows.
3. Strong random read capability supports dense virtualized and database environments by sustaining fast response under highly fragmented, transaction-heavy access patterns.
4. This endurance class is built for write-intensive enterprise applications, giving IT teams the confidence to run logging, caching, and mixed-workload systems around the clock with predictable lifespan.
5. 3D TLC NAND balances capacity, performance, and reliability, making it a practical choice for enterprise deployments that need solid economics without sacrificing operational consistency.

Capacity Sweet

In this product family, the nearest lower-capacity option is typically 480GB, while the next higher-capacity option is 1.92TB. The 960GB model sits at the sweet spot of the lineup: it offers materially more headroom than 480GB for OS images, logs, metadata, and steady workload growth, reducing early capacity pressure. Versus 1.92TB, it usually delivers the best balance of acquisition cost, usable capacity, and enterprise-grade performance consistency. It is especially well suited for mid-scale virtualization clusters, such as hosting boot and application volumes for roughly 40 to 60 business workloads.

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