General

Brand	Micron
Model	9300 PRO
Capacity	3.84TB
Usage Class	Read-Intensive

Interface

Host Interface	PCIe Gen3 NVMe
Total Interface Bandwidth	8 Gb/s

Physical Dimension

Form Factor	U.2 15mm

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash	64-layer 3D TLC
Drive Writes Per Day	1
Total Bytes Written	8400 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	3500 MB/s
Sequential Write	3100 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	835000
Random Write IOPS	105000
Average Latency	86 μs

Reliability

Mean Time Between Failures	2 Million Hours
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate	1.0×10⁻¹⁷
Power Loss Protection	Yes

Engineer's Note

The Micron 9300 PRO 3.84TB (MTFDHAL3T8TDP-1AT1ZA) is best suited for read-intensive virtualization clusters and scale-out analytics nodes that need to fully utilize PCIe Gen3 NVMe bandwidth, delivering up to 3500/3100 MB/s and 835,000/105,000 IOPS. Compared with typical same-class Gen3 drives, its standout value is the combination of high random-read density and enterprise endurance—1 DWPD and 8400 TBW on 64-layer 3D TLC—making it a stronger fit for always-on datacenter workloads where predictable latency and service life matter.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 8,400 TBW and 1 DWPD, the MTFDHAL3T8TDP-1AT1ZA is designed to handle sustained daily writes across its full capacity over its rated service life, which is far beyond the needs of a typical OS, boot, or mainstream enterprise application drive. In practical terms, under normal system-disk and mixed read/write workloads, this level of endurance supports long-term deployment with ample write headroom and low concern about wear-related replacement. For enterprise reliability, built-in power loss protection (PLP) helps preserve in-flight data and metadata during unexpected power interruptions, reducing the risk of corruption and improving system recovery confidence. Its UBER of 1.0E-17 indicates an exceptionally low unrecoverable bit error rate, supporting high data integrity for business-critical storage environments, while the 2 million-hour MTBF further reflects a design focused on dependable continuous operation.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The PCIe Gen3 NVMe interface, paired with top-tier sequential throughput, enables fast dataset staging and dramatically shortens large file transfer and system boot windows in enterprise servers.
2. Its strong random read capability supports highly concurrent access patterns, helping virtualized environments, OLTP databases, and metadata-heavy workloads respond quickly under peak demand.
3. A 1 DWPD endurance profile makes it well suited for mainstream enterprise deployments that require dependable daily rewrites without overpaying for ultra-write-intensive media.
4. Built on 64-layer 3D TLC NAND, the drive balances capacity, cost efficiency, and consistent performance, making it a practical fit for scale-out data center storage.
5. The low typical latency helps reduce application wait time, improving QoS consistency for latency-sensitive services such as real-time analytics and high-transaction infrastructure.

Capacity Sweet

Lower capacity: 1.92TB Higher capacity: 7.68TB In this Micron enterprise SSD family, the 3.84TB model sits in the sweet spot of the stack. Versus the 1.92TB option, it gives meaningfully more headroom for OS images, application binaries, logs, and short-term data growth without increasing drive count. Versus the 7.68TB version, it preserves nearly the same enterprise-class sequential and random performance profile while offering a more attractive cost-per-deployment balance. It is especially well suited for mid-scale virtualization clusters, such as hosting boot and workload volumes for about 40 to 60 mixed-business virtual machines.

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