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| Brand | Micron |
|---|---|
| Model | 2300 |
| Capacity | 1TB |
| Usage Class | Client |
| Host Interface | PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe |
|---|---|
| Total Interface Bandwidth | 31.5 Gb/s |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
|---|
| NAND Flash | 3D TLC |
|---|---|
| Drive Writes Per Day | |
| Total Bytes Written | 600 TBW |
| Sequential Read | 3300 MB/s |
|---|---|
| Sequential Write | 2700 MB/s |
| Random Read IOPS | 380000 |
| Random Write IOPS | 50000 |
| Average Latency | μs |
| Mean Time Between Failures | 2 Million Hours |
|---|---|
| Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate | 1.0×10⁻¹⁷ |
| Power Loss Protection | No |
The Micron 2300 1TB (MTFDHBA1T0TDV-1AZ15ABYY) is a strong fit for client workstations, engineering laptops, and boot/application drives that need fast responsiveness from a PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe platform, combining up to 3300/2700 MB/s sequential performance with 380K/50K IOPS and 600 TBW endurance from 3D TLC NAND. Compared with typical value-tier Gen3 SSDs, it delivers a more balanced mix of sustained throughput, read-heavy application acceleration, and long-life write tolerance, making it especially well suited for OS imaging fleets, content creation notebooks, and enterprise client deployments.
With an endurance rating of 600 TBW, this 1TB SSD can sustain roughly 600GB of host writes every day for nearly three years, or about 160GB of writes per day for around ten years, which is more than sufficient for typical OS, boot, office, and general-purpose business workloads. In practical terms, when used as a system drive or for read-heavy applications, this level of endurance provides a comfortable margin and supports long, stable service under normal enterprise usage patterns. The drive’s UBER of 1.0E-15 indicates a very low unrecoverable bit error rate, helping ensure strong data integrity and dependable read reliability in day-to-day operation. This model does not include power-loss protection (PLP), so while it is well suited for standard deployments, it is best used in environments with stable power or upstream protection such as a UPS, especially where in-flight write protection is a requirement.
1. The PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe interface provides a high-bandwidth, low-overhead data path that keeps virtualization, database, and analytics workloads moving without the bottlenecks of legacy SAS or SATA storage.
2. With sequential read performance up to 3300 MB/s, this drive can accelerate large-block data streaming tasks such as backup recovery, media processing, and dataset loading in enterprise servers.
3. Its random read capability of 380,000 K IOPS is built for highly concurrent small-block access, helping transactional databases and VDI environments respond faster under heavy user demand.
4. Rated for [dwpd] DWPD and built on 3D TLC NAND, the SSD offers an enterprise-ready balance of write endurance, capacity efficiency, and predictable lifecycle value for always-on infrastructure.
5. A typical latency of [latency] µs helps reduce storage response time at the microsecond level, which is critical for latency-sensitive applications like real-time analytics, OLTP, and high-density virtualization.
Lower capacity reference: 960GB Higher capacity reference: 1.92TB In this series, the 1TB class sits at the sweet spot between efficiency and headroom. Compared with the 960GB option, it gives more usable space buffer for OS growth, logs, metadata, and overprovisioning-sensitive enterprise workloads, reducing early capacity pressure. Compared with the 1.92TB model, it preserves nearly the same enterprise read/write and random IOPS profile while keeping acquisition cost and fleet-wide budget under tighter control. It is best suited for mid-scale virtualization or container clusters, such as hosting boot and application volumes for about 40 to 60 mixed enterprise nodes.
Q: Is MTFDHBA1T0TDV-1AZ15ABYY suitable for a write-heavy database server?
A: Not ideally. With 3D TLC NAND, 600 TBW, about 0.33 DWPD, and no PLP, this model is better suited to read-intensive or mixed workloads than sustained write-heavy database applications.
Q: How many full drive writes per day can it actually endure over its warranty period?
A: Based on 600 TBW and 1TB capacity, the endurance is about 600 full drive writes total. Assuming a 5-year warranty, that equals roughly 0.33 full drive writes per day.
Q: Does it include power loss protection (PLP) and why is that critical?
A: No, this SSD does not include power loss protection. PLP is critical because it helps preserve in-flight data and mapping tables during sudden power failure, reducing corruption risk.
Q: What RAID level is recommended for this SSD?
A: For business use, RAID 1 is a solid minimum for redundancy. For databases or virtualization, RAID 10 is generally preferred, as it delivers better performance and fault tolerance than RAID 5.