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| Brand | Micron |
|---|---|
| Model | 7300 MAX |
| Capacity | 1.6TB |
| Usage Class | Enterprise |
| Host Interface | PCIe Gen3 x4 |
|---|---|
| Total Interface Bandwidth | 8 Gb/s |
| Form Factor | 2.5" U.2 7mm |
|---|
| NAND Flash | 3D TLC |
|---|---|
| Drive Writes Per Day | 3 |
| Total Bytes Written | 9000 TBW |
| Sequential Read | 3000 MB/s |
|---|---|
| Sequential Write | 1500 MB/s |
| Random Read IOPS | 396000 |
| Random Write IOPS | 135000 |
| Average Latency | μs |
| Mean Time Between Failures | 2 Million Hours |
|---|---|
| Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate | 1.0×10⁻¹⁷ |
| Power Loss Protection | Yes |
The Micron 7300 MAX 1.6TB is purpose-built for write-intensive OLTP databases, metadata-heavy virtualization clusters, and logging or caching tiers that need enterprise endurance, delivering 3 DWPD and 9,000 TBW from 3D TLC NAND without sacrificing PCIe Gen3 x4 responsiveness. With up to 3,000/1,500 MB/s sequential performance and 396K/135K random IOPS, it gives architects a strong balance of sustained mixed-workload performance and long-life reliability in a compact, mainstream NVMe deployment profile.
With an endurance rating of 9,000 TBW and 3 DWPD, the MTFDHBE1T6TDG-1AW1ZA is built for sustained write-intensive enterprise workloads, allowing the full drive capacity to be written three times per day throughout its rated service life. In typical server or system-boot usage, this level of endurance provides a very large margin and can support many years of stable operation, making it a dependable choice even for long-term deployments. For reliability, the drive includes power-loss protection (PLP), which helps preserve in-flight data and metadata if power is suddenly interrupted, reducing the risk of corruption and unplanned downtime. Its enterprise-grade UBER of 1.0E-17, together with a 2 million-hour MTBF, indicates an extremely low probability of unrecoverable bit errors and strong overall operational reliability for business-critical environments.
1. The PCIe Gen3 x4 interface provides stable high-bandwidth connectivity, helping enterprise servers move data faster between storage and CPU for more responsive virtualized and database workloads.
2. With 3000 MB/s sequential read performance, this drive accelerates large-file access, reducing backup restore windows and speeding up analytics, media, and dataset loading tasks.
3. Its 396,000 K IOPS random read capability enables rapid access to scattered small-block data, which is critical for low-wait-time performance in OLTP databases, VDI, and metadata-heavy applications.
4. Rated for 3 DWPD endurance, the SSD is built to sustain intensive daily write activity over its service life, making it a dependable choice for mixed-use enterprise environments with constant transaction pressure.
5. Using 3D TLC NAND, it balances enterprise-grade capacity, cost efficiency, and consistent performance, making it well suited for scale-out infrastructure that needs solid economics without sacrificing reliability.
In this Micron enterprise SSD family, the next lower capacity is 800GB and the next higher capacity is 3.2TB. The 1.6TB model sits at the sweet spot of the range: compared with 800GB, it gives much better headroom for OS images, hot data, and growth buffers, reducing early capacity pressure in always-on environments. Compared with 3.2TB, it delivers a more efficient balance of acquisition cost, usable endurance, and enterprise-class performance consistency. It is especially well suited for mid-sized virtualization, such as supporting about 40 to 60 mixed-workload virtual machines per node.
Q: Is MTFDHBE1T6TDG-1AW1ZA suitable for a write-heavy database server?
A: Yes. With 3 DWPD endurance, 9000 TBW, 3D TLC NAND, and PCIe Gen3 x4 performance, this 1.6TB SSD is well suited for write-intensive database and enterprise server workloads.
Q: How many full drive writes per day can it actually endure over its warranty period?
A: This model is rated for 3 drive writes per day, meaning the full 1.6TB capacity can be overwritten three times daily throughout the warranty period under supported operating conditions.
Q: Does it include power loss protection (PLP) and why is that critical?
A: Yes, it includes power loss protection. PLP helps preserve in-flight data and metadata during unexpected outages, reducing corruption risk and improving reliability for transactional and enterprise storage environments.
Q: What RAID level is recommended for this SSD?
A: RAID 10 is commonly recommended when you need both strong performance and redundancy. If capacity efficiency is more important, RAID 5 or RAID 6 may also be considered.