General

Brand	Micron
Model	7300 PRO
Capacity	960GB
Usage Class	Enterprise

Interface

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

Physical Dimension

Form Factor	M.2 22110

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash	3D TLC
Drive Writes Per Day	1
Total Bytes Written	2200 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	3000 MB/s
Sequential Write	1000 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	300000
Random Write IOPS	28000
Average Latency	90 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 7300 PRO 960GB (MTFDHBE960TDF-1AW1ZABDB) is best suited for read-centric virtualized infrastructure, CDN edge caching, and boot/data drives in scale-out servers, where its PCIe Gen3 NVMe interface delivers up to 3000 MB/s sequential read and 300,000 random read IOPS with the cost efficiency of 3D TLC NAND. With 1 DWPD endurance and 2200 TBW in a compact 960GB capacity point, it offers a strong balance of predictable read performance, enterprise endurance, and deployment density for mainstream data center workloads.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 2,200 TBW and 1 DWPD, the MTFDHBE960TDF-1AW1ZABDB is designed to handle sustained daily write activity across its warranty period, making it a solid fit for typical server, boot, and mixed enterprise workloads. In practical terms, under common OS, application, and logging workloads, this level of endurance is more than sufficient for long-term use and can serve reliably as a system drive for many years without write-life concerns. For enterprise reliability, built-in power loss protection (PLP) helps preserve in-flight data and prevents metadata corruption if power is interrupted unexpectedly, reducing the risk of downtime and recovery events. Its UBER of 1.0E-17 indicates an extremely low unrecoverable bit error rate, supporting high data integrity, while the 2 million hour MTBF further reflects a design intended for dependable continuous operation.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The PCIe Gen3 NVMe interface enables low-overhead, parallel data access that keeps virtualized infrastructure and database workloads responsive under heavy concurrency.
2. Its strong sequential read performance accelerates large-block data movement, reducing backup, restore, and analytics scan times in enterprise storage environments.
3. High random read capability supports transaction-heavy applications with fast access to small data sets, improving performance consistency for OLTP, VDI, and metadata-intensive workloads.
4. A one-drive-write-per-day endurance profile makes it a practical fit for read-centric enterprise deployments that still require predictable lifespan and lower replacement risk.
5. Built on 3D TLC NAND with typical latency in the tens of microseconds, the drive balances capacity, cost efficiency, and quick response times for mainstream server applications.

Capacity Sweet

Lower capacity reference: 480GB Higher capacity reference: 1.92TB In this product family, the 960GB model sits at the sweet spot between the 480GB and 1.92TB options. Compared with 480GB, it gives much better headroom for OS, application binaries, logs, and steady data growth, reducing the risk of early capacity pressure. Compared with 1.92TB, it delivers a more attractive cost-per-deployment while keeping enterprise-grade throughput and IOPS at a similar level. This makes 960GB especially well suited for mid-scale virtualization clusters, such as hosting system and boot volumes for around 40 to 60 general-purpose virtual machines.

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