General

Brand	Micron
Model	7450 MAX
Capacity	800GB
Usage Class	Enterprise

Interface

Host Interface	PCIe Gen4 NVMe
Total Interface Bandwidth	16 Gb/s

Physical Dimension

Form Factor	M.2 2280

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash	3D TLC
Drive Writes Per Day	3
Total Bytes Written	4380 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	5500 MB/s
Sequential Write	1500 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	530000
Random Write IOPS	170000
Average Latency	80 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 7450 MAX 800GB is purpose-built for write-intensive, latency-sensitive workloads such as database journaling, metadata acceleration, log ingestion, and mixed OLTP at the edge, combining 3 DWPD endurance with 4,380 TBW in a compact PCIe Gen4 NVMe platform. Compared with mainstream read-optimized SSDs in the same class, it delivers a stronger balance of sustained durability and predictable QoS, while still reaching up to 5,500 MB/s read and 530K/170K random read/write IOPS for consistently responsive performance.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 4,380 TBW and 3 DWPD, the MTFDKBA800TFS-1BC1ZABYYR is designed for sustained enterprise write activity and can comfortably support typical server or system-drive workloads over many years of operation. In practical terms, for OS, application, boot, and general mixed enterprise workloads, this level of endurance provides ample margin for long-term deployment and helps minimize concerns about write wear during the product’s service life. Its enterprise reliability profile is further strengthened by power-loss protection, which helps preserve in-flight data and metadata during unexpected power interruptions, reducing the risk of corruption and unclean shutdown effects. An UBER of 1.0E-17 and an MTBF of 2 million hours indicate a very low probability of unrecoverable read errors and strong overall hardware reliability, which are important for procurement teams evaluating data integrity and operational stability.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The PCIe Gen4 NVMe interface removes storage as a bottleneck in modern servers, enabling faster data pipelines and higher VM or container density in latency-sensitive enterprise platforms.
2. Its strong sequential read performance accelerates large-block workloads such as database backup, media streaming, and analytics scans, helping shorten job completion windows in production environments.
3. The high random read capability supports transaction-heavy applications like OLTP databases, virtual desktop infrastructure, and metadata-intensive cloud services with consistently responsive access under concurrency.
4. With an endurance profile built for sustained daily drive writes, it is well suited for write-active enterprise deployments that require predictable lifespan, lower replacement risk, and stable service levels over time.
5. The 3D TLC NAND design, paired with very low typical latency, balances capacity, cost efficiency, and responsiveness for enterprise workloads that need both scalable flash economics and fast time-to-data.

Capacity Sweet

Lower-capacity reference: 400GB Higher-capacity reference: 1.6TB In this product family, the 800GB model sits at a practical sweet spot. Compared with the 400GB option, it gives meaningfully more headroom for OS images, application binaries, logs, and short-term data growth, reducing the risk of early capacity pressure. Compared with the 1.6TB version, it typically preserves similar enterprise-class sequential throughput and random IOPS while offering a more balanced acquisition cost per drive. This makes 800GB especially well suited for mid-scale virtualization clusters, such as shared boot and application storage for roughly 40 to 60 general-purpose virtual machines.

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