General

Brand	Micron
Model	7450 PRO
Capacity	3840GB
Usage Class	Enterprise

Interface

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

Physical Dimension

Form Factor	E1.S 5.9mm

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash	3D TLC
Drive Writes Per Day	1
Total Bytes Written	7300 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	6800 MB/s
Sequential Write	5000 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	1000000
Random Write IOPS	180000
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 PRO 3.84TB (MTFDKBZ3T8TFR-1BC15ABYY) is purpose-built for read-intensive virtualization, cloud boot, and content-delivery edge nodes that need predictable PCIe Gen4 performance, delivering up to 6800/5000 MB/s and 1,000,000/180,000 IOPS from a power-efficient 3D TLC platform. With 1 DWPD endurance and 7300 TBW at this capacity point, it offers a strong balance of density, sustained responsiveness, and enterprise durability for mixed server deployments where low latency and reliable lifecycle economics matter most.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 7,300 TBW and 1 DWPD, the MTFDKBZ3T8TFR-1BC15ABYY is designed to handle heavy, sustained write workloads over its service life. In typical enterprise use, this level of endurance means it can comfortably serve as a system or application drive for many years without write wear becoming a practical concern. For reliability, the drive includes power-loss protection, which helps preserve in-flight data and protects metadata integrity if power is interrupted unexpectedly. Its enterprise-class UBER of 1.0E-17, together with a 2 million hour MTBF, indicates an extremely low probability of uncorrectable bit errors and supports dependable operation in business-critical environments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The PCIe Gen4 NVMe interface, paired with up to 6800 MB/s sequential read performance, accelerates large dataset ingestion, VM boot storms, and analytics workloads in enterprise servers.
2. With 1,000,000 K IOPS of random read capability, this SSD sustains highly responsive access for metadata-heavy databases, virtualization platforms, and high-concurrency cloud applications.
3. Rated at 1 DWPD, it provides predictable endurance for mixed-use enterprise deployments that require consistent daily write capability without overprovisioning for heavier-duty media.
4. Built on 3D TLC NAND, the drive balances capacity, cost efficiency, and reliability, making it well suited for mainstream data center workloads that need scalable flash performance.
5. A typical latency of 80 µs helps reduce storage response time at the application layer, improving transaction consistency and tail-latency behavior in business-critical systems.

Capacity Sweet

Lower capacity reference: 1920GB Higher capacity reference: 7680GB The 3840GB model sits at the sweet spot of this SSD family. Compared with the 1920GB option, it gives much better capacity headroom for mixed virtualization, database, and caching workloads without changing the expected enterprise-class sequential throughput or random IOPS profile. Compared with the 7680GB version, it delivers a more balanced acquisition cost, lower overprovisioning risk, and easier per-node sizing while keeping performance essentially in the same class. It is especially well suited for mid-scale clusters, such as hosting boot and application volumes for about 40 to 60 virtual machines per server.

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