General

Brand	Micron
Model	7450 PRO
Capacity	1920GB
Usage Class	Enterprise

Interface

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

Physical Dimension

Form Factor	U.3 15mm

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash	3D TLC
Drive Writes Per Day	1
Total Bytes Written	3650 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	6800 MB/s
Sequential Write	2700 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	800000
Random Write IOPS	120000
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 1920GB (MTFDKCB1T9TFR-1BC15ABYYR) is purpose-built for mixed read/write enterprise workloads such as virtualized infrastructure, cloud application tiers, and database logging, combining PCIe Gen4 performance up to 6800/2700 MB/s with 800K/120K IOPS in a balanced 1 DWPD profile. Compared with typical read-centric TLC SSDs in its class, it delivers a stronger combination of endurance and usable write performance—3650 TBW on 3D TLC—making it a more dependable choice where sustained QoS and long service life matter more than peak sequential write marketing numbers.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 3,650 TBW and 1 DWPD, the MTFDKCB1T9TFR-1BC15ABYYR is designed to handle writing its full capacity once per day throughout its rated service life, which is more than sufficient for typical enterprise boot, OS, and mainstream application workloads. In practical terms, when used as a system or read-heavy application drive, this level of endurance provides substantial long-term headroom and can comfortably support many years of operation, often extending to around a decade under typical write patterns. Its power-loss protection (PLP) helps preserve in-flight data and metadata during unexpected power interruptions, reducing the risk of corruption and improving operational continuity in server environments. The specified UBER of 1.0E-17, together with a 2 million hour MTBF, reflects enterprise-class data integrity and reliability, giving procurement teams confidence in the drive’s suitability for business-critical deployments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The PCIe Gen4 NVMe architecture unlocks a much wider data path than prior-generation SAS or SATA drives, helping databases, virtualization clusters, and analytics platforms clear storage bottlenecks under heavy parallel workloads.
2. Its sequential read performance enables much faster movement of large datasets, reducing wait time for backup restores, data lake scans, and AI model loading in enterprise servers.
3. The strong random read capability is built for transaction-heavy environments, sustaining high VM density and accelerating metadata lookups, OLTP queries, and real-time service response.
4. The 1 DWPD endurance profile gives IT teams a dependable fit for mixed-use enterprise deployments, supporting steady daily overwrite activity without overpaying for ultra-write-intensive media.
5. With 3D TLC NAND and typical latency around 80 µs, the drive balances cost efficiency, flash density, and consistently quick response times for cloud infrastructure and scale-out applications.

Capacity Sweet

Lower capacity reference: 960GB Higher capacity reference: 3840GB In this series, the 1920GB model sits in the sweet spot for mainstream enterprise deployment. Compared with the 960GB version, it provides much better headroom for OS images, application data, logs, and growth, reducing early capacity pressure and replacement frequency. Compared with the 3840GB option, it usually delivers a more attractive cost-per-deployment while keeping the same class of enterprise sequential throughput and random IOPS. This makes 1920GB an excellent fit for mid-scale virtualization clusters, such as hosting boot and application volumes for around 60 to 80 business VMs.

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