General

Brand	Micron
Model	7450 PRO
Capacity	7680GB
Usage Class	Enterprise

Interface

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

Physical Dimension

Form Factor	U.3 7mm

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash	3D TLC
Drive Writes Per Day	1
Total Bytes Written	14000 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	6800 MB/s
Sequential Write	5600 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	1000000
Random Write IOPS	215000
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 MTFDKCB7T6TFR is optimized for read-intensive virtualized infrastructure, scale-out content delivery, and cloud storage nodes that need high capacity density, 6.8/5.6 GB/s sequential throughput, and up to 1,000,000 random-read IOPS on a 1 DWPD enterprise endurance profile. Compared with typical same-class Gen4 TLC SSDs, its standout value is the combination of 7.68TB capacity, 14,000 TBW durability, and strong low-latency read performance, enabling higher workload consolidation without moving to a higher-endurance—and higher-cost—drive tier.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 14,000 TBW and 1 DWPD, the MTFDKCB7T6TFR is built to handle sustained daily write activity over a long service life, making it well suited for enterprise system, boot, and mixed-read/write workloads. In practical terms, under typical server operating system and application drive usage, this level of endurance supports many years of stable operation and can comfortably serve as a reliable system drive over a long deployment cycle. Its enterprise-grade reliability is further strengthened by power loss protection (PLP), which helps preserve in-flight data and protect metadata integrity during unexpected power interruptions. An UBER of 1.0E-17 indicates an extremely low uncorrectable bit error rate, supporting high data integrity expectations in business-critical environments and giving purchasers added confidence in dependable long-term operation.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The latest-generation PCIe Gen4 NVMe interface removes storage bottlenecks in dense servers, enabling faster data movement for virtualization, analytics, and scale-out application stacks.
2. Its strong sequential read performance accelerates large-file streaming, database backup recovery, and AI model loading, helping reduce job start times across enterprise platforms.
3. The high random read capability sustains responsive access under heavily concurrent workloads, making it well suited for transactional databases, metadata services, and read-intensive cloud environments.
4. With enterprise-grade write endurance backed by 3D TLC NAND, the drive provides a practical balance of longevity, capacity efficiency, and predictable lifecycle cost for always-on deployments.
5. The very low typical latency helps applications respond more consistently under load, improving QoS for latency-sensitive services such as real-time analytics and high-frequency transaction processing.

Capacity Sweet

Lower capacity reference: 3840GB Higher capacity reference: 15360GB Capacity positioning analysis: Within this enterprise SSD family, the 7680GB model sits at the practical sweet spot. Compared with the 3840GB version, it gives noticeably better space headroom for VM growth, mixed application datasets, and longer refresh cycles without changing the expected enterprise-class sequential throughput or random IOPS profile. Compared with the 15360GB option, it delivers a more balanced acquisition cost, lower capacity overprovisioning risk, and easier budget control while still offering strong consolidation efficiency. It is especially well suited for mid-sized virtualization clusters, such as hosting boot and data volumes for roughly 60 to 80 business application virtual machines.

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