Micron MTFDKCC15T3TGP-1BK1DABYY 15.36TB 7500 PRO PCIe Gen4 NVMe U.3 15mm Read-Intensive Solid State Drive

MPN:MTFDKCC15T3TGP-1BK1DABYY By:Micron Warranty:1 year
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General

BrandMicron
Model7500 PRO
Capacity15.36TB
Usage ClassRead-Intensive

Interface

Host InterfacePCIe Gen4 NVMe
Total Interface Bandwidth16 Gb/s

Physical Dimension

Form FactorU.3 15mm

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash232-layer 3D TLC
Drive Writes Per Day1
Total Bytes Written28000 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read7000 MB/s
Sequential Write5900 MB/s
Random Read IOPS1100000
Random Write IOPS170000
Average Latency80 μs

Reliability

Mean Time Between Failures2 Million Hours
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate1.0×10⁻¹⁷
Power Loss ProtectionYes

Engineer's Note

The Micron 7500 PRO 15.36TB (MTFDKCC15T3TGP-1BK1DABYY) is engineered for read-intensive cloud and scale-out workloads such as object storage, CDN edge caching, and large virtualized data sets, combining 7,000/5,900 MB/s sequential performance with up to 1.1M random read IOPS to keep latency-sensitive services responsive at high capacity points. Built on 232-layer 3D TLC NAND, it delivers a strong balance of density, endurance, and efficiency with 1 DWPD and 28,000 TBW, making it a compelling choice when you need enterprise NVMe performance in a 15.36TB footprint without stepping up to higher-write-endurance classes.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 28,000 TBW, this SSD provides substantial write headroom for typical enterprise workloads and is especially well suited for OS, boot, caching, and read-intensive application roles. In practical terms, 28,000 TBW is enough to sustain roughly 7.7 TB of writes per day for 10 years, giving procurement teams strong confidence in long-term deployment stability under normal operating conditions. Its built-in power-loss protection (PLP) helps preserve in-flight data and critical metadata during an unexpected power interruption, reducing the risk of corruption and unplanned recovery events. The enterprise-class UBER of 1.0E-18 means an extremely low rate of uncorrectable read errors, supporting high data integrity, while the 2 million-hour MTBF further reinforces the drive’s reliability profile for always-on environments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The PCIe Gen4 NVMe architecture, paired with top-tier sequential throughput, accelerates large dataset movement and shortens backup, restore, and analytics job windows in enterprise servers.
2. Its exceptional random read capability enables databases, virtual desktop farms, and high-concurrency cloud workloads to respond faster under heavy parallel access.
3. With a 1 DWPD endurance profile, the drive is well suited for mixed-use enterprise deployments that need predictable lifespan under sustained daily write activity.
4. The 232-layer 3D TLC NAND delivers a strong balance of capacity, power efficiency, and cost control for scale-out data center storage.
5. The low typical latency helps reduce tail-response delays, improving application consistency for transactional systems and latency-sensitive services.

Capacity Sweet

Lower capacity reference: 7.68TB Higher capacity reference: 30.72TB Capacity positioning analysis: Within this SSD family, the 15.36TB model sits at the sweet spot between the 7.68TB and 30.72TB options. Compared with 7.68TB, it provides substantially more headroom for data growth, denser consolidation, and longer refresh cycles without changing the expected enterprise-class sequential throughput or random IOPS profile. Compared with 30.72TB, it typically delivers a more attractive balance of acquisition cost, usable capacity, and deployment flexibility while avoiding overprovisioning. It is especially well suited for medium-scale virtualization clusters, mixed database nodes, or high-density read/write storage pools serving dozens of business applications.

FAQ

Q: Is MTFDKCC15T3TGP-1BK1DABYY suitable for a write-heavy database server?

A: It can support mixed-use database workloads, but with 1 DWPD, it is better suited to balanced read/write environments rather than highly write-intensive database servers with continuously heavy daily writes.

Q: How many full drive writes per day can it actually endure over its warranty period?

A: This model is rated for 1 DWPD, meaning it can sustain one full 15.36TB drive write per day throughout its warranty period, aligned with its 28,000TB total endurance rating.

Q: Does it include power loss protection (PLP) and why is that critical?

A: Yes, it includes power loss protection. PLP helps preserve in-flight data and metadata during unexpected outages, which is critical for maintaining data integrity and reducing corruption risk.

Q: What RAID level is recommended for this SSD?

A: RAID 10 is commonly recommended for performance-sensitive and business-critical workloads, as it provides strong read/write performance, redundancy, and faster rebuild behavior than parity-based RAID levels.

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