General

Brand	Micron
Model	7500 MAX
Capacity	1600GB
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	3
Total Bytes Written	8760 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	6800 MB/s
Sequential Write	2700 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	1000000
Random Write IOPS	27000
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 7500 MAX 1600GB (MTFDKCC1T6TGQ-1BK1DABYY) is purpose-built for write-intensive database logging, metadata-heavy virtualization, and cache-tier workloads that need enterprise endurance, pairing 3 DWPD and 8,760 TBW with PCIe Gen4 latency and up to 6,800 MB/s read performance. Compared with typical read-focused Gen4 SSDs in the same class, it delivers a stronger endurance profile without sacrificing responsiveness, making it a better fit for mixed workloads where sustained write reliability matters as much as peak throughput.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 8,760 TBW and 3 DWPD, the MTFDKCC1T6TGQ-1BK1DABYY is built for sustained write-intensive use in enterprise environments. In typical real-world workloads, this level of endurance means it can serve comfortably as a long-life system or application drive for many years, while also supporting frequent daily writes with substantial margin. For enterprise reliability, the drive includes power-loss protection (PLP), which helps preserve in-flight data and protect metadata integrity if power is interrupted unexpectedly. Its ultra-low UBER of 1.0E-18, together with a 2 million hour MTBF, indicates a very high standard of data integrity and operational dependability for business-critical storage deployments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The PCIe Gen4 NVMe architecture gives this drive the bandwidth and low-overhead command path needed to keep virtualized clusters, analytics nodes, and scale-out storage servers from being bottlenecked by legacy SATA or SAS links.
2. Its high sequential read performance accelerates large-block data movement, shortening backup restores, database scans, media streaming, and AI dataset loading windows in enterprise environments.
3. With top-tier random read capability, the SSD can sustain heavy small-block lookup traffic, making it well suited for latency-sensitive workloads such as OLTP databases, metadata services, and high-concurrency VM farms.
4. The enterprise endurance profile, backed by 3D TLC NAND, delivers a strong balance of write durability, capacity efficiency, and cost control for mixed-use deployments that run intensive daily write cycles without stepping up to more expensive flash media.
5. Its typical latency enables faster transaction response and more predictable QoS, helping applications maintain snappy performance under load and improving tail-latency behavior in multi-tenant data center workloads.

Capacity Sweet

Lower capacity reference: 800GB Higher capacity reference: 3200GB At 1600GB, this SSD sits at the sweet spot of the family lineup. Compared with the 800GB model, it provides much better headroom for mixed enterprise workloads, reducing early capacity pressure and leaving more room for overprovisioning, snapshots, and steady performance over time. Compared with the 3200GB version, it delivers nearly the same enterprise-class sequential throughput and random IOPS while keeping acquisition cost and per-node storage spend more controlled. This makes 1600GB especially well suited for mid-scale virtualization clusters, such as hosting boot and application volumes for about 40 to 60 business workloads.

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