General

Brand	Micron
Model	7500 MAX
Capacity	1.6TB
Usage Class	Enterprise

Interface

Host Interface	PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe
Total Interface Bandwidth	16 Gb/s

Physical Dimension

Form Factor	U.3 15mm

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash	232-layer 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	270000
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 1.6TB (MTFDKCC1T6TGQ-1BK1JABYY) is purpose-built for latency-sensitive write-intensive tiers such as database journals, metadata acceleration, and virtualization cache layers, where its 3 DWPD endurance, 8,760 TBW rating, and up to 1,000,000 random-read IOPS deliver stronger sustained reliability than typical read-optimized Gen4 SSDs. With 232-layer 3D TLC NAND and PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe performance of up to 6800/2700 MB/s, it offers a balanced mix of enterprise endurance and predictable low-latency throughput that is especially valuable when higher write durability is required without moving to a larger capacity point.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 8,760 TBW and 3 DWPD, the MTFDKCC1T6TGQ-1BK1JABYY is designed for sustained write-intensive use across its service life. In practical terms, this level of endurance is far beyond typical system-drive workloads, meaning it can comfortably support many years of OS, application, logging, and routine enterprise write activity without endurance concern. For enterprise reliability, integrated power-loss protection helps preserve in-flight data and protects metadata integrity if power is interrupted unexpectedly. Its UBER of 1.0E-18 indicates an extremely low probability of unrecoverable bit errors, supporting high data integrity expectations for business-critical storage environments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe interface enables a high-bandwidth, low-overhead data path that accelerates storage-intensive workloads such as virtualization, analytics, and AI pipeline staging.
2. Its strong sequential read capability shortens large dataset ingestion, backup recovery, and model-loading windows, helping enterprise systems spend less time waiting on storage.
3. The outstanding random read performance supports highly concurrent database, OLTP, and VDI environments by sustaining fast access to massive numbers of small, scattered data requests.
4. With enterprise-class write endurance, this drive is well suited for write-heavy deployments like logging, caching, and mixed-use transactional platforms that demand consistent reliability over years of operation.
5. Built on advanced high-layer 3D TLC NAND with very low typical latency, it balances density, efficiency, and responsiveness for predictable QoS in modern data center applications.

Capacity Sweet

Lower capacity reference: 800GB Higher capacity reference: 3.2TB In this enterprise SSD family, 1.6TB sits in the sweet spot between the 800GB entry point and the 3.2TB higher-capacity option. Compared with 800GB, it gives much better headroom for OS images, logs, hot data, and growth buffering, reducing early capacity pressure in production. Compared with 3.2TB, it keeps acquisition cost and $/usable-deployment more controlled while delivering essentially the same enterprise-class throughput and IOPS profile. It is especially well suited for mid-scale virtualization clusters, such as shared storage tiers for around 40 to 60 mixed-application virtual machines.

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