General

Brand	Micron
Model	7450 MAX
Capacity	3.2TB
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	176-layer 3D TLC
Drive Writes Per Day	3
Total Bytes Written	17500 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	6800 MB/s
Sequential Write	5300 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	1000000
Random Write IOPS	390000
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 MAX 3.2TB (MTFDKCC3T2TFS-1BC45ABYY) is optimized for write-intensive, latency-sensitive infrastructure such as high-transaction OLTP databases, metadata-heavy virtualization clusters, and log-heavy analytics tiers, combining 3 DWPD endurance, 17,500 TBW, and 1,000,000/390,000 random read/write IOPS in a PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe form factor. Compared with mainstream read-centric TLC SSDs in the same class, it delivers a stronger balance of sustained write performance and enterprise endurance, while its 176-layer 3D TLC NAND and up to 6800/5300 MB/s throughput help consolidate mixed workloads without stepping up to more expensive ultra-high-endurance media.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 17,500 TBW and 3 DWPD, the MTFDKCC3T2TFS-1BC45ABYY is designed to sustain heavy, write-intensive enterprise workloads over its service life. In practical terms, for typical server or system-disk usage, this level of endurance provides ample margin for many years of reliable operation, including long-term 24/7 deployment without concern about normal write wear. For enterprise reliability, the drive includes power-loss protection (PLP), which helps preserve in-flight data and protects metadata integrity if power is interrupted unexpectedly. Its ultra-low UBER of 1.0E-17, together with a 2 million hour MTBF, indicates a very high standard of data integrity and operational dependability for business-critical environments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe interface provides the bandwidth needed to keep modern virtualization clusters and data-intensive application servers fed without creating a storage bottleneck.
2. With sequential read performance up to 6800 MB/s, this drive accelerates large-file access, reducing dataset staging, backup recovery, and analytics load times in enterprise environments.
3. Delivering 1,000,000K random-read IOPS, it is well suited for latency-sensitive databases, high-concurrency OLTP, and heavily shared cloud workloads that depend on fast small-block access.
4. Rated for 3 DWPD, the SSD can sustain intensive daily write activity over its service life, making it a strong fit for write-heavy logging, caching, and transactional platforms.
5. Built on 176-layer 3D TLC NAND and tuned for a typical latency of 80 µs, it balances enterprise-grade capacity efficiency with consistently responsive performance for business-critical applications.

Capacity Sweet

Lower capacity reference: 1.6TB Higher capacity reference: 6.4TB In this Micron enterprise SSD family, the 3.2TB model sits in a practical sweet spot. Compared with the 1.6TB option, it gives materially better headroom for mixed workloads, longer refresh cycles, and less frequent capacity pressure as datasets grow. Compared with the 6.4TB version, it usually offers a more attractive cost-per-deployment while keeping enterprise-class sequential throughput and random IOPS at broadly similar levels. This makes 3.2TB especially well suited for mid-scale virtualization clusters, such as hosting boot and application volumes for about 40 to 60 virtual machines.

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