General

Brand	Micron
Model	7450 MAX
Capacity	6400GB
Usage Class	Enterprise

Interface

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

Physical Dimension

Form Factor	E1.S 15mm

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash	3D TLC
Drive Writes Per Day	3
Total Bytes Written	35000 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	6800 MB/s
Sequential Write	5300 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	1000000
Random Write IOPS	370000
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 MTFDKCC6T4TFS-1BC1ZA 7450 MAX 6.4TB is purpose-built for write-intensive OLTP databases, mixed-transaction virtualization clusters, and analytics caching tiers that need sustained endurance, pairing 3 DWPD and 35,000 TBW with up to 6,800/5,300 MB/s sequential performance. Compared with typical read-optimized Gen4 SSDs in the same class, it delivers a stronger balance of high-capacity 3D TLC storage and enterprise-grade write durability, making it a better fit for always-on infrastructure where both latency consistency and SSD lifespan directly impact TCO.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 35,000 TBW and 3 DWPD, the MTFDKCC6T4TFS-1BC1ZA is designed for sustained write-intensive enterprise use and provides substantial lifetime write headroom under typical server and storage workloads. In practical terms, for common OS boot, virtualization, and mixed application scenarios, this level of endurance is more than sufficient to support long-term deployment with a strong margin for daily operation. Its enterprise-grade reliability is further strengthened by power loss protection (PLP), which helps preserve in-flight data and metadata during unexpected power interruptions, reducing the risk of corruption and unplanned recovery events. The specified UBER of 1.0E-17 indicates an extremely low uncorrectable bit error rate, supporting high data integrity expectations in business-critical environments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The PCIe Gen4 NVMe architecture unlocks a much wider data path, enabling this drive to sustain 6800 MB/s sequential reads and significantly reduce large dataset loading time in AI, analytics, and virtualization clusters.
2. With 1,000,000K random read IOPS, the SSD can absorb highly concurrent small-block access patterns, helping databases and high-density VM environments maintain fast response under peak demand.
3. A 3 DWPD endurance rating makes it well suited for write-intensive enterprise workloads, allowing frequent full-drive updates each day with the reliability margin required for long-term production deployment.
4. Built on 3D TLC NAND, the drive balances enterprise-grade capacity, cost efficiency, and consistent performance, making it a practical fit for scaling mainstream data center storage tiers.
5. Its typical latency of 80 µs helps accelerate transaction handling and reduces storage wait time, which is especially valuable for latency-sensitive applications such as OLTP, real-time analytics, and cache-heavy services.

Capacity Sweet

Lower capacity reference: 3.84TB Higher capacity reference: 7.68TB In this SSD family, the 6.4TB model sits at a practical sweet spot. Compared with the 3.84TB option, it gives noticeably more headroom for dataset growth, mixed virtualized workloads, and longer refresh cycles without a major jump in footprint. Compared with the 7.68TB version, it usually delivers a better cost-per-deployment balance while keeping sequential throughput and random IOPS in the same enterprise performance class. This makes 6.4TB especially well suited for mid-scale clusters, such as hosting OS, logs, and hot application data for about 40 to 60 business servers.

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