General

Brand	Micron
Model	7500 PRO
Capacity	7680GB
Usage Class	Enterprise

Interface

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

Physical Dimension

Form Factor	U.3

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash	3D TLC
Drive Writes Per Day	1
Total Bytes Written	14016 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	7000 MB/s
Sequential Write	5900 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	1100000
Random Write IOPS	210000
Average Latency	15 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 PRO MTFDKCC7T6TGP-1BK1DFCYY is best suited for read-heavy virtualized infrastructure, scale-out databases, and CDN/content-serving nodes that need high 7.68TB density with consistent PCIe Gen4 performance up to 7000/5900 MB/s and 1.1M/210K IOPS. Compared with typical 1 DWPD Gen4 TLC drives in the same class, it stands out by combining enterprise-grade endurance of 14,016 TBW with very high random-read throughput, making it a strong choice where capacity efficiency and low-latency access must scale together.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 14,016 TBW and 1 DWPD, the MTFDKCC7T6TGP-1BK1DFCYY is designed to handle very heavy daily write workloads across its service life. In typical enterprise use, this level of endurance means it can comfortably serve as a system or application drive for many years, including long-term 24/7 operation, without endurance being a practical concern. For enterprise reliability, built-in power loss protection helps preserve data in flight and protects metadata integrity if power is unexpectedly interrupted. Its ultra-low UBER of 1.0E-18 indicates an exceptionally low probability of uncorrectable read errors, while the 2 million hour MTBF further supports confidence in stable, data-center-class operation.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The PCIe Gen4 NVMe architecture gives this drive the bandwidth and parallelism needed to keep GPU servers, virtualized clusters, and high-speed storage nodes consistently fed under heavy enterprise workloads.
2. Its top-tier sequential read performance accelerates large-block data movement, cutting the time required to load analytics datasets, media assets, and AI models into production environments.
3. The exceptionally strong random read capability enables ultra-fast access to small scattered files, making it ideal for latency-sensitive databases, OLTP systems, and high-concurrency cloud applications.
4. With enterprise-grade write endurance built on 3D TLC NAND, the drive delivers a practical balance of durability, capacity efficiency, and predictable lifecycle cost for mixed-use data center deployments.
5. The very low typical latency helps reduce application response time at the storage layer, improving SLA consistency for real-time services, caching tiers, and transactional workloads.

Capacity Sweet

Lower capacity reference: 3840GB Higher capacity reference: 15360GB The 7680GB model sits at the sweet spot of this SSD family. Compared with the 3840GB version, it gives much more headroom for data growth, mixed-workload consolidation, and longer refresh cycles without materially changing the enterprise-class performance profile. Compared with the 15360GB option, it delivers a more balanced cost-per-drive, easier budget control, and avoids overprovisioning in medium-scale deployments. In practice, 7680GB is a strong fit for a virtualization cluster, such as hosting boot, application, and log volumes for about 60 to 80 general-purpose virtual machines.

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