General

Brand	Micron
Model	7600 MAX
Capacity	25600GB
Usage Class	Enterprise

Interface

Host Interface	PCIe Gen5 NVMe
Total Interface Bandwidth	32 Gb/s

Physical Dimension

Form Factor	U.2

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash	3D TLC
Drive Writes Per Day	3
Total Bytes Written	140160 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	12000 MB/s
Sequential Write	7000 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	2100000
Random Write IOPS	675000
Average Latency	75 μs

Reliability

Mean Time Between Failures	2.5 Million Hours
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate	1.0×10⁻¹⁷
Power Loss Protection	Yes

Engineer's Note

The Micron 7600 MAX 25.6TB (MPN: MTFDLAL25T6THS-1BP1JABYY) is engineered for capacity-dense AI data lakes, scale-out object storage, and read-intensive cloud platforms that need Gen5 bandwidth, pairing 12,000/7,000 MB/s sequential performance with up to 2.1M/675K IOPS in a single 3D TLC drive. With 3 DWPD endurance and an exceptional 140,160 TBW at 25.6TB, it delivers a standout balance of very high capacity, enterprise-class write durability, and reduced drive count per server compared with typical same-tier Gen5 TLC SSDs.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 140,160 TBW and 3 DWPD, this SSD is built to sustain very heavy write activity over its service life, making it well suited for write-intensive enterprise applications as well as long-term use as a highly reliable system or data drive. In practical terms, typical OS, virtualization, logging, and mixed business workloads will consume only a small fraction of this write budget, giving procurement teams strong confidence in long-term deployment stability. This drive also includes power-loss protection, which helps preserve in-flight data and metadata during unexpected power interruptions, reducing the risk of corruption and improving operational resilience. Its enterprise-class UBER of 1.0E-17 indicates an extremely low uncorrectable bit error rate, supporting high data integrity for mission-critical storage environments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The PCIe Gen5 NVMe interface unlocks next-generation host bandwidth, helping dense servers remove storage bottlenecks in AI pipelines, real-time analytics, and high-speed virtualization clusters.
2. With sequential read performance of 12000 MB/s, this SSD accelerates large-block workloads such as dataset streaming, backup recovery, and checkpoint loading for faster time to data.
3. Delivering 2,100,000 K IOPS in random reads, it is built for latency-sensitive applications like large-scale databases and cloud platforms where massive concurrent small-block access drives user experience.
4. Rated for 3 DWPD and built on 3D TLC NAND, the drive balances enterprise endurance with flash efficiency, making it well suited for mixed workloads that demand sustained write reliability without sacrificing capacity economics.
5. A typical latency of 75 µs helps reduce transaction wait time and tail-latency exposure, which is critical for consistent SLA performance in mission-critical enterprise services.

Capacity Sweet

Lower-capacity reference: 15360GB Higher-capacity reference: 30720GB Typical same-series performance positioning: 15360GB: sequential read/write and random IOPS are generally in the same enterprise band as 25600GB 25600GB: sequential read/write and random IOPS remain broadly consistent with the series norm 30720GB: sequential read/write and random IOPS are also broadly comparable, with only minor workload-dependent variation At 25600GB, this SSD sits in the sweet spot of the family. Compared with the 15360GB option, it provides much more headroom for growth, helping delay capacity-driven refresh cycles and reducing drive count in dense servers. Compared with the 30720GB model, it preserves nearly the same enterprise-class throughput and IOPS while offering a more efficient balance of acquisition cost, usable capacity, and fleet standardization. It is especially well suited for medium-to-large virtualization clusters, scale-out databases, and hyperconverged nodes that need strong density without overcommitting budget.

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