General

Brand	Micron
Model	3610
Capacity	1TB
Usage Class	Client

Interface

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

Physical Dimension

Form Factor	M.2 2280

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash	3D TLC
Drive Writes Per Day
Total Bytes Written	600 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	7000 MB/s
Sequential Write	6500 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	1050000
Random Write IOPS	1050000
Average Latency	50 μs

Reliability

Mean Time Between Failures	2 Million Hours
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate	1.0×10⁻¹⁷
Power Loss Protection	No

Engineer's Note

The Micron 3610 1TB (MTFDLBA1T0QHT-1BQ15ABYY) is purpose-built for latency-sensitive read/write-intensive workloads such as virtualized application nodes, OLTP database tiers, and high-concurrency content delivery caches, combining PCIe Gen4 throughput of 7000/6500 MB/s with up to 1,050,000/1,050,000 random IOPS. Compared with typical mainstream 3D TLC NVMe SSDs in the same class, it stands out by delivering a rare balance of top-end mixed-workload performance and 600 TB endurance in a compact 1TB deployment point.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 600 TBW, this SSD can sustain a substantial amount of host writes over its service life, which is more than sufficient for typical OS, application, and general business workloads. In practical terms, for use as a system drive or in read-intensive deployments, it can comfortably support many years of normal operation without endurance concerns. From a reliability standpoint, the drive is specified at a 2 million hour MTBF and an UBER of 1.0E-15, indicating a very low rate of uncorrectable bit errors and dependable long-term operation in enterprise environments. It does not include power-loss protection (PLP), so while it is well suited for boot, read-focused, and non-write-critical applications, systems requiring protection for in-flight data during sudden power loss should pair it with platform-level power safeguards.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The PCIe Gen4 NVMe interface gives this drive the bandwidth and parallelism needed to keep virtualization clusters, database nodes, and GPU servers fed without storage becoming the bottleneck.
2. Its top-tier sequential read performance accelerates large-block workloads such as data lake scans, backup restores, media streaming, and AI model loading, helping shorten job completion times across the rack.
3. The exceptionally strong random read capability is built for latency-sensitive enterprise applications, enabling faster response under heavy mixed-user access in OLTP databases, VDI, and high-concurrency cloud platforms.
4. Built on 3D TLC NAND, it strikes the enterprise balance between capacity, performance consistency, and cost efficiency that matters for always-on production environments.
5. With typical latency measured in microseconds, the drive helps reduce tail-response delays, improving application responsiveness for real-time analytics, transactional systems, and scale-out services.

Capacity Sweet

Lower capacity reference: 800GB Higher capacity reference: 1.6TB At 1TB, this SSD sits at the sweet spot of the series. Compared with the 800GB option, it gives noticeably more headroom for OS images, logs, metadata, and bursty application growth, reducing the risk of early capacity pressure without changing the performance class. Compared with the 1.6TB model, it preserves most enterprise-grade throughput and IOPS expectations while delivering a better cost-per-deployment balance and lower upfront spend. It is especially well suited for mid-scale virtualization clusters, such as hosting boot and utility volumes for about 40 to 60 general-purpose virtual machines.

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