General

Brand	Micron
Model	9550 MAX
Capacity	6.4TB
Usage Class	Mixed Use

Interface

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

Physical Dimension

Form Factor	E3.S 7.5mm

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash	G8 3D TLC
Drive Writes Per Day	3
Total Bytes Written	35040 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	14000 MB/s
Sequential Write	10000 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	3300000
Random Write IOPS	72000
Average Latency	60 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 MTFDLBQ6T4THB-1BK1DABYYR 9550 MAX 6.4TB is purpose-built for write-intensive AI data pipelines, high-frequency trading caches, and large-scale OLTP databases that need Gen5 bandwidth, combining up to 14,000/10,000 MB/s sequential performance with 3 DWPD endurance and 35,040 TBW on G8 3D TLC NAND. Compared with typical same-class enterprise SSDs, its standout value is delivering ultra-high sequential throughput without sacrificing enterprise write life, making it a stronger fit for mixed read/write infrastructure where sustained ingest rates and predictable durability matter more than peak random write headline numbers alone.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 35,040 TBW and 3 DWPD, the MTFDLBQ6T4THB-1BK1DABYYR is built for sustained write-intensive enterprise use, allowing the full drive capacity to be written three times per day across its rated service life. In typical server or storage workloads, this level of endurance means the drive can comfortably handle long-term operation as a system, cache, or mixed-use data drive without endurance becoming a practical concern. This SSD also includes enterprise-class reliability protections, including power-loss protection (PLP), which helps preserve in-flight data and metadata during an unexpected power interruption. Its UBER of 1.0E-17 indicates an extremely low probability of unrecoverable bit errors, supporting high data integrity expectations for business-critical environments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The PCIe Gen5 NVMe architecture, paired with ultra-high sequential throughput, speeds up checkpoint restores, large-scale data staging, and model loading so accelerators spend more time computing and less time waiting on storage.
2. Its multi-million-class random read performance keeps high-concurrency databases, virtualized clusters, and metadata-heavy AI pipelines responsive even under intense parallel access.
3. A 3 DWPD endurance profile makes it a strong fit for write-heavy caching, logging, and transactional workloads where predictable lifespan directly reduces replacement risk and service disruption.
4. Built on G8 3D TLC NAND, the drive delivers an enterprise-grade balance of speed, density, and cost efficiency for mainstream cloud, scale-out, and mixed-workload deployments.
5. With typical latency in the tens of microseconds, it helps latency-sensitive applications such as real-time analytics, low-latency databases, and inference services maintain faster response times and tighter QoS.

Capacity Sweet

Lower capacity reference: 3.2TB Higher capacity reference: 12.8TB At 6.4TB, this SSD sits in the sweet spot of the family. Compared with the 3.2TB version, it gives materially better space headroom for mixed enterprise workloads, reducing early capacity pressure and improving consolidation efficiency without changing the expected enterprise-class read/write and IOPS profile. Compared with the 12.8TB model, it typically offers a better balance of acquisition cost, usable capacity, and performance consistency, making it a practical mainstream choice. It is especially well suited for a medium virtualization cluster, such as shared storage for about 40 to 60 general-purpose virtual machines.

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