General

Brand	Micron
Model	7600 PRO
Capacity	15360GB
Usage Class	Enterprise

Interface

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

Physical Dimension

Form Factor	E1.S

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash	3D TLC
Drive Writes Per Day	1
Total Bytes Written	28000 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	12000 MB/s
Sequential Write	7000 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	2100000
Random Write IOPS	400000
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 PRO 15.36TB (MTFDLBU15T3THG-1BP1ZABVA) is purpose-built for high-density read-centric AI data lakes, scale-out object storage, and CDN edge cache tiers that need PCIe Gen5 throughput up to 12,000 MB/s and 2.1M random-read IOPS without sacrificing enterprise-class endurance. Its 15.36TB 3D TLC design and 28,000 TBW rating deliver a compelling balance of capacity, sustained read performance, and predictable 1 DWPD reliability, making it a stronger fit than typical Gen4 mainstream SSDs for consolidating large hot-data sets per U.

Endurance & Reliability

With 28,000 TBW of endurance, this SSD can sustain an exceptionally large amount of data written over its service life, giving substantial headroom for mixed enterprise workloads. For typical system-disk, boot, logging, or read-heavy application use, where daily writes are far below the drive’s rated limit, this endurance level provides a strong long-term safety margin and helps minimize wear-related replacement concerns. Its built-in power-loss protection (PLP) helps preserve in-flight data and metadata during an unexpected power interruption, reducing the risk of corruption and improving recovery confidence in server and storage environments. An UBER of 1.0E-17, together with a 2.5-million-hour MTBF, reflects enterprise-class data integrity and reliability, supporting procurement decisions where predictable operation and low error rates are critical.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The PCIe Gen5 NVMe interface gives this SSD the host bandwidth needed to keep GPU servers, virtualization clusters, and scale-out databases from being constrained by storage interconnect limits.
2. With sequential read performance of 12000 MB/s, the drive accelerates large-block workloads such as AI model loading, checkpoint restore, analytics scans, and backup recovery.
3. Its 2,100,000 K IOPS random read capability enables consistently fast response for metadata-heavy applications, high-concurrency OLTP databases, and dense virtual machine environments.
4. Rated for 1 DWPD, it is well suited to mixed enterprise workloads that demand dependable daily rewrites without the overprovisioning cost of higher-endurance tiers.
5. Built on 3D TLC NAND with a typical latency of 75 µs, the drive balances enterprise-grade capacity efficiency with the low access delay needed for responsive cloud and transaction processing services.

Capacity Sweet

Lower capacity reference: 7680GB Higher capacity reference: 30720GB In this product family, the 15360GB model sits at the sweet spot for mainstream enterprise deployment. Compared with the 7680GB version, it provides much better headroom for dataset growth, higher VM density, and longer refresh flexibility without changing the storage footprint. Compared with the 30720GB option, it delivers a more balanced acquisition cost while keeping essentially the same enterprise-class sequential throughput and random IOPS profile. This makes 15360GB especially well suited for mid-scale virtualization clusters, mixed database workloads, and software-defined storage nodes serving roughly 150 to 250 business applications.

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