General

Brand	Micron
Model	7600 MAX
Capacity	3200GB
Usage Class	Data Center

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	3
Total Bytes Written	17520 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	12000 MB/s
Sequential Write	6500 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	2100000
Random Write IOPS	370000
Average Latency	55 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 3.2TB is purpose-built for write-intensive OLTP databases, high-churn virtualization clusters, and log-heavy analytics tiers that need PCIe Gen5 responsiveness without sacrificing endurance, combining up to 12,000 MB/s read, 2.1M random read IOPS, and 3 DWPD on durable 3D TLC NAND. Compared with mainstream read-optimized enterprise SSDs in the same capacity class, it delivers a stronger balance of sustained mixed-workload performance and long-life write tolerance, making it a more dependable choice for latency-sensitive infrastructure that cannot afford performance collapse under heavy write pressure.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 17,520 TBW and 3 DWPD, the MTFDLCE3T2THS-1BP1DFCYYT is built to handle sustained write-intensive enterprise workloads over its service life. In practical terms, this level of endurance is far beyond typical OS, boot, and general application drive usage, making it a very safe choice for long-term deployment under normal data center operating conditions. For enterprise reliability, the drive includes power-loss protection (PLP), which helps preserve in-flight data and protects metadata integrity if power is unexpectedly interrupted. Its ultra-low UBER of 1.0E-17, together with a 2.5 million-hour MTBF, indicates a highly dependable platform designed to minimize uncorrectable read errors and support stable operation in business-critical environments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The PCIe Gen5 NVMe interface, paired with 12000 MB/s sequential read performance, enables ultra-fast dataset staging and sharply reduces wait time for analytics, AI training, and large-scale virtualization workloads.
2. With 2,100,000 K random read IOPS, this drive sustains exceptional responsiveness under highly concurrent OLTP, metadata-intensive, and cache-tier enterprise applications.
3. Rated at 3 DWPD, it is built for write-heavy environments such as databases, logging platforms, and mixed-workload clusters that demand consistent endurance over the full service life.
4. Its 3D TLC NAND delivers an effective balance of capacity, performance, and cost efficiency, making it well suited for mainstream enterprise deployments that need predictable QoS at scale.
5. A typical latency of 55 µs helps minimize tail-response delays, supporting faster transaction completion and more stable application performance in latency-sensitive infrastructure.

Capacity Sweet

Lower capacity reference: 1600GB Higher capacity reference: 6400GB At 3200GB, this SSD sits in the sweet spot of the family. Compared with the 1600GB model, it gives materially better headroom for data growth, overprovisioning comfort, and workload consolidation while keeping the same class of enterprise sequential throughput and random IOPS. Compared with the 6400GB option, it delivers a more balanced cost-per-drive and avoids overbuying capacity for many mainstream deployments. In practice, 3200GB is a strong fit for a virtualization host supporting about 40 to 60 mixed business application virtual machines.

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