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| Brand | Samsung |
|---|---|
| Model | PM893 |
| Capacity | 3.84 TB |
| Usage Class | Read Intensive |
| Host Interface | SATA 6Gb/s |
|---|---|
| Total Interface Bandwidth | 6 Gb/s |
| Form Factor | 2.5 |
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| NAND Flash | Samsung V-NAND 3D TLC |
|---|---|
| Drive Writes Per Day | 1.3 |
| Total Bytes Written | 5466 TBW |
| Sequential Read | 550 MB/s |
|---|---|
| Sequential Write | 520 MB/s |
| Random Read IOPS | 98000 |
| Random Write IOPS | 30000 |
| Average Latency | 120 μs |
| Mean Time Between Failures | 2 Million Hours |
|---|---|
| Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate | 1.0×10⁻¹⁷ |
| Power Loss Protection | Yes |
| MPN | MZ7LH3T8HMLT-00005 |
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Compared with MZ7LH3T8HMLT-00005, the Samsung PM893 (MZ-7L33T8A) advances to a newer V-NAND 3D TLC platform and pairs 3.84 TB capacity with 1.3 DWPD / 5,466 TBW, giving enterprise SATA deployments a stronger endurance-and-density profile in the same 6Gb/s interface class. With 550/520 MB/s sequential throughput and up to 98,000/30,000 IOPS, it is a precise fit for server boot, virtualization, and database read-cache tiers that need near-SATA-limit performance with higher write tolerance than typical read-centric SATA SSDs.
With an endurance rating of 5,466 TBW and 1.3 DWPD, the MZ-7L33T8A is designed to handle sustained daily write activity in demanding business environments, making it well suited for server boot, virtualization, edge, and mixed enterprise workloads. In typical system-disk or read-heavy deployment scenarios, this level of endurance provides long-term operational headroom and can comfortably support many years of stable use without endurance becoming a practical concern. For enterprise reliability, the drive includes Power Loss Protection (PLP), which helps preserve in-flight data and protect metadata integrity during unexpected power interruptions, reducing the risk of corruption and unplanned recovery events. Its UBER of 1.0E-17 and MTBF of 2 million hours further indicate a strong enterprise-grade reliability profile, giving procurement teams added confidence in data integrity, availability, and predictable field performance.
1. The SATA interface enables seamless deployment in existing enterprise servers and storage arrays, while bus-saturating sequential throughput speeds up backup, boot, and large-file streaming tasks.
2. Strong random-read performance keeps virtualized environments, OLTP databases, and metadata-heavy workloads responsive under high concurrency.
3. Its enterprise endurance rating supports sustained daily rewrites in read-centric production workloads, helping reduce replacement cycles and operational risk.
4. Samsung V-NAND 3D TLC delivers an effective balance of capacity, power efficiency, and reliability for dense, cost-conscious datacenter deployments.
5. Low typical latency helps transaction-heavy applications return data faster, improving QoS consistency for latency-sensitive services.
Lower capacity: 1.92 TB Higher capacity: 7.68 TB In this series, 3.84 TB is the sweet-spot capacity. Compared with 1.92 TB, it gives much better headroom for OS growth, application expansion, snapshots, and overprovisioning without forcing an early drive refresh. Compared with 7.68 TB, it usually keeps acquisition cost and cost-per-deployment at a more practical level while delivering broadly similar sequential throughput and random IOPS, which is typical for enterprise SSD families. This makes 3.84 TB especially well suited for mid-size virtualization clusters, such as hosting around 40 to 60 mixed-workload virtual machines per node.
Q: Is MZ-7L33T8A suitable for a write-heavy database server?
A: Yes. With 1.3 DWPD, 5466 TBW, low 120 µs typical latency, and Samsung V-NAND 3D TLC, the MZ-7L33T8A is well suited for demanding write-intensive database workloads.
Q: How many full drive writes per day can it actually endure over its warranty period?
A: It is rated for 1.3 full drive writes per day. For a 3.84 TB SSD, that equals about 4.99 TB of writes daily across the supported warranty period.
Q: Does it include power loss protection (PLP) and why is that critical?
A: Yes, it includes power loss protection. PLP helps preserve in-flight data and metadata during unexpected outages, reducing corruption risk and improving data integrity in enterprise environments.
Q: What RAID level is recommended for this SSD?
A: RAID 10 is commonly recommended for database and virtualization use, balancing performance and redundancy. RAID 1 is also suitable for smaller deployments, while RAID 5/6 favors capacity efficiency.