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| Brand | Samsung |
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| Model | PM893 |
| Capacity | 7.68 TB |
| Usage Class | Read Intensive |
| Host Interface | SATA 6.0 Gbps |
|---|---|
| Total Interface Bandwidth | 6 Gb/s |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
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| NAND Flash | Samsung V-NAND 6th-Gen 128-layer 3D TLC |
|---|---|
| Drive Writes Per Day | 1.3 |
| Total Bytes Written | 17520 TBW |
| Sequential Read | 550 MB/s |
|---|---|
| Sequential Write | 530 MB/s |
| Random Read IOPS | 98000 |
| Random Write IOPS | 30000 |
| Average Latency | 140 μs |
| Mean Time Between Failures | 2 Million Hours |
|---|---|
| Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate | 1.0×10⁻¹⁷ |
| Power Loss Protection | Yes |
| MPN | MZ-7L37T600 |
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Compared with the previous MZ-7L37T600, the MZ-7L37T60 PM893 moves to Samsung 6th-Gen 128-layer V-NAND, giving you a newer enterprise SATA platform that sustains 7.68 TB at up to 550/530 MB/s and 98,000/30,000 IOPS for denser, more responsive storage tiers. Its 1.3 DWPD and 17,520 TBW endurance make it a stronger fit than typical read-centric SATA SSDs for mixed-read virtualization, scale-out server boot, and business-critical content repositories that need long service life without moving to SAS or NVMe.
With an endurance rating of 17,520 TBW and 1.3 DWPD, the MZ-7L37T60 is built for sustained enterprise write workloads over a long service life. In practical terms, under typical server or storage workloads, this level of endurance means it can reliably serve as a high-duty system or application drive for many years without endurance becoming a concern. For enterprise reliability, built-in power loss protection (PLP) helps preserve in-flight data and mapping information during unexpected power interruptions, reducing the risk of corruption and unplanned downtime. Its UBER of 1.0E-17, together with a 2 million-hour MTBF, indicates very strong data integrity and dependable long-term operation for business-critical environments.
1. The SATA interface and near-bus-limit sequential throughput make this drive an easy drop-in upgrade for existing enterprise servers, accelerating backups, log scans, and large file movement without requiring platform changes.
2. Its strong random-read capability helps databases, virtual desktop farms, and metadata-heavy applications serve far more small requests in parallel, improving user responsiveness during peak demand.
3. With enterprise-class write endurance, this SSD can sustain steady daily overwrite pressure in mixed-workload environments, making it well suited for always-on transactional and virtualization deployments.
4. Samsung’s advanced V-NAND TLC architecture delivers a practical balance of density, power efficiency, and reliability, enabling lower storage cost per terabyte without sacrificing datacenter-grade consistency.
5. The very low typical latency reduces storage wait time for each I/O, which helps latency-sensitive applications such as OLTP systems and hypervisor clusters maintain smoother real-time performance.
Lower capacity reference: 3.84 TB Higher capacity reference: 15.36 TB Capacity positioning analysis: In this SSD family, 7.68 TB sits at the practical sweet spot. Compared with the 3.84 TB model, it gives meaningfully more headroom for data growth, longer refresh cycles, and better consolidation density without changing the expected enterprise-class sequential throughput or random IOPS profile. Compared with the 15.36 TB option, it typically delivers a more attractive cost-to-capacity ratio while avoiding overprovisioning for mid-scale deployments. It is especially well suited for medium virtualization clusters, such as hosting boot and application volumes for roughly 40 to 60 general-purpose virtual machines.
Q: Is MZ-7L37T60 suitable for a write-heavy database server?
A: Yes. With 1.3 DWPD, 17,520 TBW endurance, low 140 µs typical latency, and enterprise Samsung 128-layer V-NAND TLC, the MZ-7L37T60 is well suited for write-intensive database workloads.
Q: How many full drive writes per day can it actually endure over its warranty period?
A: This model is rated for 1.3 full drive writes per day. For a 7.68 TB SSD, that equals about 9.98 TB of writes daily across its 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 sudden outages, reducing corruption risk and improving reliability in servers, RAID arrays, and transactional applications.
Q: What RAID level is recommended for this SSD?
A: RAID 10 is typically recommended for performance-critical databases, combining speed and redundancy. RAID 5 or RAID 6 can also be used when capacity efficiency matters more than maximum write performance.