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| Brand | Samsung |
|---|---|
| Model | PM883a |
| Capacity | 480 GB |
| Usage Class | Read Intensive |
| Host Interface | SATA 6Gb/s |
|---|---|
| Total Interface Bandwidth | 6 Gb/s |
| Form Factor | 2.5 |
|---|
| NAND Flash | Samsung V-NAND 6th-Gen TLC |
|---|---|
| Drive Writes Per Day | 1.3 |
| Total Bytes Written | 683 TBW |
| Sequential Read | 550 MB/s |
|---|---|
| Sequential Write | 520 MB/s |
| Random Read IOPS | 98000 |
| Random Write IOPS | 14000 |
| Average Latency | 40 μs |
| Mean Time Between Failures | 2 Million Hours |
|---|---|
| Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate | 1.0×10⁻¹⁷ |
| Power Loss Protection | Yes |
| MPN | MZ-7LH480A |
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Compared with the previous-generation MZ-7LH480A, the Samsung PM883a MZ-7LH480C advances to Samsung 6th-Gen V-NAND TLC and pairs 1.3 DWPD with 683 TBW, giving SATA data center deployments a stronger endurance profile for sustained mixed-write workloads. For 480 GB boot, logging, and edge-server tiers, it also delivers a well-balanced SATA ceiling of 550/520 MB/s and up to 98,000/14,000 IOPS, making it a more durable and operationally efficient choice than earlier PM883 variants.
With an endurance rating of 683 TBW and 1.3 DWPD, the MZ-7LH480C is well suited for typical enterprise and mixed-use workloads, allowing substantial daily writes over its service life without concern. In practical terms, for common OS, boot, and application drive usage, this level of endurance supports long-term stable operation and can comfortably serve as a system drive for many years. The drive also includes power loss protection (PLP), which helps safeguard in-flight data and mapping tables during unexpected power interruptions, reducing the risk of corruption and improving operational resilience. Its UBER rating of 1.0E-17 and 2 million hour MTBF indicate very strong data integrity and dependable long-run reliability, giving procurement teams added confidence for business-critical deployments.
1. The SATA enterprise interface ensures broad server and storage-array compatibility, making it a low-risk upgrade path for legacy infrastructure that still needs dependable solid-state performance.
2. Its strong sequential read capability accelerates boot volumes, backup restores, and large-file access in read-heavy business applications.
3. High random read performance, paired with very low typical latency, helps databases, virtualization clusters, and metadata-intensive workloads respond faster under concurrent user demand.
4. The endurance rating supports sustained daily write activity over years of operation, giving enterprises confidence for mixed-use workloads without premature wear concerns.
5. Samsung’s advanced V-NAND TLC architecture balances capacity, efficiency, and reliability, making it well suited for always-on datacenter deployments that need consistent performance at scale.
Reference capacities in the same series: Lower capacity: 240 GB Higher capacity: 960 GB In this series, the 480 GB model sits at the sweet spot. Compared with the 240 GB version, it gives much better headroom for OS growth, logs, patches, swap, and application data, reducing early capacity pressure in always-on enterprise environments. Compared with the 960 GB version, it keeps acquisition cost and per-node storage budget under tighter control while delivering essentially the same enterprise-class sequential and random I/O behavior. It is especially well suited for mid-size virtualization clusters, such as boot and utility storage for about 40 to 60 business application VMs.
Q: Is MZ-7LH480C suitable for a write-heavy database server?
A: Yes. With 1.3 DWPD, 683 TBW, Samsung 6th-Gen TLC V-NAND, and 40 µs typical latency, the MZ-7LH480C is suitable for moderately write-heavy database and transactional server 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 480 GB SSD, that equals about 624 GB of writes daily across its supported warranty endurance window.
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 enterprise and server environments.
Q: What RAID level is recommended for this SSD?
A: The recommended RAID level depends on your goal. RAID 1 suits redundancy, RAID 10 suits performance plus protection, and RAID 5/6 may fit capacity-focused deployments with proper controller support.