General

Brand	Samsung
Model	PM810
Capacity	128GB
Usage Class	Client

Interface

Host Interface	SATA
Total Interface Bandwidth	3 Gb/s

Physical Dimension

Form Factor	2.5

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash	MLC
Drive Writes Per Day	0.2
Total Bytes Written	36 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	250 MB/s
Sequential Write	220 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	35000
Random Write IOPS	6500
Average Latency	65 μs

Reliability

Mean Time Between Failures	1.5 Million Hours
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate	1.0×10⁻¹⁷
Power Loss Protection	No

Part Number

MPN	MMCRE28G5MXP

Engineer's Note

Compared with the previous-generation MMCRE28G5MXP, the Samsung PM810 (MZ-7PA1280/0D1) delivers a clear generational step forward with a standard SATA interface, 128GB MLC NAND, and performance up to 250/220 MB/s and 35,000/6,500 IOPS for faster boot, application launch, and general client-storage responsiveness. Its 36 TBW endurance rating and balanced 0.2 DWPD profile make it a stronger fit than the earlier generation for mainstream OEM notebooks and desktop boot drives that need proven MLC reliability, predictable SATA compatibility, and better overall user experience at modest write intensity.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 36 TBW and 0.2 DWPD, the MZ-7PA1280/0D1 is well suited for light-write, read-focused use cases such as OS boot drives, thin clients, office PCs, or embedded system disks. In practical terms, 36 TBW equals about 9.8 GB of writes per day over 10 years, so under typical system-drive workloads it can deliver long, stable service with substantial margin. From a reliability perspective, the drive is rated at 1.5 million hours MTBF and an UBER of 1.0E-15, meaning the expected rate of unrecoverable bit errors is very low and aligned with standard SSD reliability expectations for general-purpose deployment. This model does not include power-loss protection (PLP), so it is best used in environments where sudden power interruption is controlled by system-level safeguards such as a stable PSU or UPS, rather than in write-critical enterprise caching applications.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The SATA interface, paired with solid sequential read performance, makes this drive a practical fit for boot volumes, log access, and steady streaming workloads in legacy enterprise servers and storage arrays.
2. Its strong random read capability helps VDI, OLTP, and metadata-heavy applications return small-block data quickly, improving user responsiveness under concurrent access.
3. The modest endurance rating is best aligned with read-centric enterprise deployments such as OS images, reference datasets, and archival lookup tiers where daily write volume is tightly controlled.
4. MLC NAND provides a balanced enterprise profile of better consistency, retention, and write durability than lower-cost client flash, supporting dependable operation in business-critical environments.
5. The low typical latency reduces storage wait time for each transaction, which helps databases and virtualized workloads sustain smoother service levels and faster application reaction times.

Capacity Sweet

Lower capacity reference: 64GB Higher capacity reference: 256GB In this series, the 128GB model sits at the practical sweet spot. Compared with the 64GB version, it offers much better headroom for OS images, swap, logs, and application growth, reducing early capacity pressure in enterprise deployments. Compared with the 256GB option, it preserves nearly the same class of sequential throughput and random IOPS while delivering a more attractive cost-to-performance balance. This makes 128GB especially well suited for small to mid-sized virtualization clusters, such as boot storage for about 30 to 50 infrastructure or edge service nodes.

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