Samsung MZ-XL59600 9.60 TB PM1733 PCIe Gen4 x4 2.5 inch Read Intensive Solid State Drive

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General

BrandSamsung
ModelPM1733
Capacity9.60 TB
Usage ClassRead Intensive

Interface

Host InterfacePCIe Gen4 x4
Total Interface Bandwidth64 Gb/s

Physical Dimension

Form Factor2.5

Flash & Endurance

NAND FlashSamsung V-NAND 3D TLC
Drive Writes Per Day1
Total Bytes Written17520 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read7000 MB/s
Sequential Write3800 MB/s
Random Read IOPS1450000
Random Write IOPS155000
Average Latency100 μs

Reliability

Mean Time Between Failures2 Million Hours
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate1.0×10⁻¹⁷
Power Loss ProtectionYes

Part Number

MPNMZWLL7T6HMLA-00007

Engineer's Note

Compared with the predecessor MZWLL7T6HMLA-00007, the PM1733 MZ-XL59600 delivers a clear generational upgrade to PCIe Gen4 x4, reaching 7,000/3,800 MB/s and 1.45M/155K random IOPS for higher mixed-workload performance. With 9.60 TB capacity and 17,520 TBW on Samsung V-NAND 3D TLC, it is an excellent fit for dense enterprise storage, database, and virtualization deployments that require both sustained endurance and high throughput.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 17,520 TBW and 1 DWPD, the MZ-XL59600 is designed to support writing its full capacity once per day over a 5-year usage model, which is a strong endurance level for enterprise deployment. In typical workloads such as OS boot, application hosting, logging, caching, and general server storage, this provides ample write headroom and can serve reliably for many years without endurance becoming a practical concern. The drive also includes power loss protection (PLP), which helps preserve in-flight data and metadata during unexpected power interruptions, reducing the risk of corruption and improving operational continuity. Its UBER of 1.0E-17 indicates an enterprise-class unrecoverable bit error rate, meaning an extremely low probability of undetected read errors and supporting high data integrity for business-critical environments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The PCIe Gen4 x4 interface provides the bandwidth needed to keep modern virtualization hosts and data-intensive application servers free from storage-side bottlenecks.
2. With sequential read performance of 7000 MB/s, the drive accelerates large-block workloads such as database backup restores, analytics scans, and VM image loading.
3. Delivering 1,450,000 K IOPS in random reads, it is well suited for high-concurrency environments like OLTP databases, metadata-heavy storage, and dense VDI deployments.
4. Built on Samsung V-NAND 3D TLC and rated for 1 DWPD, it balances enterprise-grade flash density with the write endurance required for always-on mixed-workload operation.
5. A typical latency of 100 µs helps shorten application response time, improving QoS consistency for latency-sensitive services such as real-time transactions and caching tiers.

Capacity Sweet

Lower capacity reference: 7.68 TB Higher capacity reference: 12.80 TB The 9.60 TB MZ-XL59600 sits in the sweet spot of the family. Compared with the 7.68 TB version, it gives noticeably more headroom for data growth, overprovisioning, and mixed workload bursts without changing the expected enterprise-class read/write or random IOPS profile. Compared with the 12.80 TB model, it usually delivers a better balance of acquisition cost, usable capacity, and steady performance efficiency. This makes 9.60 TB especially well suited for mid-scale virtualization clusters, such as hosting boot and application volumes for roughly 60 to 80 business workloads per node.

FAQ

Q: Is MZ-XL59600 suitable for a write-heavy database server?

A: MZ-XL59600 can support mixed and moderately write-intensive database workloads, but with 1 DWPD, it is better suited for enterprise read/write balance rather than extremely write-heavy, high-churn database environments.

Q: How many full drive writes per day can it actually endure over its warranty period?

A: This model is rated for 1 DWPD, meaning it can sustain one full 9.60 TB drive write per day across its warranty period, aligned with its 17,520 TBW endurance specification.

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 reliability for enterprise servers and transactional applications.

Q: What RAID level is recommended for this SSD?

A: RAID 10 is typically recommended for performance-critical workloads, especially databases. If capacity efficiency is more important, RAID 5 or RAID 6 may be considered, depending on performance and redundancy requirements.

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