General

Brand	Samsung
Model	PM1735
Capacity	1.6TB
Usage Class	Enterprise

Interface

Host Interface	NVMe
Total Interface Bandwidth	64 Gb/s

Physical Dimension

Form Factor	HHHL

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash	TLC V-NAND
Drive Writes Per Day	3
Total Bytes Written	8760 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	8000 MB/s
Sequential Write	3800 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	1500000
Random Write IOPS	250000
Average Latency	90 μs

Reliability

Mean Time Between Failures	2 Million Hours
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate	1.0×10⁻¹⁷
Power Loss Protection	Yes

Part Number

MPN

Engineer's Note

The Samsung PM1735 MZ-XLJ1T60 is purpose-built for latency-sensitive OLTP databases, high-concurrency virtualization, and read-intensive analytics tiers, combining 8,000/3,800 MB/s throughput with up to 1.5M/250K IOPS to sustain dense NVMe server workloads. Its 3 DWPD endurance and 8,760 TBW on TLC V-NAND give it a clear advantage over typical mixed-use enterprise SSDs in the same capacity class, delivering stronger write resilience without sacrificing top-end PCIe NVMe performance.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 8,760 TBW and 3 DWPD, the MZ-XLJ1T60 is built for sustained enterprise write workloads, allowing the full drive capacity to be written three times per day throughout its rated service life. In typical system-disk or mixed read/write deployments, this level of endurance translates into many years of dependable operation, making it a low-risk choice for long-term infrastructure use. For enterprise reliability, the drive includes Power Loss Protection (PLP), which helps preserve in-flight data and protects metadata integrity if power is interrupted unexpectedly. Its UBER of 1.0E-17, together with a 2 million hour MTBF, indicates a very low probability of unrecoverable read errors and supports the high data integrity and availability expected in business-critical environments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The NVMe interface removes legacy storage bottlenecks, enabling the MZ-XLJ1T60 to feed modern virtualized databases and scale-out application servers with much faster command parallelism and lower CPU overhead.
2. With sequential read performance of 8000 MB/s, this drive accelerates large-block workloads such as analytics scans, backup restores, and AI dataset loading, cutting wait time for data-hungry enterprise platforms.
3. Delivering 1,500,000 K IOPS in random reads, it is well suited for latency-sensitive environments like OLTP databases, VDI farms, and high-concurrency cloud services where massive small-block access is the norm.
4. A 3 DWPD endurance rating translates into strong write tolerance for mixed and write-intensive enterprise workloads, helping sustain reliable operation under daily logging, caching, and transaction-heavy use.
5. TLC V-NAND combined with a typical latency of 90 µs gives enterprises a practical balance of flash density, consistent responsiveness, and rack-level efficiency for always-on production systems.

Capacity Sweet

Lower capacity reference: 800GB Higher capacity reference: 3.2TB At 1.6TB, this SSD sits in the sweet spot of the family. Compared with the 800GB model, it gives much more headroom for OS images, application growth, log retention, and overprovisioning flexibility, reducing the risk of early capacity pressure. Compared with the 3.2TB option, it preserves nearly the same enterprise-class sequential and random performance profile while delivering a more balanced cost-per-drive and lower upfront spend. In practice, 1.6TB is ideal for mid-scale virtualization clusters, such as hosting boot and application volumes for roughly 40–60 general-purpose virtual machines.

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