Samsung MZ7LH1T9HMLT-00AH3 1.92 TB PM883 SATA 6Gb/s 2.5 inch Read Intensive Solid State Drive

General

Brand	Samsung
Model	PM883
Capacity	1.92 TB
Usage Class	Read Intensive

Interface

Host Interface	SATA 6Gb/s
Total Interface Bandwidth	6 Gb/s

Physical Dimension

Form Factor	2.5

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash	Samsung V-NAND 64-layer TLC
Drive Writes Per Day	1.3
Total Bytes Written	2733 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	550 MB/s
Sequential Write	520 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	98000
Random Write IOPS	28000
Average Latency	120 μs

Reliability

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

Part Number

MPN	MZ7LM1T9HMJP-00005

Engineer's Note

Compared with the previous-generation MZ7LM1T9HMJP-00005, the Samsung PM883 1.92TB moves to a newer 64-layer V-NAND TLC platform, delivering up to 550/520 MB/s, 98,000/28,000 IOPS, and 1.3 DWPD with 2,733 TBW for a stronger balance of endurance and SATA performance. It is a particularly strong fit for read-centric to mixed enterprise workloads such as virtualization, web serving, and scale-out storage nodes, where its near-SATA-limit throughput and high write endurance provide better lifecycle value than typical entry enterprise SATA SSDs.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 2733 TBW and 1.3 DWPD, the MZ7LH1T9HMLT-00AH3 is built to handle sustained daily write activity over its service life, making it well suited for typical enterprise operating system, boot, and mixed-read workload scenarios. In practical terms, for common system-disk use or other moderate write workloads, this level of endurance provides long-term operational confidence and is more than sufficient for many years of stable deployment. 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 rating of 1.0E-17, together with a 2 million hour MTBF, indicates a very low probability of unrecoverable bit errors and supports dependable operation in business-critical environments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The SATA 6Gb/s interface, paired with full bus-saturating sequential read performance, makes this drive an easy drop-in upgrade for legacy enterprise servers that need faster boot, backup, and bulk data access without changing existing storage infrastructure.
2. Its strong random read capability helps virtualized environments, OLTP databases, and read-heavy application clusters serve far more small-block requests with fewer bottlenecks during peak demand.
3. A 1.3 DWPD endurance rating gives enterprises the write headroom needed for always-on workloads such as logging, mixed-use databases, and analytics caching while supporting predictable service life.
4. Samsung 64-layer V-NAND TLC balances density, power efficiency, and reliability, enabling cost-effective scaling of enterprise flash capacity without sacrificing datacenter-grade consistency.
5. With typical latency at just 120 µs, the drive reduces storage response time enough to improve application snappiness, tighten SLA compliance, and smooth performance in latency-sensitive transactional systems.

Capacity Sweet

Series reference for MZ7LH1T9HMLT-00AH3 (1.92 TB): Lower capacity: 960 GB Higher capacity: 3.84 TB Typical same-series performance positioning: 960 GB: about 550 MB/s read, 520 MB/s write, similar enterprise SATA random IOPS 1.92 TB: about 550 MB/s read, 520 MB/s write, similar enterprise SATA random IOPS 3.84 TB: about 550 MB/s read, 520 MB/s write, similar enterprise SATA random IOPS At 1.92 TB, this SSD sits at the sweet spot of the series. Compared with the 960 GB model, it gives much better headroom for OS images, application binaries, logs, and steady data growth, reducing early capacity pressure. Compared with the 3.84 TB option, it usually delivers a more attractive cost profile while keeping essentially the same mainstream enterprise SATA performance. This makes 1.92 TB a balanced choice for mid-scale virtualization clusters, such as hosting boot and application volumes for roughly 40 to 60 general-purpose virtual machines.

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