General

Brand	Samsung
Model	PM1733
Capacity	3.84TB
Usage Class	Enterprise

Interface

Host Interface	NVMe
Total Interface Bandwidth	64 Gb/s

Physical Dimension

Form Factor	2.5

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash	TLC V-NAND
Drive Writes Per Day	1
Total Bytes Written	7008 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	7000 MB/s
Sequential Write	3500 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	1500000
Random Write IOPS	1350000
Average Latency	100 μs

Reliability

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

Part Number

MPN	MZ-PLK3T80

Engineer's Note

Compared with the previous-generation MZ-PLK3T80, the Samsung PM1733 MZWLJ3T8HBLS-00AD3 delivers a clear generational leap with up to 7,000/3,500 MB/s sequential performance and 1,500,000/1,350,000 IOPS, enabling materially higher transaction density and faster data-serving for latency-sensitive enterprise workloads. Its 3.84TB TLC V-NAND design also combines 1 DWPD with 7,008 TBW endurance, making it a stronger choice than the prior model for virtualization clusters, scale-out databases, and mixed read/write cloud infrastructure that need both higher throughput and sustained reliability.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 7008 TBW and 1 DWPD, the MZWLJ3T8HBLS-00AD3 is designed to handle a full drive write per day across its service life, which is more than sufficient for typical enterprise boot, read-centric, and general server workloads. In practical terms, for use cases such as an OS/system drive or mixed business applications, this level of endurance provides long-term write headroom and supports stable operation for many years under normal deployment conditions. For enterprise reliability, the drive includes Power Loss Protection (PLP), which helps preserve in-flight data and protect metadata integrity if power is suddenly interrupted, reducing the risk of corruption and unplanned recovery events. Its UBER specification of 1.0E-17, together with a 2 million hour MTBF, reflects a very low probability of unrecoverable read errors and strong overall dependability expected in data center environments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The NVMe interface, paired with top-tier sequential read bandwidth, accelerates large dataset ingestion, VM boot storms, and backup recovery in latency-sensitive enterprise platforms.
2. Its exceptionally strong random read capability supports massive parallel transaction lookups, helping databases, virtualization clusters, and high-concurrency analytics sustain responsive service under heavy mixed workloads.
3. A 1 DWPD endurance rating makes it a practical fit for always-on enterprise environments that require predictable lifespan for daily rewrites without overprovisioning for heavier write classes.
4. TLC V-NAND balances density, cost efficiency, and sustained reliability, making it well suited for mainstream data center deployments that need scalable flash capacity with stable performance.
5. With a typical latency of 100 µs, the drive helps reduce application wait time and tail-latency exposure, which is especially valuable for real-time services and performance-sensitive cloud infrastructure.

Capacity Sweet

Lower capacity reference: 1.92TB Higher capacity reference: 7.68TB At 3.84TB, this SSD sits at the sweet spot of the series. Compared with the 1.92TB version, it provides much better headroom for OS images, hot datasets, logs, and application growth, reducing early capacity pressure in always-on enterprise environments. Compared with the 7.68TB model, it preserves nearly the same mainstream enterprise performance profile while keeping acquisition cost and per-node storage budgeting more controlled. It is especially well suited for mid-scale virtualization clusters, such as hosting boot and application data for around 40 to 60 general-purpose virtual machines.

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