Samsung MZXLR15THALA 15.36TB PM1733 NVMe PCIe Gen4 x8 AIC Enterprise Solid State Drive

General

Brand	Samsung
Model	PM1733
Capacity	15.36TB
Usage Class	Enterprise

Interface

Host Interface	NVMe PCIe Gen4 x8
Total Interface Bandwidth	64 Gb/s

Physical Dimension

Form Factor	AIC

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash	Samsung V-NAND 3-bit MLC
Drive Writes Per Day	1
Total Bytes Written	28032 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	8000 MB/s
Sequential Write	3800 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	1500000
Random Write IOPS	250000
Average Latency	95 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-PLK12T0

Engineer's Note

The Samsung PM1733 MZXLR15THALA stands out for high-density, read-optimized enterprise deployments by combining 15.36TB of Samsung 3-bit V-NAND with PCIe Gen4 x8 performance of up to 8,000 MB/s read, 3,800 MB/s write, and 1.5M/250K random read/write IOPS at a solid 1 DWPD and 28,032 TBW. Compared with the previous-generation MZ-PLK12T0, it delivers a clear interface and throughput uplift with Gen4 x8 bandwidth, making it a stronger fit for scale-out analytics, high-speed content repositories, and virtualization clusters that need more capacity and faster host-side data movement per drive.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 28,032 TBW and 1 DWPD, the MZXLR15THALA is designed to handle a full drive write every day across its rated service life, which is more than sufficient for typical enterprise system-disk, boot, and mainstream mixed-workload use. In practical terms, under normal server OS and application workloads, this level of endurance provides long-term, worry-free operation and can comfortably support many years of deployment. For enterprise reliability, built-in Power Loss Protection (PLP) helps preserve in-flight data and protects metadata integrity during unexpected power interruptions, reducing the risk of corruption and unplanned recovery events. Its UBER of 1.0E-17, combined with a 2 million-hour MTBF, reflects a very low probability of uncorrectable bit errors and strong overall dependability for business-critical storage environments.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The NVMe over PCIe Gen4 x8 architecture provides the host bandwidth needed to keep modern database, virtualization, and GPU-accelerated platforms fed without creating a storage bottleneck.
2. Its high sequential read capability enables much faster movement of large datasets, reducing load times for analytics pipelines, AI model staging, and backup recovery operations.
3. The exceptionally strong random read performance is well suited for latency-sensitive enterprise workloads such as OLTP databases, large-scale VM farms, and metadata-heavy cloud services.
4. With a balanced endurance profile backed by Samsung V-NAND 3-bit MLC, the drive is optimized for read-centric enterprise deployments that still require dependable write sustainability over years of service.
5. The low typical latency helps applications respond more consistently under pressure, improving QoS for real-time transaction processing and heavily consolidated server environments.

Capacity Sweet

Lower capacity reference: 7.68TB Higher capacity reference: 30.72TB The 15.36TB model sits at the sweet spot of this SSD family. Compared with the 7.68TB version, it gives much better headroom for dataset growth, denser server storage, and longer replacement cycles without changing the expected enterprise-class sequential throughput or random IOPS profile. Compared with the 30.72TB version, it usually delivers a more attractive cost-to-capacity ratio while avoiding overprovisioning in mainstream deployments. It is especially well suited for mid-scale virtualization clusters, such as hosting boot and application volumes for about 150 to 250 virtual desktops or mixed business VMs.

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