Samsung MZXLR960HBHQ-00AH3 960 GB PM1733 PCIe Gen4 x4 2.5 inch Read Intensive Solid State Drive

General

Brand	Samsung
Model	PM1733
Capacity	960 GB
Usage Class	Read Intensive

Interface

Host Interface	PCIe Gen4 x4
Total Interface Bandwidth	64 Gb/s

Physical Dimension

Form Factor	2.5

Flash & Endurance

NAND Flash	Samsung V-NAND 5th-Gen TLC
Drive Writes Per Day	1
Total Bytes Written	1752 TBW

Performance

Sequential Read	6400 MB/s
Sequential Write	2400 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	900000
Random Write IOPS	115000
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	MZWLL960HAHQ-00007

Engineer's Note

Compared with the previous-generation MZWLL960HAHQ-00007, the Samsung PM1733 (MZXLR960HBHQ-00AH3) moves to PCIe Gen4 x4 and 5th-Gen V-NAND TLC, delivering up to 6,400 MB/s sequential read and 900,000 random-read IOPS for a clear step up in host bandwidth and transaction responsiveness. With 960 GB capacity, 1 DWPD, and 1,752 TBW, it is a stronger fit than its predecessor for read-centric virtualization, scale-out database, and analytics nodes that need higher performance density per drive without moving to a higher-endurance SKU.

Endurance & Reliability

With an endurance rating of 1,752 TBW, the MZXLR960HBHQ-00AH3 is designed to handle approximately 960 GB of writes per day at 1 DWPD over a 5-year usage model. In typical OS, boot, application, and general server workloads, this is comfortably more than enough for long-term use, making it a dependable choice as a system drive for many years without endurance concern. Its power-loss protection (PLP) helps preserve in-flight data and metadata during an unexpected power interruption, reducing the risk of corruption and improving operational stability in enterprise environments. An UBER of 1.0E-17, together with a 2 million hour MTBF, reflects strong enterprise-grade data integrity and reliability, giving procurement teams added confidence for business-critical deployment.

Technical Specs & Insights

1. The PCIe Gen4 x4 interface gives this drive enough host bandwidth to keep modern servers fed during data-intensive analytics, virtualization, and AI pipeline workloads without the SSD becoming the bottleneck.
2. Its strong sequential read performance shortens large dataset loading, backup restore, and media streaming times, helping applications reach usable state faster after startup or failover.
3. The high random read capability enables fast response under heavily concurrent OLTP, VDI, and metadata-driven workloads where thousands of small requests arrive at once.
4. A 1 DWPD endurance rating makes it a practical fit for read-centric enterprise deployments that still need predictable write headroom across the full warranty period.
5. Samsung 5th-Gen V-NAND TLC, paired with low typical latency, delivers a balanced mix of density, cost efficiency, and consistently quick access times for latency-sensitive production applications.

Capacity Sweet

Lower capacity reference: 480 GB Higher capacity reference: 1.92 TB At 960 GB, this model sits at the sweet spot of the series. Compared with the 480 GB version, it gives meaningfully more headroom for OS images, application growth, logs, and overprovisioning, reducing the risk of early capacity pressure. Compared with the 1.92 TB option, it typically delivers a better acquisition cost per deployed node while keeping enterprise-grade sequential throughput and random IOPS in the same practical range. It is especially well suited for medium-scale virtualization clusters, such as hosting boot and utility volumes for roughly 40 to 60 virtual machines.

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