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Micron 7450 PRO 960GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
The Micron 7450 PRO delivers 5000 MB/s reads and 520K random read IOPS over PCIe 4.0, with TLC NAND and a 1700 TBW endurance rating. Its 2,000,000-hour MTBF and 5-year warranty make it a dependable choice for sustained workloads. Best for workstation users who need high random read performance and long-term reliability in a compact M.2 form factor.
Capacity 960GB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Read Speed 5,000 MB/s
NAND TLC
Endurance 1700 TBW
72 Overall Score
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong endurance (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong random (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong feature (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 960 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 5000 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 1400 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 520000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 82000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 1700 |
| MTBF (hours) | 2000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | Yes |
vs Competition
| Spec | Micron 7450 PRO | Samsung 9100 PRO | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | Crucial T500 | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | Seagate FireCuda 530R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 960GB | 8TB | 4TB | 2TB | 2TB | 4TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 5,000 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | true | false |
| Endurance | 1700 TBW | 4800 TBW | 2400 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2000 TBW | 5050 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micron 7450 PRO | 64 | 86.9 | 78.5 | 41.5 | 97 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 99.1 | 99.8 | 99.8 | 98.1 | 85.4 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Compare | 88.3 | 95.1 | 93.9 | 92.6 | 80.4 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.8 | 96.4 | 99 | 78.3 | 82.4 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 92.9 | 93.8 | 93.9 | 78.3 | 93.6 |
| Seagate FireCuda 530R Compare | 92.5 | 96.3 | 52.9 | 92.6 | 95.4 |
Price
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