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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 990 PRO | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X | Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 | Lexar NM1090 PRO | SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 850X 850X |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 960GB | 2TB | 8TB | 4TB | 4TB | 1TB |
| 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 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 5,000 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,200 MB/s | 14,800 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | SLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | true | false |
| Endurance | 1700 TBW | 1200 TBW | 4800 TBW | 4000 TBW | 2800 TBW | 600 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micron 7450 PRO | 64 | 86.9 | 78.5 | 41.5 | 97 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.4 | 97 | 99 | 78.3 | 85.4 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN850X Compare | 88.3 | 95.9 | 93.9 | 98.1 | 87.3 |
| Kingston FURY Renegade G5 SFYR2S/4T0 Compare | 99.5 | 98.6 | 90.7 | 92.6 | 93 |
| Lexar NM1090 PRO Compare | 97.9 | 98.1 | 90.7 | 92.6 | 74.4 |
| SanDisk Optimus GX PRO 850X 850X Compare | 88.3 | 95.9 | 78.5 | 54.9 | 99.1 |
Price
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