Samsung PM863a 960GB Enterprise SATA SSD

Samsung PM863a 960GB Enterprise SATA SSD (Part Number: MZ7KM960HMJP-00005).

Product Overview

• Brand: Samsung

• Model / Series: PM863a Series

• Part Number (P/N): MZ7KM960HMJP-00005

• Target Application: Data Center / Enterprise Server Read-Intensive & Mixed Workloads

Key Specifications

1. Capacity & Form Factor

• Formatted Capacity: 960 GB

• Form Factor: 2.5-inch (7mm depth)

• Interface: SATA 6.0 Gbps (SATA III, backward compatible with 3.0 Gbps and 1.5 Gbps)

2. Architecture & Components

• NAND Flash Memory: Samsung 3D V-NAND (TLC)

• Controller: Samsung Mercury Controller

• DRAM Cache: Samsung Low-Power LPDDR3

Performance Specifications

• Sequential Read Speed: Up to 520 MB/s

• Sequential Write Speed: Up to 480 MB/s

• Random Read (4KB): Up to 97,000 IOPS

• Random Write (4KB): Up to 24,000 IOPS

Reliability & Endurance

• Endurance (TBW): 1,366 TBW (Terabytes Written)

• Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD): ~0.8 DWPD over a 5-year period

• Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF): 2,000,000 Hours

• Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBER): 1 sector per $10^{17}$ bits read

• Data Protection: Power-Loss Protection (PLP) via onboard Tantalum Capacitors (prevents data corruption during unexpected power loss)

• Encryption: AES 256-bit Hardware-based Encryption (TCG Enterprise compliant)

Electrical & Power Specifications

• Supply Voltage: $5\text{V} \pm 5\%$

• Active Read Power: ~2.3 W

• Active Write Power: ~3.6 W

• Idle Power: ~1.3 W

Physical & Environmental Parameters

• Dimensions (W x L x H): $100.20 \times 69.85 \times 6.80\text{ mm}$

• Weight: Max 60 grams

• Operating Temperature: $0^\circ\text{C}$ to $70^\circ\text{C}$

• Non-Operating Temperature: $-40^\circ\text{C}$ to $85^\circ\text{C}$

• Operating Humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing

• Vibration: 20 G (peak, 10 to 2,000 Hz)

• Shock: 1,500 G (0.5 ms duration, half sine)