Description

Key Specifications

General

• Manufacturer: Samsung
• Model Series: PM9A3
• Capacity: 3.84TB
• Form Factor: M.2 2280 (Single-sided enterprise-grade)
• Interface: PCIe Gen4 x4 (NVMe 1.4)
• NAND Flash: Samsung V-NAND TLC
• Controller: Samsung in-house enterprise controller
• Use Case: Data centers, cloud storage, enterprise servers

Performance

Sequential Performance

• Read Speed: Up to 6,900 MB/s
• Write Speed: Up to 4,100 MB/s

Random Performance (4KB)

• Random Read: Up to 1,000,000 IOPS
• Random Write: Up to 180,000 IOPS

Latency

• Very low latency optimized for enterprise workloads

Endurance & Reliability

• Endurance (TBW): ~7,008 TBW
• Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD): 1 DWPD
• MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures): 2 million hours
• UBER: 1 sector per 10¹⁷ bits read
• Data Reliability: Enterprise-grade reliability

Security Features

• AES Encryption: 256-bit AES
• TCG Opal 2.0 Support
• IEEE 1667 Support
• Secure Erase: Yes
• Sanitize Support: Yes

Power Consumption

• Active Read: ~7.0 W
• Active Write: ~8.5 W
• Idle: ~3.0 W
• Power States: Multiple enterprise power states supported

Physical Specifications

• Form Factor: M.2 2280
• Dimensions:
  • Length: 80 mm
  • Width: 22 mm
  • Height: ~2.38 mm
• Weight: ~10 g