Product Description
The Samsung PM1733a Series MZWLR15THBLA-00A07 is a high-performance enterprise-class NVMe solid-state drive engineered for modern data centers, cloud infrastructure, virtualization platforms, AI workloads, content delivery networks, and enterprise server environments. Featuring a massive 15.36TB storage capacity, PCIe Gen4 x4 interface, and U.3 form factor, this SSD delivers exceptional throughput, low latency, and enterprise-grade reliability.
This model belongs to Samsung's PM1733a Read Intensive (RI) product family and is optimized for read-centric workloads. With an endurance rating of 1 DWPD, advanced power-loss protection, end-to-end data integrity, dual-port capability, and Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) functionality supporting TCG Opal 2.0 and AES 256-bit encryption, the PM1733a provides the performance, security, and reliability required in mission-critical enterprise environments.
Key Features
- Samsung PM1733a Enterprise NVMe SSD
- Model: MZWLR15THBLA-00A07
- Capacity: 15.36TB
- PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe 1.3c Interface
- U.3 Dual-Port Enterprise Connector
- 2.5" Small Form Factor (SFF)
- Read Intensive (RI) Workload Class
- Self-Encrypting Drive (SED)
- TCG Opal 2.0 Compliant
- AES 256-bit Hardware Encryption
- End-to-End Data Protection
- Power Loss Protection (PLP)
- LDPC ECC Error Correction
- TRIM and S.M.A.R.T. Support
- Hot-Plug Capable
- Enterprise Data Center Reliability
Performance Specifications
- Sequential Read Speed: Up to 7,500 MB/s
- Sequential Write Speed: Up to 4,100 MB/s
- Random Read Performance: Up to 1,600,000 IOPS
- Random Write Performance: Up to 170,000 IOPS
- PCIe Gen4 Bandwidth Optimized
- Ultra-Low Latency Enterprise Architecture
Reliability & Security
- Read Intensive (RI) Enterprise SSD
- Endurance Rating: 1 DWPD
- MTBF: 2 Million Hours
- Power-Loss Data Protection
- End-to-End Data Path Protection
- Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate: 1 Sector per 10¹⁷ Bits Read
- TCG Opal 2.0 Security Standard
- AES-XTS 256-bit Hardware Encryption
- Self-Encrypting Drive (SED)
- Instant Secure Erase Support
Compatibility
This standard U.3 enterprise SSD is compatible with servers, storage systems, and workstations that support U.3, U.2, or NVMe PCIe Gen4 storage backplanes.
Compatible Server Families Include:
Dell PowerEdge
- R650
- R6515
- R6525
- R750
- R750xs
- R7515
- R7525
- R760
- R760xs
- R7615
- R7625
- XE-series NVMe Platforms
HPE ProLiant
- DL325 Gen10 Plus
- DL345 Gen10 Plus
- DL360 Gen10 Plus
- DL380 Gen10 Plus
- DL385 Gen10 Plus
- DL560 Gen10
- DL580 Gen10
- Gen11 NVMe-enabled Models
Lenovo ThinkSystem
- SR630 V2
- SR650 V2
- SR635 V2
- SR655 V2
- SR645 V2
- SR665 V2
- ST650 V2
Cisco UCS
- C220 M5
- C240 M5
- C220 M6
- C240 M6
- C245 M6
- X-Series Systems
Supermicro
- Ultra Series
- Hyper Series
- Twin Series
- BigTwin Series
- SuperStorage Platforms
- Any NVMe U.2/U.3 Ready Server
Storage Platforms
- VMware vSAN Ready Nodes
- Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct (S2D)
- Ceph Storage Clusters
- Nutanix HCI Platforms
- OpenShift Storage
- Kubernetes Infrastructure
- AI and GPU Servers
Important Compatibility Note
- U.3 drives are backward compatible with many U.2 NVMe backplanes when supported by the server manufacturer.
- Server must have NVMe-enabled bays, PCIe NVMe backplane, or appropriate NVMe controller support.
- Not compatible with SATA-only or SAS-only drive bays.
Package Contents
- Samsung PM1733a 15.36TB NVMe SSD
- Model MZWLR15THBLA-00A07
- Drive Only
- No Tray/Caddy Included Unless Stated Otherwise
Ideal Applications
- Enterprise Servers
- Virtualization
- Cloud Computing
- AI Inference
- Content Delivery Networks (CDN)
- Data Warehousing
- Software Defined Storage
- Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI)
- High-Speed Database Read Operations
- Large Capacity NVMe Storage Deployments
