Samsung 3.84TB NVMe U.2 Gen3 PCIe SSD – PM963 Series (MZ-QLW3T80 / MZQLW3T8HMLP)

The Samsung PM963 3.84TB NVMe SSD is an enterprise-class, Read-Intensive (RI) solid-state drive designed for high-performance data center and server environments. Built on PCIe Gen 3.0 x4 NVMe technology and housed in a U.2 2.5-inch SFF form factor, the PM963 delivers reliable, sustained performance for read-heavy and mixed workloads.

Core Technical Specifications

• Capacity: 3.84TB

• Workload Class: Read-Intensive (RI)

• Interface: PCIe Gen 3.0 x4 NVMe

• Form Factor: U.2 (2.5-inch SFF, 7mm height)

• NAND Type: Samsung TLC V-NAND

Performance

• Sequential Read Speed: Up to 2,000 MB/s

• Sequential Write Speed: Up to 1,200 MB/s

• Random Read (4KB): Up to 430,000 IOPS

• Random Write (4KB): Up to 40,000 IOPS

Endurance & Reliability

• Endurance:

  • 1.3 DWPD (3-year rating)

  • 0.8 DWPD (5-year rating)

• Total Bytes Written (TBW): 5,466 TB

• MTBF: 2,000,000 hours

• Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBER): < 1 sector per 10¹⁷ bits read

Power & Efficiency

• Active Power Consumption: 7.5 – 7.6 W

• Idle Power Consumption: 2.5 W

Security & Data Protection

• AES 256-bit hardware encryption

• Power Loss Protection (PLP)

• Optimized for 24/7 data center operation

• High sustained random I/O performance

Part Number Identification

• Samsung Part Numbers:

  • MZ-QLW3T80

  • MZQLW3T8HMLP-00003

  • MZQLW3T8HMLP