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Samsung PM963 3.8 TB

3.8 TB
Capacity
Samsung Polaris
Controller
TLC
Flash
PCIe 3.0 x4
Interface
M.2 22110
Form Factor
SSD Controller
Controller
NAND Die
NAND Die
The Samsung PM963 was a solid-state drive in the M.2 22110 form factor, launched in 2016, that is no longer in production. It was available in capacities ranging from 960 GB to 3.8 TB. This page reports specifications for the 3.8 TB variant. With the rest of the system, the Samsung PM963 interfaces using a PCI-Express 3.0 x4 connection. The SSD controller is the Polaris (S4LP077X01-8030) from Samsung, a DRAM cache chip is available. Samsung has installed 48-layer TLC NAND flash on the PM963, the flash chips are made by Samsung. The PM963 is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 2,000 MB/s and 1,200 MB/s write; random IOPS reach up to 430K for reads and 40K for writes.
The SSD's price at launch is unknown. The warranty length is set to five years, which is an excellent warranty period. Samsung guarantees an endurance rating of 5466 TBW, a good value.

Solid-State-Drive

Capacity: 3.8 TB (3840 GB)
Variants: 960 GB 1.9 TB 3.8 TB
Overprovisioning: 519.7 GB / 14.5 %
Production: End-of-life
Released: 2016
Part Number: MZ1LW3T8HMLS-000
Market: Consumer

Physical

Form Factor: M.2 22110 (Double-Sided)
Interface: PCIe 3.0 x4
Protocol: NVMe 1.2
Power Draw: Unknown (Idle)
2.5 W (Avg)
7.5 W (Max)

Controller

Manufacturer: Samsung
Name: Polaris (S4LP077X01-8030)
Architecture: ARM 32-bit Cortex-R5
Core Count: 5-Core
Foundry: Samsung
Process: 28 nm
Flash Channels: 8
Chip Enables: 8
Controller Features: DRAM (enabled)

NAND Flash

Manufacturer: Samsung
Name: V-NAND V3
Type: TLC
Technology: 48-layer
Speed: 1000 MT/s
Capacity: 4 chips @ Unknown
Topology: Charge Trap
Die Size: 98 mm²
(2.6 Gbit/mm²)
Planes per Die: 2
Decks per Die: 1
Word Lines: 54 per NAND String
88.9% Vertical Efficiency
Read Time (tR): 45 µs
Program Time (tProg): 660 µs
Block Erase Time (tBERS): 3500 ms
Die Write Speed: 53 MB/s
Page Size: 16 KB
Block Size: 576 Pages
Plane Size: 3776 Blocks

DRAM Cache

Type: LPDDR3
Name: Samsung
Capacity: 4096 MB
(1x 4096 MB)

Performance

Sequential Read: 2,000 MB/s
Sequential Write: 1,200 MB/s
Random Read: 430,000 IOPS
Random Write: 40,000 IOPS
Endurance: 5466 TBW
Warranty: 5 Years
MTBF: 2.0 Million Hours
Drive Writes Per Day (DWPD): 0.8
Write Cache: N/A

Features

TRIM: Yes
SMART: Yes
Power Loss Protection: Yes
Encryption:
  • AES-256
RGB Lighting: No
PS5 Compatible: No

Notes

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