Samsung PM1743 Enterprise SSD (Expected) - 61.44TB

Brand: Samsung | Category: Enterprise SSDs

SKU: MZWLJ61T0HALA-00B7C | Part #: MZWLJ61T0HALA-00B7C | MPN: MZWLJ61T0HALA-00B7C

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At 14,000 MB/s sequential read throughput, the Samsung PM1743 Enterprise SSD (MZWLJ61T0HALA-00B7C) delivers the bandwidth that storage architects demand when designing next-generation data centre infrastructure. This drive arrives in the E1.L form factor—an EDSFF E1 Long configuration measuring 110 × 31.2 × 9.5 mm—and connects via PCIe 5.0 x8 with NVMe 2.0 protocol support, positioning it as a natural fit for servers built around Samsung's own data centre ecosystem and compatible third-party platforms.

The 61.44 TB capacity alone tells part of the story: this is storage density engineered for AI labs, hyperscale operations, and enterprises where rack space commands a premium. Samsung built the PM1743 using their own V-NAND technology (triple-level cell), which means the company controls the full stack from silicon to firmware. That vertical integration matters in mission-critical environments because it eliminates finger-pointing when something goes wrong. The drive sustains 7,000 MB/s on sequential writes—half the read speed, as expected in an enterprise SSD—and achieves 2.5 million random read IOPS at 4 KB block size. Random write IOPS peak at 250,000, a specification that reflects the reality of transactional workloads in databases and virtual machine farms rather than claiming impossible symmetry.

Data protection is built into the DNA of this Samsung product. Power-loss protection relies on capacitor-backed architecture, not battery cells that age and fail; the drive can complete pending operations and flush caches even during ungraceful shutdown. AES 256-bit encryption runs in hardware, transparent to the host, with no performance tax. For organizations that need to retire drives or comply with NIST 800-88 sanitization mandates, Samsung Instant Erase (SIE) wipes the entire 61.44 TB namespace in seconds without wearing out the NAND. End-to-end data protection mechanisms catch corruption in flight—critical when a single bit error in a machine learning model weights file can corrupt hours of training compute. The MZWLJ61T0HALA-00B7C also supports NVMe-oF (NVMe over Fabrics) in target mode, enabling disaggregated storage architectures where the drive appears as a network endpoint rather than a directly attached device.

Storage infrastructure teams—the people responsible for SAN design, capacity planning, and procurement—will recognize the PM1743 as a drive built for mixed workloads in controlled data centre environments. The operating temperature range spans 0°C to 70°C, which means active cooling remains necessary but the margin for error in thermal management is wider than consumer-grade hardware offers. This Samsung SSD trades absolute max sequential write speed for reliability, power efficiency, and endurance. If your team is populating all-flash arrays, building NVMe-oF fabrics, or consolidating storage tiers in preparation for AI workload scaling, the PM1743 belongs on the evaluation checklist. Network engineers planning PCIe fabric deployments also benefit from the NVMe 2.0 and PCIe 5.0 combination, which unlocks feature sets (like atomic operations) that prior generations lacked.

Omnixon Global stocks and supplies enterprise NVMe SSDs across the UAE, GCC, and into Asia-Pacific and European markets. If your data centre roadmap includes the Samsung PM1743 (MZWLJ61T0HALA-00B7C) in 61.44 TB capacity, or if you need to evaluate this drive alongside competing E1.L form-factor products, contact our technical sales team to request a quotation, arrange a test sample, or discuss integration support for your storage platform.

Performance Specifications

• Sequential Read: 14,000 MB/s; Sequential Write: 7,000 MB/s
• Random Read IOPS (4KB): 2,500,000; Random Write IOPS (4KB): 250,000
• PCIe 5.0 x8 interface with NVMe 2.0 protocol
• Samsung V-NAND TLC (triple-level cell) technology
• AES 256-bit hardware encryption with end-to-end data protection
• Power-loss protection via capacitor-backed design
• NVMe-oF target mode support for fabric-attached deployments
• Operating temperature range: 0°C to 70°C