The Samsung PM9A3 7.68TB U.2 NVMe is a 7.68TB NVMe-PCIe4 SSD in new condition. It is in stock at $4,199.77 - $546.85/TB.
Where this listing sits: Samsung 7.68TB NVMe — each page is the live ranking for that slice of the catalogue.
Part number: MZQL27T6HBLA — decoded, with sibling variants and the warranty check.
Before you buy: check the bay and the lanes
U.2 and U.3 drives need a backplane wired for NVMe or an adapter carrying PCIe lanes to the bay - a SAS backplane will not do it. Check your chassis supports NVMe in the slot you plan to use before ordering. NVMe drive prices and form factors
Against every other drive we have an in-stock price for today, this one is cheaper per tb than 9% of them (6 of 66). The cheapest we can currently buy is $119.99/TB; the middle of the market is $227.97/TB.
These are third-party figures about the retail market as a whole, quoted and dated. They are not our own measurements and they do not describe this specific drive.
Yes. At our last check it was $4,199.77 ($546.85 per terabyte at its 7.68TB capacity), sold new under ASIN B0D1C63RSS. Amazon sets the final price at checkout.
This listing (MZQL27T6HBLA, ASIN B0D1C63RSS) carries no renewed, recertified, refurbished or pulled claim in its title, and Amazon reports it as new. On this site that is what "new" means: sold as factory-new. The stored warranty on this row is 5 years, as the listing states it.
Use Case Scenarios
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OLTP Database Primary Storage
PostgreSQL, MySQL or Oracle requiring low latency and high IOPS.
✓ Excellent fit
NVMe delivers sub-200μs latency vs 5ms for HDD — a 25x improvement that directly reduces query response times. At 1 DWPD verify your daily write volume stays within endurance limits.
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AI/ML Training & Inference
GPU server loading training datasets or serving inference at high throughput.
✓ Excellent fit
NVMe at 6,900MB/s eliminates storage bottlenecks when loading datasets to GPU memory. At 7.68TB you can store substantial model weights on a single drive.
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Bulk Cold Data Archive
Storing large volumes of infrequently accessed data.
✗ Not ideal
At ~$547/TB, NVMe costs 10x more than enterprise HDD for cold data. Unless you need fast retrieval, HDDs or LTO tape are far more cost-effective.
Maintenance & Troubleshooting
Maintenance Checklist
On installUpdate drive firmware
Check manufacturer website for latest firmware. Enterprise SSDs receive updates that fix performance and reliability issues.
On installEnable power loss protection verification
Enterprise NVMe drives have onboard capacitors for power loss protection. Verify in drive logs after first power cycle.
MonthlyCheck SMART/NVMe health attributes
Run nvme smart-log /dev/nvme0 (Linux). Monitor: Media_Errors, Available_Spare, Percentage_Used.
MonthlyMonitor write endurance consumption
Track Percentage_Used SMART attribute. At 80%+ consider planning replacement. At 7.68TB and 1 DWPD you have 14,352,384GB lifetime writes.
QuarterlyReview error logs in server BMC
Check iDRAC, iLO or IPMI logs for NVMe errors, PCIe link speed downgrades, or unexpected resets.
Troubleshooting Guide
Cause: PCIe slot not initialized, missing NVMe driver, BIOS not updated, or U.2 cable issue.
Fix: Check BIOS for NVMe in PCIe enumeration. Update server firmware. Reseat U.2 cable. Verify PCIe bifurcation if using adapter. Test in another slot.