Family not stated: Our part-number record lists this drive as a PM1643a, but a tracked listing of MZILT7T6HMLA-00007 is recorded as a PM1643. Until a Samsung source settles which family this part number belongs to, this page does not name one.
Samsung
MZILT7T6HMLA is Samsung 7.68TB SAS-12G. We have no vendor documentation defining its individual segments, so this page does not decode them. No live listings right now - the reference material below still applies.
| Segment | What it means | Source |
|---|---|---|
| MZILT7T6HMLA | Not sourced - Samsung does not publicly document this segment. | Not sourced |
We decode only what the manufacturer documents. There is a large body of community knowledge about the undocumented segments above, much of it probably right, and none of it published by Samsung - so it does not appear in this table. A reading nobody can check does not belong in a column headed “what it means”. Grammar reference: Samsung - PM9A3 data sheet, Rev 1.0 (Aug 2022), Product Lineup.
MZILT7T6HMLA is Samsung, a 7.68TB solid-state drive on SAS-12G. Being a SAS device, it needs a SAS host bus adapter or backplane - it will not run from a motherboard SATA port, though a SATA drive will run on a SAS controller.
We hold no live listing against this exact part number at the moment. 1 sibling part number is documented below - these are the numbers most often mistaken for this one, and the table marks which fields actually differ.
| Manufacturer | Samsung |
| Capacity | 7.68TB |
| Interface | SAS-12G |
| Product class | SSD |
These are the part numbers most often confused with MZILT7T6HMLA. The differences below come from the same vendor documentation as the decode above - where a field is not documented, the row leaves it blank rather than guessing.
| Part number | Capacity | Interface | Format | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MZQL27T6HBLA | 7.68TB | NVMe-PCIe4 | in catalogue |
Amber cells differ from MZILT7T6HMLA; grey cells match it.
No seller we track has MZILT7T6HMLA in stock right now. That describes today's listings only - it says nothing about whether the model is discontinued. We are not going to fill this space with something else and call it a match. The decode, specifications and sibling table above are the reference answer for this part number and remain accurate whether or not anyone is selling one today. If you need the capacity rather than this specific part, the alternatives below are what is actually buyable.
A manufacturer part number does not imply a manufacturer warranty, and this is where part-number buyers lose the most money. OEM stock, integrator pulls and gray-market units all reach the market under the maker's own numbering. Retailers selling them sometimes state plainly that the manufacturer warranty is none; others simply do not mention it, which is not the same as it being covered.
Coverage attaches to the individual unit and its serial number, not to the part number. That means the only reliable answer comes from the manufacturer, about the specific drive you are being sold.
Ask the seller for the serial number before purchase, then enter it in Samsung memory support. We link the tool rather than showing a result here, because the answer depends on the individual drive and only Samsung can give it.
A seller warranty is a different promise from a different company. What each warranty tier actually covers · Verify on arrival
3 in-stock listings · same capacity; none in SAS is in stock, so check the interface column · ranked by live cost per tb, refreshed every few hours
| Drive | Capacity | Condition | $/TB | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung PM9A3 7.68TB U.2 NVMe MZQL27T6HBLA-00A07 | 7.68TB | REFURB This offer: sold by Tech on Time (SN RECORDED) · Amazon says Used / LikeNew | $353.64 | $2716 | Buy/View Price |
| Samsung PM9A3 7.68TB U.2 NVMe MZQL27T6HBLA | 7.68TB | NEW This offer: sold by SiliconValleySeller (SN# Recorded) · Amazon says New / Unknown | $520.70 | $3999 | Buy/View Price |
| WD Ultrastar DC SN655 7.68TB U.3 WUS5EA176ESP7E1 | 7.68TB | NEW This offer: sold by vCloud Choice · Amazon says New / Unknown | $1090.60 | $8376 | Buy/View Price |
MZILT7T6HMLA is Samsung 7.68TB SAS-12G. We do not have vendor documentation defining the individual segments of this part number, so this page does not decode them. Stating an unsourced reading as a specification is the one thing a reference page must not do.
Not necessarily, and the part number cannot tell you. Coverage depends on how the individual unit entered the market and whether it was registered, not on its model designation. OEM and gray-market stock reaches the market under manufacturer part numbers regularly and frequently carries no manufacturer warranty at all - some retailers print exactly that on the listing. Check the specific serial with Samsung's own tool, linked in the warranty section on this page.
Both are in the Samsung range. They differ in interface: SAS-12G against NVMe-PCIe4, which decides whether the drive fits your controller. The variant table on this page lists every sibling we document with what differs.
We hold no live listing for this part number right now. That is the honest state rather than a broken page - this remains the reference answer for what MZILT7T6HMLA is, how it decodes and which siblings it is confused with. The alternatives section below shows what is currently buyable at the same capacity.
Because more than one organisation names it. The manufacturer assigns a model number describing the product; a server vendor buying it in volume assigns its own spare-part number for its service catalogue; distributors sometimes add another. All identify the same physical drive, which is why one number returns listings that look like a different product. Our part number index explains the pattern per vendor.