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smartctl lies that NVME has lifespan of ~2800TBW? What is the real lifespan of my NVME?

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smartctl -x on my Samsung SSD 860 EVO M.2 2TB shows:
Device Statistics (GP Log 0x04)
Page  Offset Size        Value Flags Description
0x01  =====  =               =  ===  == General Statistics (rev 1) ==
0x01  0x008  4            1132  ---  Lifetime Power-On Resets
0x01  0x010  4            6584  ---  Power-on Hours
0x01  0x018  6     59675855461  ---  Logical Sectors Written
0x01  0x020  6      1711777462  ---  Number of Write Commands
0x01  0x028  6     51882440157  ---  Logical Sectors Read
0x01  0x030  6      1869976194  ---  Number of Read Commands
0x01  0x038  6          293000  ---  Date and Time TimeStamp
0x04  =====  =               =  ===  == General Errors Statistics (rev 1) ==
0x04  0x008  4               0  ---  Number of Reported Uncorrectable Errors
0x04  0x010  4              97  ---  Resets Between Cmd Acceptance and Completion
0x05  =====  =               =  ===  == Temperature Statistics (rev 1) ==
0x05  0x008  1              40  ---  Current Temperature
0x05  0x020  1              64  ---  Highest Temperature
0x05  0x028  1              18  ---  Lowest Temperature
0x05  0x058  1              70  ---  Specified Maximum Operating Temperature
0x06  =====  =               =  ===  == Transport Statistics (rev 1) ==
0x06  0x008  4           20530  ---  Number of Hardware Resets
0x06  0x010  4               0  ---  Number of ASR Events
0x06  0x018  4               0  ---  Number of Interface CRC Errors
0x07  =====  =               =  ===  == Solid State Device Statistics (rev 1) ==
0x07  0x008  1               1  N--  Percentage Used Endurance Indicator
                                |||_ C monitored condition met
                                ||__ D supports DSN
                                |___ N normalized value
A paltry 28TB written sounds a little low for the past year I've had this NVME but it's believable. However, the Percentaged Used Endurance Indicator is only at 1%. That would suggest there's still around 100x that or 2800TBW left in this device, which is more than twice the rated 1200TBW so it can't be a rounding error. Is smartctl lying? (Not that it would lie; I mean, is my NVME lying to smartctl, is smartctl misinterpreting my NVME, etc and etc?) How do I find out the real TBW life remaining in my NVME for sure?
Asked by Jack G (269 rep)
Jul 18, 2024, 01:33 AM
Last activity: Jul 18, 2024, 01:42 PM