Question NVMe SSD temperature - high sensor 2 value ?

[bigfudge001001]

I'm monitoring my Kingston NVMe with HWMonitor and CrystalDiskInfo. The drive shows:

- Health Status: 98% (Good)

- Assembly temp: 38°C - in CrystalDiskInfo too (same sensor IG)

- Sensor 2 temp: 69°C - shows only in HWMonitor

Drive is showing "Good" status overall, but I'm a bit concerned about that 69°C reading on sensor 2. Should I be worried? Is this normal for NVMe drives, or is this value even real and what even IS sensor two?

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

When posting a thread of troubleshooting nature, it's customary to include your full system's specs. Please list the specs to your build like so:
CPU:
CPU cooler:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:
Monitor:
include the age of the PSU apart from it's make and model. BIOS version for your motherboard at this moment of time.

In your context, we're going to need to also know of your ambient room air temps, the placement of the SSD in your build/on your motherboard and the number and orientation of the fans in your build.

 

[Lafong]

Kingston NV2 1 TB M.2 NVMe SSD Review - Value SSD Done Right

The Kingston NV2 is a huge improvement over the NV1. It comes at similar pricing but is significantly faster. Thanks to the new Phison E21 controller, the drive offers the highly popular PCIe 4.0 capability at only $80 for the 1 TB version, making it a great choice for any cost-optimized system.

www.techpowerup.com

Above is a test of that drive. It is quite complimentary.

That 69 degree sensor is on the controller, likely the hottest spot on the drive. I'd suspect your drive is performing as expected.

If you dig around in the specs or contact Kingston support, they might be able to tell you the throttling temperature for that drive. I couldn't find it in the above review.

Look at page 7 of the review for thermal info.

Here is a quote from the last page of the review:

Kingston does not include a heatsink with the NV2, and that's no problem at all. Even in our worst-case thermal load testing, we couldn't get the drive to thermally throttle. Actually, temperatures were very decent, with only 72°C after the drive got hammered with hundreds of GB of incoming writes. The secret sauce is Phison's new controller design, which is fabricated on a highly efficient 12 nanometer production process, bringing with it better energy efficiency and leading to a lower heat output—good job, Phison. This efficient nature makes the drive a good choice for notebooks, where airflow and cooling capabilities are minimal.