Review SK hynix Platinum P41 SSD Review: The Best Around

[Admin]

We put the SK hynix Platinum P41 through the wringer to see how the fastest PCIe 4.0 SSD ever made handles in real-world workloads.

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[WrongRookie]

Isn't this nearly the same price as the silicon x power one?

Anyways, good to see this one doing great...assuming you can get one

 

[lukemcd]

I'm a little surprised by the availability comments as a US reader because I've been able to purchase the P31 basically at-will.

Also -- this isn't a big thing, but while both DDR4 and LPDDR4 have similar comparative characteristics to DDR3 and LPDDR3 respectively, implying that this is a transitive property is a bit misleading. The standards have very little to do with each other.

 

[WrongRookie]

I'm a little surprised by the availability comments as a US reader because I've been able to purchase the P31 basically at-will.

SSDs are usually available everywhere but for some reason some are exclusive in western territories. In this case, SK Hynix SSDs are like never known in my hometown...

 

[Alvar "Miles" Udell]

The real question is why Samsung has increased the price of the 980 Pro 2TB by $30 since the P41 released...

 

[BoredErica]

What is it about cdm's qd1 seq read vs atto's that causes p41 to excel at cdm's?

 

[jackt]

its impossible to find so far

 

[saunupe1911]

Would its high physical temps be OK in a laptop chassis?

I may add a 2TB to my Razor 14.

 

[LastStanding]

and we would prefer not to have a built-in heatsink; a separate one which could be optionally applied would add unnecessary cost.

Interesting review. But, I understand this is just your opinion, this opinion should not be the rule, though. Especially, for many consumers that lives in scorched territories and a inexpensive heatsink added (probably an extra ~1-7 bucks in BOM costs) shouldn't break the bank for these companies to add confidence to their customers.

80°C+ is pushing danger zones and what happens if that user were to use this drive in more confined hardware e.g. PS5? 🤔

 

[WrongRookie]

Interesting review. But, I understand this is just your opinion, this opinion should not be the rule, though. Especially, for many consumers that lives in scorched territories and a inexpensive heatsink added (probably an extra ~1-7 bucks in BOM costs) shouldn't break the bank for these companies to add confidence to their customers.

80°C+ is pushing danger zones and what happens if that user were to use this drive in more confined hardware e.g. PS5? 🤔

M.2 drives like this one have a thin sheet that does cool down the heat.

View: https://youtu.be/Z4-Tml7y1TM

 

[jackt]

yet impossible to buy, it disapeared

 

[edzieba]

Interesting review. But, I understand this is just your opinion, this opinion should not be the rule, though. Especially, for many consumers that lives in scorched territories and a inexpensive heatsink added (probably an extra ~1-7 bucks in BOM costs) shouldn't break the bank for these companies to add confidence to their customers.

80°C+ is pushing danger zones and what happens if that user were to use this drive in more confined hardware e.g. PS5? 🤔

It adds cost, but is not actually needed. It's good to see that the stupidity of RAMsinks (worthless cosmetics of no functional utility) has not yet taken over the m.2 SSD market - particularly as adding heatsinks to the NAND dies (not the controller) is actively harmful due to their desired elevated operating temperature.
Adding unnecessary m.2 heatsinks elevates the cost for everyone to satisfy those who want extra bling because it 'feels' faster.

 

[jackt]

You should make updates on the availability ! i cant find it anywhere, or sometimes for a day for 700$

 

[spurssong]

What version of CDM are you using?

 

[seanwebster]

What version of CDM are you using?

We are currently using CrystalDiskMark 8.0.4.

 

[spurssong]

thank you!
What version of ATTO are you using?

 

[seanwebster]

thank you!
What version of ATTO are you using?

ATTO 4.01.0f1, testing at a QD of 1, not QD4 as it is set to by default. - We're going to be replacing ATTO with CDM or something soon.

 

[Waryman]

All these folks saying these are impossible to find. Amazon has always had the P31 and P41. In fact the P41 2 TB was selling for $160 USD on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Incredible deal.