Info Your Ultimate High-End NVMe List (Gen4)

[Regev]

[Moderator edit: Moving post from Storage to Opinions and Experiences.]

I made a list of all high-end Gen4 NVMes that are:

• 2TB
• 7,000-7,500 Read
• 6,400-7,000 Write
• DRAM based
• 176 Layers TLC
• Easy to find

Thought you may find it useful. Listed by controller; sorted by speeds:

Phison E18 (Taiwanese):

Addlink​	A95​	7400/7000​
Teamgroup​	Cardea A440 Pro​	7400/7000​
MSI​	M480 PRO​	7400/7000​
Kingston​	Fury Renegade​	7300/7000​
Seagate​	FireCuda 530​	7300/6900​
Gigabyte​	Gen4 Aorus 7300​	7300/6850​
Silicon Power​	XS70 *​	7300/6800​
Kingston​	KC3000​	7000/7000​
Sabrent​	Rocket 4 Plus-G​	7000/6850​
Nextorage​	NEM-PA​	7000/6850​

* The Silicon Power XS70 sometimes uses the Innogrit controller below.

InnoGrit IG5236 (Chinese, seems to be less reliable):

Mushkin​	Redline Vortex​	7415/6800​
KLEVV​	CRAS C930​	7400/6800​
Patriot​	Viper VP4300​	7400/6800​
HP​	FX900 Pro​	7400/6700​
Netac​	NV7000​	7200/6850​
Acer​	GM7000 Predator​	7400/6400​

Aries ACNS075 (Korean. Made by SK Hynix):

Solidigm​	P44 Pro​	7000/6500​
Hynix​	Platinum P41 *​	7000/6500​

* Also sold OEM to retailers as PC801.

SMI SM2264 (American-Taiwanese):

ADATA​

Legend 960​

7400/6800​

Samsung and WD (their own in-house controllers):

Samsung​	990 Pro​	7450/6900​
WD​	SN850X *​	7300/6600​

* Only one in this list that has a 112-layer TLC. Performs amazing according to reviews.
* There's also the AGI AI838 7400/6700. Couldn't find info what controller it uses.

Anyhow, as of the time of writing this, I checked the best prices you could get for each. Best deals I could find are $130 for the MSI M480 Pro, which comes with a heatsink. Second best is $130 for the Gigabyte Gen4 Aorus 7300 on Newegg. You could get the HP FX900 Pro or Acer GM7000 for $125 on Amazon. But, for $5 extra you get the more reliable Phison controller and a heatsink on the two above.

Good luck

 

[Nine Layer Nige]

good work