Silicon Power P34A60 NVMe M.2 PCIe SSD
Breathe new life into your everyday computing. This SSD is built using premium quality NAND flash and advanced controller, operates over PCIe 3.0 x4 host interface, and complies with NVMe standards. M.2 form factor fits into a variety of modern laptops and desktops with M.2 slots. SLC Cache technology enables faster writing speed without compromising on capacity. And a suite of protection measures guarantees data integrity and stability in complicated real world applications.
- PCIe Gen 3x4 interface with read speeds up to 2,200MB/s and write speeds up to 1,600MB/s
- Massive storage capacity options up to 2TB
- LDPC (Low-Density Parity Check) error correction code (ECC) technology, End-To-End (E2E) data protection, and RAID engine for enhanced data integrity and stability
- Supports NVMe 1.3, Host Memory Buffer (HMB), and SLC Cache to deliver high and efficient performance
- Small form factor M.2 2280 (80mm) allows for easy installation in laptops, small form factor PC systems, and some ultrabooks
A Fundamental PCIe Gen3x4 That Goes Further
The P34A60 is an affordable storage solution that doesn't skimp on performance. It's designed for novice users, DIY system builders, purpose-built system manufacturers, and simply those who are looking to upgrade their PC. But with a PCIe Gen3x4 interface, which means four lanes are used for transmitting and receiving data simultaneously, read speeds up to 2,200 MB/s, and write speeds up to 1,600 MB/s, this SSD is anything but basic.
NVMe 1.3 + HMB = Optimum Performance
The P34A60 supports NVMe 1.3, which demands better performance vectors than AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface), including scalable bandwidth, increased IOPS, and low latency. In addition, HMB (Host Memory Buffer) architecture, which allows the host driver to allocate system memory (RAM) for exclusive use by the SSD, results in higher efficiency. It's this teamwork that provides optimum performance.
Your Data In Good Hands
The P34A60 is engineered with LDPC (Low-Density Parity Check) coding, a powerful error correction code (ECC) algorithm, to keep data secure. Furthermore, End-To-End (E2E) data protection, to ensure that accessed and retrieved data are correct from start to finish, and a RAID engine, which provides an acceptable level of fault tolerance, work to enhance data integrity for greater reliability and stability.
A System Upgrade With Room For More
With an M.2 2280 (80mm) form factor, the P34A60's compact size allows for easy installation in laptops, small form factor PC systems, and some ultrabooks. And with up to a massive 2TB capacity option, it's an easy upgrade that can greatly expand your system's storage potential while also saving space for other components.
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Pros: Works as advertised Inexpensive Phison E12 controller Toshiba 64 layer TLC NAND Outstanding write endurance (5 year warranty) 512 GB... A little more space than comparable Corsair MP510, and MDSSD BPX Pro
Cons: None
Overall Review: ***** CrystalDiskMark 6.0.2 Seq. Read: 3414 MB/s CrystalDiskMark 6.0.2 Seq. Write: 2079 MB/s AS SSD Seq. Read: 2947 MB/s AS SSD Seq. Write: 1952 MB/s Temp Idle: 38 C Temp Load: 51 C Gigabyte AB350M-DS3H SeaSonic X650 Ryzen 5 1600 Team Group Vulcan DDR4 3200 PowerColor RX 470 Silicon Power P34A80 512 GB NVMe SSD Team Group L5 Lite 480 GB SSD Windows 10 Pro Rosewill Midtower case P.S. NOTE ON LOW WRITE SPEEDS I noticed that after a hard reset (black screen from overclocking), this drive would not write at full speeds (CrystalDiskMark Seq. Write 640 MB/s). I believe this was due to Windows 10 disabling write caching on the drive. Here is how I corrected the problem. Open: Device Manager> Disk Drives> SPCC M.2 PCIe SSD> SPCC M.2 PCIe SSD Properties> Policies In Policies, toggle both boxes "Enable write caching on the device", and "Turn off Windows write-cache buffer flushing on the device" (toggle a few times). MAKE SURE BOTH BOXES ARE CHECKED and click "OK". Keep Device Manager open and run your benchmark to see if write speeds are back to spec. If everything is good, go back into: SPCC M.2 PCIe SSD Properties> Policies UNCHECK BOX "Turn off Windows write-cache buffer flushing on the device" (so as to not have a power outage corrupt Windows). Click "OK". Run your bench again to see if drive is still up to spec. Good luck on your mission, Jim. :) P.P.S. Bought a second one for my daughter's new computer, and it works just as well as the first one. System: ASUS ROG STRIX X370 -F GAMING Antec True Power Classic 750 PSU Ryzen 5 1600 GEIL Evo Potenza AMD 16 GB (2x8) DDR4 3000 Power Color Red Devil RX 470 Silicon Power P34A80 512 GB NVMe SSD SK Hynix 500 GB SATA III SSD 4 pack Cooler Master 120mm case fans (the ketchup and mustard specials) Rosewill Case