Silicon Power 2TB NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen3x4 2280 SSD R/W up to 3,400/3,000MB/s (SU002TBP34A80M28AB)

What a disappointment! The listing clearly says w/DRAM cache. It doesnt have it. The drive I received, with part number ending in AB, is not the same drive as the one well reviewed at various websites like Tomshardware. Those drives use Phiseon controllers and have DRAM, one chip per side. What I got uses the budget Realtek controller and has no DRAM. Be careful, the part number ending in AB is indeed mentioned in the product details, so technically you receive what you ordered. However the listing of the title and all the info/reviews out there Re for a different drive, which only has the same name, A80. Its insincere to say the least. Avoid.

Grate value for 512 GB NVMe module.

I have had this for a few weeks and am loving the super fast boot time. Turning PC on from an OFF state, my boot time to login screen is 11 seconds and to use-able desktop about 18 seconds. Copying large files from folder to folder is lightning fast. SSD temp is around 40 to 45 C at load and 30 to 35 C idle. And this even with a huge RX480 sitting on top of it. After constant long gaming with Witcher 3 and my graphics card temp at 60 to 70 C, my Silicon Power SSD remains in the 30s C. I just dont find some of the reviews claiming this drive runs hot to be all that credible. I would really need to see what their setup is like. i5-9400f 16gigs GSKILL RAM (2x8), 2400mhz ASRock H310CM-HDV/M.2 LGA 1151 (300 Series) MSI RX480 w/fan speeds controlled using MSI Afterburner NZXT H500 w/only 2 Corsair SP fans running (1 intake, 1 exhaust) My room temperature is around 76 to 78 degrees F.

Installed this as an upgrade in my new HP15 laptop. Functions perfectly. Not much else to say about it except good deal form a trustworthy brand.

This product is incredible and absolutely worth the money. I was initially skeptical on the possible quality issues this product may contain considering its cheap price, but after installing it, I must say I am amazed at its performance. I purchased this to upgrade the stock 128GB storage in my early 2015 MacBook Air, 11.6” i5. I had to purchase a cheap 5 dollar adapter(which is easily found right here on amazon) to allow me to install any standard NVME into Apple’s proprietary storage slot. After the install, I booted from my macOS installer usb and formatted the new disk with disk utility. Then, I installed Catalina fresh and restored my data with Time Machine. After getting all my data transferred, I ran Black Magic Speed Test. The results were staggering compared to the stock storage. With stock storage, I got a write speed of 154.6 MB/s and a read speed of 563.4 MB/s. With the A80, I got a write speed of 1056.2 MB/s and a read speed of 1324.8 MB/s. That’s nearly a 1000% increase(not a typo) in write speed and nearly 300% increase in read speed. The difference is incredibly noticeable and my MacBook flies. I HIGHLY recommend this for any use, whether it’s for a MacBook upgrade or a Windows desktop or notebook. I will be purchasing a second one of these to install in my main PC rig to replace an old SSD. If you’re in the market for a 1TB NVME, look nowhere else! This is the one to buy.

notice I switched from WD black 1st gen. every thought is based on comparison with that ssd. This drive is so cheap there is 0 reason not to buy it over SATA SSD (because price is comparable $40=> 256gb, $60=> 512gb, $110=>1tb) at this price you get very quick reads, about triple write speed from SATA. Random speed is very similar to normal SSD you will not feel drastic improvement in response but it is noticeable in boot-up time, I do not care what cold boot to fresh windows is because I dont use fresh windows I use windows with apps installed and it made a big difference. also very big difference is related to my workload I use Devloper tools like VSCode and Android studio. there is a massive difference in VM spin-up time(if you use snapshots) it saves a few seconds but it is absolutely worth it. would absolutely buy another on in fact im considering to get 1tb one for my laptop.

I have purchased 3 of these now, two for pc and one for a laptop. The longest in service so far is one and a half years and I have never had any problems in any way. As seen in the photo, crystalmark shows 3.2 gb/s read and a fabulous 2.8 gb/s write. If you are not familiar with those numbers, that is basically saying it can read an entire DVD in 1.5 seconds and write the information on the NVMe M.2 in less than 2 seconds. For practical reasons, you know that box that shows up on your computer when you are transferring files or pictures from one place to the other? If you have a standard Hard Disk drive and it takes 30 seconds for that transfer to take place, with this M.2 the transfer is over in under one second which is not enough time for the transfer box to even open on the computer screen. Blazing fast. At a price that is comparable to a regular SSD that is limited to 650 mb/s read because of the internal SATA connection, this is a no brainer.

I have installed two of these in my new system, one with the OS on it, and within two days I have started to get the Blue Screen of Death (BSoD). I even pulled them both out and reinstalled them, the BSoD still occurred. My computer is very fresh but I use it for grad school and would like to let the OEM know I have received a faulted drive. I will be contacting the company vie their support when available. Has anyone else encountered this issue? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- UPDATE: I had contacted Silicon Power of the issue, their technical customer service was great. Gave me specific actions to take to solve the problem. I obviously didnt want to format my drive but I did after getting angry of getting 3 BSoD in 10 minutes. I formatted it and updated the BIOS, I currently have not encountered the previous problem. They even provided me with RMA forms if Amazon did not take my replacement action (I never went through with this.) I shall keep this updated based on my experience. Silicon Power has been a great experience to work with to solve the problem I encountered with my inquiry of their product.

Nothing special. Good price

Absolutely recommended, I know this is a Gen3 NVME but it’s perfect for old equipments (2021 and older), this drive its gen3 top performance for an excellent price