Addlink S95 2Tb SSD technical review

Posted on November 07, 2022 by Raymond Chen

How fast is the Addlink S95 2Tb and another specs read below in our article.

Addlink's 2Tb S95 NVMe SSD works on Phison PS5018-E18. This NVMe has Dynamic-Random Access Memory DDR4 Cache for mapping data, located on the NVMe. The S95 comes equipped with Micron 3D TLC flash memory. Addlink S95 is offered also in 1 Tb volume sizes.

Performance and benchmarks

Drive works on PCIe M.2 4.0 x 4 bus with maximum write speeds equals to 6800 Mbps, and maximum read speeds 7100 Mbps. This model has input/output performance 650000 on reading and 700000 on writing operations.

Endurance and warranty

Addlink provide 5-year warranty that limited by 1400 Total Bytes Written. The S95 has 1.8 million hours mean time between failure.

Specs

Category	Value
Capacity	2 Tb
Interface	M.2 4.0 x 4
Controller	Phison PS5018-E18
Memory type	Micron 3D TLC
DRAM	DDR4 Cache
Read speed (Mb/s)	7100
Write speed (Mb/s)	6800
Read IOPS	650000
Write IOPS	700000
Endurance (TBW)	1400
MTBF (million hours)	1.8
Warranty (years)	5

Conclusion

S95 (2Tb) produced by Addlink use PCIe 4 that is undoubtedly faster than previous bus standard. The maximum write speed is 6800 Mbps, that is faster than has most of rivals. The SSD provide possibility to write 1400 TBW, that is pretty good in comparison with closest rivals. When everything is weighed in the balance, we highly recommend to purchase Addlink S95 2Tb for your PC.

+ Pros

Excellent writing speed
PCIe 4.0
Capacity
Endurance

- Cons

None

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FAQ

The Addlink S95 has DDR4 Cache. Dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) in their controller help to increase endurance and input/output performance.

The Addlink S95 due to the high density of memory chips you need to install of additional heat sink. It would lower temperature of the memory chips and controller. Some laptops or motherboards from the factory has thermal pads below or above the storage to enhance productivity during high loads.

The S95 2Tb has maximum write speed 6800 Mb per second, sequential read speed 7100 Mb/s. Storage run on Phison PS5018-E18 controller and M.2 4.0 x 4 interface standard. The NAND flash memory type is Micron 3D TLC.