HP EX900 120Gb SSD tech specs

Posted on November 07, 2022 by Raymond Chen

HP's EX900 internal SSD works on PCIe M.2 3.0 x 4 interface. More details about this NVMe SSD on this site.

HP EX900 120Gb is powered by Silicon Motion SM2263XT. The EX900 comes equipped with Micron TLC flash memory. Internal SSD besides, available in three capacities: 1 Tb, 250 Gb and 500 Gb volume sizes.

Performance and benchmarks

SSD use PCIe M.2 3.0 x 4 expansion standard with sequential write speeds equals to 1500 MB/s, and read speeds 2100 Mbps. This model has input/output performance 108000 on writing and 120000 on reading operations.

Endurance and warranty

Manufacturer provide 3 years warranty for this product limited by endurance 70 Total Bytes Written. The EX900 has 2 million hours mean time between failure.

Specs

Category	Value
Capacity	120 Gb
Interface	M.2 3.0 x 4
Controller	Silicon Motion SM2263XT
Memory type	Micron TLC
DRAM	n/a
Read speed (Mb/s)	2100
Write speed (Mb/s)	1500
Read IOPS	120000
Write IOPS	108000
Endurance (TBW)	70
MTBF (million hours)	2
Warranty (years)	3

Conclusion

HP EX900 120Gb support PCIe 3.0 that is undoubtedly slower than PCIe 4.0. The write speed is 1500 Mbps, that is slower than has most of rivals. The NVMe has endurance 70 TBW, that is bad compared to closest rivals. Overall, HP EX900 120Gb has more disadvantages and our site highly do not advise to have it.

+ Pros

None

- Cons

Slow writing speed
PCIe 3.0
Capacity
Writing speed

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FAQ

The HP EX900 120Gb is DRAMless storage or information about it is not known. DRAM in their controller help to increase input/output performance and endurance.

The EX900 120Gb due to the low density of memory chips may last without extra cooling systems. Some laptops or motherboards already has thermal pads below or above the SSD for improving performance during high loads.

The HP EX900 120Gb has write speed 1500 Mb per second, read speed 2100 Mb per second. NVMe run on Silicon Motion SM2263XT controller and M.2 3.0 x 4 interface standard. The NAND flash memory type is Micron TLC.