HP EX950 512Gb NVMe technical specifications

Posted on November 07, 2022 by Raymond Chen

HP's EX950 SSD use PCIe M.2 3.0 x 4. More details about this NVMe here.

HP EX950 512Gb NVMe technical specifications

HP's 512Gb EX950 SSD works on Silicon Motion SM2262EN controller. This storage has DRAM Nanya or Micron 512 - 2TB DDR3 to keep a map of where data is located on the drive. The EX950 comes equipped with Micron TLC memory. NVMe SSD is offered also in 2 Tb and 1 Tb capacities.

Performance and benchmarks

Drive works on PCIe M.2 3.0 x 4 computer expansion bus standard with write speeds 2900 MB/s, and maximum read speeds 3500 Mbps. This model has IOPS 380000 on writing and 410000 on reading operations.

Endurance and warranty

Manufacturer give 5 years warranty limited by endurance 320 TBW. As well it has 2 million hours mean time between failure.

Specs

Category Value
Capacity 512 Gb
Interface M.2 3.0 x 4
Controller Silicon Motion SM2262EN
Memory type Micron TLC
DRAM Nanya or Micron 512 - 2TB DDR3
Read speed (Mb/s) 3500
Write speed (Mb/s) 2900
Read IOPS 410000
Write IOPS 380000
Endurance (TBW) 320
MTBF (million hours) 2
Warranty (years) 5

Conclusion

HP EX950 512Gb may work on PCIe 3 that is significantly slower than PCIe Gen4. The sequential write speed is 2900 Mb/s, that is common for this interface. The SSD can write 320 TBW, that is poor in comparison with competitors. After evaluating all the facts, HP EX950 512Gb has more cons and our site highly do not recommend to buy it.

+ Pros

  • Good writing speed

- Cons

  • PCIe 3.0
  • Capacity
  • Writing speed

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Video Review

HP EX 950 SSD M.2 NVME | The FASTEST SSD i have Used 😝 3500 MB/S

FAQ

The HP EX950 has Nanya or Micron 512 - 2TB DDR3. Dynamic Random-Access Memory in their controller help to increase I/O performance and endurance.

The HP EX950 due to the low density of memory chips may last with no further heat sinks. Some laptops or motherboards already has additional cooling below or above the drive for improving performance during heavy loads.

The EX950 512Gb has write speed 2900 Mb per second, read speed 3500 Mbps. It operate on Silicon Motion SM2262EN controller and M.2 3.0 x 4 interface standard. The memory type is Micron TLC.
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