Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 8Tb NVMe SSD review

Posted on December 17, 2022 by Raymond Chen

What memory type installed in Rocket 4 Plus (8Tb) produced by Sabrent and further specs read below in our article.

Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 8Tb NVMe SSD review

Sabrent's 8Tb Rocket 4 Plus NVMe is powered by Phison PS5018-E18. The internal SSD storing a data location map on Dynamic-Random Access Memory SK Hynix DDR4 Cache to run a games without delays. The Rocket 4 Plus comes equipped with Micron 3D TLC flash memory. This NVMe is offered also in four capacities: 4 Tb, 500 Gb, 1 Tb and 2 Tb.

Performance and benchmarks

SSD works on PCIe M.2 4.0 x 4 with maximum write speeds 6900 Mbps, and sequential read speeds 7200 Mbps. This model has IOPS 710000 on reading and 1300000 on writing operations per second.

Endurance and warranty

Manufacturer give 5 years warranty period limited by 2800 Total Bytes Written.

Specs

Category Value
Capacity 8 Tb
Interface M.2 4.0 x 4
Controller Phison PS5018-E18
Memory type Micron 3D TLC
DRAM SK Hynix DDR4 Cache
Read speed (Mb/s) 7200
Write speed (Mb/s) 6900
Read IOPS 710000
Write IOPS 1300000
Endurance (TBW) 2800
MTBF (million hours) n/a
Warranty (years) 5

Conclusion

Rocket 4 Plus (8Tb) produced by Sabrent use PCIe 4.0 that is significantly faster than PCIe 3. The maximum write speed is 6900 Mb/s, that is faster than has other rivals. The NVMe SSD provide possibility to write 2800 TBW, that is bad in comparison with closest rivals. Overall, we recommend to have Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 8Tb for your PC.

+ Pros

  • Excellent writing speed
  • PCIe 4.0
  • Capacity

- Cons

  • Writing speed

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Video Review

Sabrent 8TB Rocket 4 Plus 2280 TLC NAND SSD Revealed

FAQ

The Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus has SK Hynix DDR4 Cache. Dynamic Random-Access Memory in their controller help to improve input/output performance and endurance.

The Rocket 4 Plus 8Tb due to the high density of memory chips requires installation of additional heat sink. This would reduce temperature of the controller and memory. Some motherboards designed with thermal pads above or below the SSD to improve performance during high loads.

The Rocket 4 Plus 8Tb has sequential write speed 6900 Mb/s, read speed 7200 Mb per second. NVMe run on Phison PS5018-E18 controller and M.2 4.0 x 4 high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard. The NAND flash memory type is Micron 3D TLC.
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