Silicon Power UD70 2Tb SSD review

Posted on November 07, 2022 by Raymond Chen

How fast is the Silicon Power UD70 2Tb and more specs read below on this site.

Silicon Power UD70 2Tb works on Phison PS5012-E12S-32 controller. This NVMe has Dynamic-Random Access Memory SLC Caching DRAM Buffer for mapping data, located on the storage. The UD70 comes equipped with Micron 3D QLC memory. SSD besides, available in 500 Gb and 1 Tb capacities.

Performance and benchmarks

Internal SSD works on PCIe M.2 3.0 x 4 computer expansion bus standard with maximum write speeds equals to 3000 Mbps, and read speeds 3400 MB/s.

Endurance and warranty

Silicon Power give 5 years of warranty. The UD70 has 1.8 million hours MTBF.

Specs

Category	Value
Capacity	2 Tb
Interface	M.2 3.0 x 4
Controller	Phison PS5012-E12S-32
Memory type	Micron 3D QLC
DRAM	SLC Caching DRAM Buffer
Read speed (Mb/s)	3400
Write speed (Mb/s)	3000
Read IOPS	n/a
Write IOPS	n/a
Endurance (TBW)	n/a
MTBF (million hours)	1.8
Warranty (years)	5

Conclusion

Silicon Power UD70 2Tb use previous bus standard that is twice slower than PCIe Gen4. The write speed is 3000 Mbps, that is average value for this expansion standard. After evaluating all the facts, our site strongly recommend to purchase Silicon Power UD70 2Tb for your PC.

+ Pros

Good writing speed
Capacity

- Cons

PCIe 3.0

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FAQ

The Silicon Power UD70 has SLC Caching DRAM Buffer. DRAM in their controller help to increase I/O performance and endurance.

The Silicon Power UD70 due to the high density of memory chips requires installation of extra heat sink. This reduce temperature of the memory chips and controller. Some motherboards designed with additional cooling below or above the storage for improving productivity during heavy loads.

The Silicon Power UD70 has write speed 3000 Mb per second, maximum read speed 3400 Mbps. NVMe works on Phison PS5012-E12S-32 controller and M.2 3.0 x 4 high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard. The memory type is Micron 3D QLC.