SK Hynix Platinum P41 500Gb SSD review

Posted on December 11, 2022 by Raymond Chen

SK Hynix's Platinum P41 NVMe use PCIe M.2 4.0 x 4 interface. Detailed characteristics of this NVMe SSD in our article.

SK Hynix Platinum P41 500Gb SSD review

SK Hynix's 500Gb Platinum P41 NVMe SSD works on SK Hynix Aries ACNS075 controller. This internal SSD has DRAM SK Hynix LPDDR4 to keep a map of where data is located on the drive. The Platinum P41 comes equipped with SK Hynix 176L TLC flash memory. This NVMe also available in 2 Tb and 1 Tb capacities.

Performance and benchmarks

This NVMe works on PCIe M.2 4.0 x 4 computer expansion bus standard with write speeds 6500 MB/s, and read speeds 7000 Mbps. It also has input/output performance 1300000 on writing and 1400000 on reading operations per second.

Endurance and warranty

Manufacturer provide 5 years of warranty limited by 1200 TBW.

Specs

Category Value
Capacity 500 Gb
Interface M.2 4.0 x 4
Controller SK Hynix Aries ACNS075
Memory type SK Hynix 176L TLC
DRAM SK Hynix LPDDR4
Read speed (Mb/s) 7000
Write speed (Mb/s) 6500
Read IOPS 1400000
Write IOPS 1300000
Endurance (TBW) 1200
MTBF (million hours) n/a
Warranty (years) 5

Conclusion

Platinum P41 (500Gb) produced by SK Hynix use PCIe Gen4 that is undoubtedly faster than previous bus standard. The maximum write speed is 6500 Mb/s, that is faster than has other competitors. The NVMe SSD has endurance 1200 TBW, that is perfectly brilliant against competitors. After evaluating all the facts, our editor highly advise to purchase SK Hynix Platinum P41 500Gb for your PC.

+ Pros

  • Excellent writing speed
  • PCIe 4.0
  • Endurance

- Cons

  • Capacity

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Video Review

The Fastest PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD You Can Buy - SK Hynix Platinum P41

FAQ

The SK Hynix Platinum P41 has SK Hynix LPDDR4. Dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) in their controller help to increase endurance and IOPS.

The SK Hynix Platinum P41 500Gb due to the low density of memory chips able to last with no additional heat sinks. Some motherboards or laptops designed with additional cooling below or above the drive for better performance during times of high loads.

The Platinum P41 500Gb has maximum write speed 6500 Mbps, read speed 7000 Mb per second. SSD works on SK Hynix Aries ACNS075 controller and M.2 4.0 x 4 high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard. The memory type is SK Hynix 176L TLC.
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