Amazon has recently slashed the price on the 2TB SK Hynix P41 Platinum PCIe 4.0 M.2 NVME solid state drive (SSD) to just $129.99, including shipping. The SK Hynix P41 Platinum stands out as one of the fastest PCI-E 4.0 SSDs on the market, featuring a DRAM cache and offering significant savings compared to other high-end SSDs like the Samsung 990 Pro at $168 and the WD SN850X at $154. This makes it an excellent choice for enhancing your PlayStation 5 or gaming PC's performance.
SK Hynix P41 Platinum 2TB M.2 SSD for $129.99
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SK Hynix Platinum P41 2TB PCIe Gen4 x4 M.2 SSD
11$149.99 save 13%$129.99 at Amazon
While SK Hynix may not be as well-known to consumers as brands like Samsung or Western Digital, it is a powerhouse in the flash memory industry. As a South Korean company, SK Hynix is one of the world's largest memory chipmakers and semiconductor manufacturers, supplying components to well-known brands such as Corsair and G.Skill.
The Platinum P41 is SK Hynix's top-tier SSD, delivering impressive sustained read speeds of 7,000MB/s and write speeds of 6,500MB/s, along with random read speeds of 1.4 million IOPS and write speeds of 1.3 million IOPS. Unlike many SSDs in its price range, the Platinum P41 includes a dedicated DRAM cache, enhancing its reliability and performance. It has been rigorously tested, enduring 1,000 hours of stress testing with an MTBF of 1.5 million hours and up to 1,200TB written. The SSD uses an in-house Aries controller and 176-layer TLC NAND flash chips, and it comes with a 5-year warranty.
This is a great PS5 SSD, but you'll want to get a heatsink
----------------------------------------------------------The SK Hynix P41 Platinum is an excellent choice for a secondary SSD in your PlayStation 5, as it exceeds Sony's minimum speed requirement of 5,600MB/s. While it might operate without a heatsink, for optimal safety and performance, we recommend installing one. A suitable slim PS5 heatsink can be acquired for just $7, ensuring peace of mind.
Prefer Samsung? Then check out their Evo Plus model.
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Samsung 990 Evo Plus 2TB PCIe Gen 4x4 M.2 SSD
6$184.99 save 30%$129.99 at Amazon
Samsung 990 Evo Plus 4TB PCIe Gen 4x4 M.2 SSD
2$349.99 save 29%$249.99 at Amazon
The Samsung 990 Evo Plus is another superb option for both gaming PCs and PlayStation 5 consoles, surpassing Sony's minimum speed requirements with sequential read speeds up to 7,250MB/s and write speeds up to 6,300MB/s. This model, while not as fast as the 990 Pro, offers a cost-effective solution without a dedicated DRAM cache, instead utilizing HMB (host memory buffer) to borrow a small amount of system RAM. This feature ensures that gamers won't notice a performance difference from the more expensive 990 Pro.
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