Silicon Power 2TB NVMe M.2 PCIe Gen3x4 2280 SSD R/W up to 3,400/3,000MB/s (SU002TBP34A80M28AB)

I got one of these for my nephews computer I built him for Christmas 2019, as Id been curious. They have ultra fast read/write speeds, great pricing, and great storage capacity, so I went with it and I was not disappointed. The motherboard instantly recognized it as a hard drive, I installed Windows 10 and got his computer up and running playing games and having fun with no problems. It worked so well I figured Id get one for my own new computer this month, and once again its worked perfectly. I wholly recommend these, theyre faster than any other PCI-3 NVMes out there while also being cheaper than all of them at the 1TB storage size (Which, in my opinion, should be the default starting size of any computer system these days). Get yourself one!

This drive has been through a lot in my system, and still working like a champ. I have been through 2 different motherboards, and 3 different processors (upgrades) with this drive, and it hasnt let me down yet. Ive had it in a system with an Intel i7-8700k, a Ryzen 9 3900x, and a Ryzen 7 5800x. Only reason this will come out of the system now is when I upgrade to the PCIe 4.0 2TB model of it.

The install process was a breeze. Fired up the benchmarks and it was even a little faster than the manufacturer stated on the box, do not let the basic look of the drive deceive you, this thing is a rocket, for almost everyone I can think of there is no need to spend nearly twice the money on the Samsung drives unless you can truly benefit from it, and no, wanting the Samsung 970 evo plus for a game drive, because it will destroy every other drive, is not reason enough in my opinion, because it will not destroy this drive, they will be nearly identical. At the time of this review, this drive is 114.99 for 1 TB, the 970 evo Plus is 114.94, for half the capacity. I would happily pay 5 cents for twice the storage at almost the same speed every single day. Buy this and enjoy it.

Put it an external case-- able to format it & install a couple games on it. It gets very hot & loses connection to W10. All drivers are up to date & cables secure. I have a different brand case & smaller SSD that work fine.

I ordered 2 of the 1tb model. One shipped UPS and the other shipped through Amazons shipping service. The one I received from UPS was great... speeds as advertised, had a green pcb and chips ONLY on one side of the pcb. The one I received from Amazon shipping was not great, had the same exact sticker on it, but the pcb was black, and had chips on BOTH sides of the pcb, which was problematic because it would have had to slightly bend in order to fit in my Lenovo x1 Extreme Gen 2 due to the m.2 slot being designed to accept drives with chips only on one side. The speeds were also about 1000 MB/s slower on the one with the black pcb. Very strange. I returned the one with the black pcb and kept the one with the green pcb. Not sure what the deal is here but you cant just slap the same label on two entirely different products and expect people not to notice. If you are lucky enough to get the one with the green pcb, you will likely be thrilled as I am.

I have had this for a few weeks and am loving the super fast boot time. Turning PC on from an OFF state, my boot time to login screen is 11 seconds and to use-able desktop about 18 seconds. Copying large files from folder to folder is lightning fast. SSD temp is around 40 to 45 C at load and 30 to 35 C idle. And this even with a huge RX480 sitting on top of it. After constant long gaming with Witcher 3 and my graphics card temp at 60 to 70 C, my Silicon Power SSD remains in the 30s C. I just dont find some of the reviews claiming this drive runs hot to be all that credible. I would really need to see what their setup is like. i5-9400f 16gigs GSKILL RAM (2x8), 2400mhz ASRock H310CM-HDV/M.2 LGA 1151 (300 Series) MSI RX480 w/fan speeds controlled using MSI Afterburner NZXT H500 w/only 2 Corsair SP fans running (1 intake, 1 exhaust) My room temperature is around 76 to 78 degrees F.

Coming from a computer Technician that owns a Computer repair business this is worth every Penny! I have paid 3x this price for a 512GB SSD in the recent past! I have several other Silicone Power Products and have had good luck with all of them. I had a 60GB SSD that was a few years old die on me and I sent it off for replacement and got a brand new one in return less than 10days later! I recommend for its Speed, Reliability, and Ease of Use! As well as the Support if needed by Silicone Power! Great Buy dont pay $250 for the one from the big boys!

Great Product

Installed a couple of these in MacBook Airs that I have refurbished. Important to note that 2014/2015 MB Airs will experience a short delay when booting up (15-20 sec). This is because they are not the OEM drive and the EFI needs time to recognize it. Reset the PRAM and in most cases it will shorten the boot-up delay next time around. After the short delay I mentioned, this drive F-L-I-E-S. Very responsive and not sure you could ask for anything faster. I am currently using the 2TB version of this in my MB Air and response it good. NOTE: If using in a Mac, you need an MVmE adapter to use it. Spend another $9 and get a decent one, not the cheapies. Have beenusing mine for 6 mos now with zero issues.

Stupid fast! Stupid cheap! Get it!! ***Remember kids, to PROPERLY test your m.2 in CrystalDiskMark, You HAVE to click on Settings and select NVMe SSD! If you dont its going to treat it like an SDD, not an SSD! If you are getting low 2000s thats probably your problem.