SK hynix Platinum P41 2TB PCIe NVMe Gen4 M.2 2280 Internal Gaming SSD, Up to 7,000MB/S, Compact M.2 SSD Form Factor SSD - Internal Solid State Drive with 176-Layer NAND Flash

Just wanted to submit my experience for those looking for a solid high performance gen 4 SSD. I bought the 2 TB P41 Platiunum and running Crystal Mark benchmark it slightly exceeds the read/write performance stated: I hit just over 7000 read and 6500 write. I saw a lot of complaints about the temperature, but I did not experience any issues there. The hottest my drive got during the benchmark was about 65 degrees celsius, but mostly sitting in the high 50s. Im using a motherboard with a built in standard heatsink cover (metal) with a thermal pad for cooling (came with my motherboard - Asrock Taichi x670e). So, not using any crazy cooling contraptions - just what came with my motherboard and temps are great. That said, for any fast gen 4+ M.2 SSD, you would want to use some form of heatsink to keep it cool. If youre installing it without any heatsink or airflow, then it probably will get warm during intense reads/writes, but as long as you use reasonable thermal transfer interface, its a great drive for the money (I spent just over $200 for the 2 TB version, which is less than most competitors that are slightly slower). One gripe compared to my Saumsung and WD Black drives is that the SK Hynix Drive Manager software is pretty limited. Its not as fleshed-out as the software from Samsung or WD, but its also an SSD, so as long as it performs you really dont need to do much to/with it.

Delivery was fast, got it same day. The install went smoothly, I used clonezilla to clone my drive.(SK hynx does have a migration tool.) My issue is that my speeds are off. My read speeds are fine around 7000 MB/S, but my write speeds are 2000 MB/S. I have tried updating the firmware but there is no firmware upgrade for the P41. I also updated Windows nothing has helped. Looks like I will need to return.

Crazy fast! The test results shows it all. I did have to go to my bios and change the PCIe from auto to PCIe 4. I recommend to download Samsung magician to check if the drive is running at PCIe 4 x 4.

I got two of these and raided them together Ive been pretty happy with the performance.

Well worth it when on sale.

This is really fast added the be quiet! BZ003 MC1 Pro M.2 SSD Cooler to it and stays around 41c but I dont game with it so my be just overkill but over double the speed of my Samsung 960 evo 500gb. for the price and pcie 4.0x4 from other benchmarks this seems to have a better i/o in testing . Only day 1 of the install so time will tell and update later

M2 drives are a bit more work to install, but worth it. The P41 is the fastest SSD available until the PCIe 5 drives come out. Perfectly compatible with ASUS Strix Z790 motherboard. Great price on Amazon too.

Installed in a ps5 and it’s working good so far. Just make sure to get heat sink and thermal pads for it. Will update review if anything happens.

Simply put, If you want one of the fastest NVME PCIE 4 drives this is it. I installed it in a newer Z790 motherboard and have benchmarked it. It replaced a PCIE 3 Samsung 970 Pro NVME. This one is twice as fast. How that gets perceived in day to day computer use is up to the reviewer but I can say I do notice a slight difference. You can download migration software and drive management software free from SKHynix website. The migration software was straightforward and worked well. The management software is fine but lacks some of the features and polish of Samsungs Magician software. If you own a PC, no you dont really need a drive this fast unless you are a professional of some sort. Otherwise a regular SATA SSD will be cheaper and fast enough. I would recommend this if you want to take advantage of newer motherboards fast storage capabilities and just want to have the fastest drive available at this time.

Upgraded my 1TB SSD to 2TB. Process was simple, using SK Hynix cloning software. Device runs at the advertised speeds (checked with ATTO, Black Magic, et al). In two+ months so far, no issues. A no-brainer purchase.