Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition laptop review: The X1 Carbon is finally back
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Arc Graphics 140V | 14.00" | 982 g
The SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL is a 1-terabyte NVMe PCIe 5.0 SSD that was unveiled in June 2024. This M.2 22 by 80 drive makes use of the Alistar ACNT093 controller.
PCB01 series drives are supposed to deliver sequential read and write rates of up to 14 GB/s and 12 GB/s, respectively. Four PCIe 5 lanes (3,938 MB/s) are more than enough to make that happen - on paper, that is.
Performance
In our December 2024 testing (ft. the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition), the drive performed abysmally, for a higher-end product, that is. While some of the figures it delivered look impressive, such as the 8,075 MB/s AS SSD sequential read rate, most don't, like the 2,903 MB/s DiskSPD sequential write rate. Its 4K read/write rates are astonishingly low, too, and it throttles when under prolonged loads.
We expect the 2 TB version to perform better. As for the throttling issue, those who intend to use the SSD in a large and well-cooled PC as opposed to a thin laptop shouldn't worry too much about it.
Type | SSD |
Size | M.2 2280 |
Capacity | 1024 GB |
Interface | NVMe |
Controller | Alistar ACNT093 |
Announced | 28.06.2024 |
Link | SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL |
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE: Intel Core Ultra 7 258V Intel Arc Graphics 140V, 14.00", 1 kg
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