Amazon is currently offering the 2 TB SK Hynix Gold P31 PCIe3 NVMe SSD for $35 USD off the original launch price of $279. This is the highest capacity drive in the Gold P31 series with the lesser 500 GB and 1 TB versions retailing for $69 and $129, respectively.
Sequential read and write rates can approach 3500 MB/s and 3200 MB/s, respectively, which we can confirm with our own tests as shown below with a sample unit provided by the manufacturer. Its full speeds are attainable once you reach file sizes of 512 KB or larger according to ATTO.
Our host PC for this test is an Intel Tiger Lake NUC with PCIe4 x4 support even though the Gold P31 is a PCIe3 x4 drive. We would also utilize the SSD heat spreader that's included with the Intel PC. When stressed with DiskSpd, we're able to reach a stable drive temperature in the mid 60 C range. The SK Hynix retail packaging includes no screw, however, so make sure your motherboard has one ready for securing the drive during installation.
The low price is indubitably a key selling point of the Gold P31 much like with its popular 1 TB version. Nonetheless, the competing 2 TB Samsung 970 EVO Plus can also be found for around $240 USD and with very nearly the same specifications. Either option comes with 5 year manufacturer warranty and 1200 TBW.
SK Hynix Gold P31 2 TB SK Hynix Gold P31 2TB SHGP31-2000GM | Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 G533QS ADATA Swordfish 2 TB | Gigabyte Aero 15 OLED XD Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2021 Samsung PM981a MZVLB1T0HBLR | SCHENKER XMG Focus 15 Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB | |
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AS SSD | |||||
Seq Read | 2701 | 1757 | 5357 | 2112 | 2988 |
Seq Write | 1334 | 1071 | 3978 | 2024 | 2541 |
4K Read | 39.31 | 22.07 | 50.6 | 46.53 | 42.82 |
4K Write | 73.4 | 124.2 | 156.2 | 89.7 | 87 |
4K-64 Read | 1228 | 439.4 | 2465 | 1747 | 2096 |
4K-64 Write | 1826 | 651 | 3360 | 1962 | 2455 |
Access Time Read * | 0.047 | 0.043 | 0.08 | 0.052 | 0.068 |
Access Time Write * | 0.158 | 0.341 | 0.027 | 0.04 | 0.043 |
Score Read | 1538 | 637 | 3052 | 2004 | 2437 |
Score Write | 2032 | 882 | 3914 | 2254 | 2797 |
Score Total | 4290 | 1814 | 8449 | 5280 | 6452 |
Copy ISO MB/s | 2109 | 3220 | 2128 | ||
Copy Program MB/s | 632 | 675 | 707 | ||
Copy Game MB/s | 1497 | 1684 | 1471 | ||
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 | |||||
Write 4K | 167.8 | 134.7 | 231.4 | 138 | 238.3 |
Read 4K | 39.95 | 34.46 | 89.5 | 47.41 | 55.6 |
Write Seq | 543 | 1123 | 4208 | 1922 | 3013 |
Read Seq | 413.7 | 1691 | 4512 | 1673 | 2879 |
Write 4K Q32T1 | 2072 | 581 | 648 | 445.5 | 569 |
Read 4K Q32T1 | 1639 | 423.6 | 691 | 534 | 715 |
Write Seq Q32T1 | 3290 | 1131 | 5111 | 2976 | 3287 |
Read Seq Q32T1 | 3520 | 1859 | 7002 | 3232 | 3561 |
Total Average (Program / Settings) |
* ... smaller is better