SK hynix Platinum P41 500GB PCIe NVMe Gen4

Written analysis

SK hynix Platinum P41 500GB PCIe NVMe Gen4 at a glance

The SK hynix Platinum P41 500GB PCIe NVMe Gen4 is a 500 GB M.2 2280 SSD using PCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 1.4. The controller is Aries (ACNS075 PHC633.00S-2). Flash type is TLC 176-layer. Cache is listed as LPDDR4-4266.

Rated sequential throughput is 7000 MB/s read and 4700 MB/s write. Random throughput is 960K read IOPS and 1000K write IOPS. The calculated specification score is 71.4.

Best fit: General storage workloads where compatibility and price matter more than peak transfer rates.

Endurance and thermals

Rated endurance is 500 TBW, or approximately 1000 TBW per TB of capacity. The listed warranty is 5 years. Active power is listed at 5.2 W, with 1.0 W idle. Check the drive and motherboard guidance to determine whether a heatsink is recommended for sustained transfers.

Current value

At $285, the drive costs $570.00 per TB. Performance / price is 37.6 and capacity value is 18.8. Compare these values with nearby drives below; interface generation and headline speed alone do not determine value.