Fikwot FN950 500GB NVMe SSD PCIe Gen4x4

Written analysis

Fikwot FN950 500GB NVMe SSD PCIe Gen4x4 at a glance

The Fikwot FN950 500GB NVMe SSD PCIe Gen4x4 is a 500 GB M.2 2280 SSD using PCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 1.4. The controller is Maxio MAP1602. Flash type is 3D TLC NAND. Cache is listed as Host-Memory-Buffer (HMB).

Rated sequential throughput is 5000 MB/s read and 2700 MB/s write. Random throughput is 400K read IOPS and 500K write IOPS. The calculated specification score is 61.3.

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

Endurance and thermals

Rated endurance is 350 TBW, or approximately 700 TBW per TB of capacity. The listed warranty is 5 years.

Current value

At $90, the drive costs $179.98 per TB. Performance / price is 102.2 and capacity value is 51.1. Compare these values with nearby drives below; interface generation and headline speed alone do not determine value.