HP FX900 Pro 2TB SSD Review

1. Introduction2. HP FX900 Pro 2TB3. Testing Methodology4. CrystalDiskMark5. ATTO Disk Benchmark6. AS SSD7. 128KB Sequential Performance8. 4K Random Read v QD Performance9. 4K Random Write v QD Performance10. 4K 70/30 Mixed Performance11. 4K Random Performance QD1-QD812. Throughput13. PCMark 10 Full System Drive Benchmark14. 3DMark Storage Benchmark15. Performance Stability16. Drive Temperatures17. Real Life File Testing18. Closing Thoughts19. View All Pages

The front of the box carries an image of the back of the drive, (the side with the product label). Under the image is a band that displays the capacity of the drive along with icons for High Performance, Durability and Silence. The rear of the box has a very small list of the drive's features along with the system requirements on one side while the other has a multilingual list for extra warranty information. The one thing that is missing though is any hint of the drive's performance

 
The drive is built for HP by BIWIN Storage, the Chinese OEM manufacturer of high-performance memory and storage solutions. The 2TB FX900 Pro is built on a standard M.2 2280 dual-sided layout format and uses an InnoGrit IG5236 controller together with 176-layer Micron B47R Fortis Grade NAND. One side of the PCB holds the IG5236, two 512GB NAND packages and a DDR4 2666 cache IC while the other side is home to two more NAND packages and a second cache chip.

InnoGrit's IG5236 (code name Rainier) is built on a 12nm process and is aimed at high-end client solutions. The 8-channel, NVMe 1.4 controller supports SLC, MLC, TLC and QLC NAND flash with either ONFI 4.1 or Toggle 2.0/3.0/4.0 with the NAND interface running at up to 1200MT/s.

Unlike some of the large chunky heatsinks we've seen on competitors' Gen 4 drives, the FX900 drive uses a thin Thermal Pad under the top label which uses graphene foam. BIWIN say that the working temperature of the drive is effectively reduced by about 18 degrees.

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