Solidigm P41 Plus 2TB SSD Review

1. Introduction2. Solidigm P41 Plus 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 Benchmark 15. Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker Official Benchmark16. Temperatures17. Real Life File Testing18. Closing Thoughts19. View All Pages

We took note of the drive’s temperature during some of our benchmarking runs. The 2TB Solidigm P41 Plus doesn't come with any form of a physical heat sink and Solidigm claim it has been optimised for thermal efficiency and reduced throttling which seems to be confirmed by our test results.  The hottest the drive got was when being pushed extremely hard during repeated runs of the CrystalDiskMark 8 Sequential write tests where the drive got to 48° C, 22° C below the stated maximum of 70° C but there didn't appear to be any throttling issues. For the bulk of our testing, the temperature averaged around 35° C, well below that 70° C maximum operating temperature.

During the dedicated 4K random testing, the drive averaged 33.6° C. The hottest the drive got under this series of tests was the 37° C seen during the QD1-8 write test using 4-threads.

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