Solidigm P44 Pro 1TB SSD Review

1. Introduction2. Solidigm P44 Pro 1TB3. 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. Solidigm Storage Driver18. Real Life File Testing19. Closing Thoughts20. View All Pages

The Solidigm P41 Plus comes in a small but sturdy box with a close-up image of the part drive on the front. To the left of the image is a sticker carrying the drive's size and its Sequential read speed rating (up to 7,000MB/s). Under the product name is a line stating that the drive uses a PCIe 4.0 interface. This is repeated on the back of the box, along with a statement that the drive has a 5-year warranty. Towards the bottom edge of the box, there is a diagram showing the drive's length.

 
The 1TB Solidigm P44 Pro is built on a single-sided M.2 2280 format and comes without any form of a heatsink.

Underneath the product label sits an SK hynix Aries controller, two 512GB SK hynix 176-Layer 3D TLC packages (coded H25T2TC88C) and a 1GB SK hynix LPDDR4-4266MHz DRAM chip (H54G36AYRB).

The SK hynix ACNS075 (codename Aries) is an 8-channel controller (each channel has a maximum transfer rate of 1600MT/s). Manufactured on a 12nm process it uses quad-core Cortex-R5 architecture. It also provides support for AES 256-bit Encryption and TCG Pyrite.

Solidigm's software utility goes by the name of the Solidigm Storage Tool. It doesn't have the flashy GUI of some of its competitors, but most of what you need to keep a drive in shape is there including; drive information, drive health, diagnostic scans, firmware updates and secure erase.

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