SK Hynix Gold P31 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

SK Hynix Gold P31 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

SK Hynix
71 Overall Score
vs
Micron 4TB SSD

Micron 4TB SSD

Micron
96 Overall Score

Scores

Console
SK Hynix
34
Micron
95
Gaming
SK Hynix
71
Micron
94
Budget
SK Hynix
91
Micron
82
Workstation
SK Hynix
75
Micron
89
Laptop
SK Hynix
72
Micron
82
Portable
SK Hynix
18
Micron
26

Specifications

SK Hynix Gold P31Micron 4TB SSD
Drive
Capacity
1,000
4,000
Form FactorM.2 2280M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x4PCIe 5.0
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation35★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
3,500
14,500
Sequential Write (MB/s)
3,200
13,800
Random Read (IOPS)No data
2,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
2,300,000
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✓★✗
ControllerSK hynix CepheusMicron
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
1,200
2,400
MTBF (hours)
1,500,000
1,500,000
Warranty (years)55
Features
Heatsink✗✓★
Hardware Encryption—✓★

Pros & Cons

SK Hynix Gold P31 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong endurance (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong feature (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong random (81st percentile)81st %ile

Micron 4TB SSD

  • Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong feature (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Below average affordability (12th percentile)12th %ile

Pricing

SK Hynix Gold P31 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 is $470 cheaper (4.6x less).

SK Hynix Gold P31 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.553score per dollar
vs
Micron 4TB SSD0.160score per dollar

SK Hynix Gold P31 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 3.5x better value for money

SK Hynix Gold P31 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280

Micron 4TB SSD

Verdict

★ Winner: Micron 4TB SSD

Scores 96 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 9 of 18 specs.

SK Hynix Gold P31 Better at:

Budget

Micron 4TB SSD Better at:

GamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation

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