CONCLUSION

   As you can all easily tell by just looking at the charts even though the XPower XD80 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD by Silicon Power is not be the fastest Gen 3x4 model to ever pass through the lab it does perform very well, especially for a model with just 512MB of DDR3L DRAM on it (I had to double check with this with Silicon Power since I was expecting at least twice that amount). The heatsink also does make a relatively significant difference in most tests, however when it comes to the 12 hour SNIA test there was quite a bit of throttling especially after the first 2 hours (as expected from such an intense workload test). Unfortunately to date Silicon Power still hasn’t expanded their SSD lines to include models with capacities surpassing 2TB something which I really hope they do soon.

   With an MSRP set at around USD240/240Euros (not available at the time of this review so I can’t list retail prices) the Silicon Power XPower XD80 2TB M.2 PCIe Gen 3x4 NVMe solid state drive is priced just as you’d expect by a model with its specifications and performance. All said and done the XPower XD80 2TB is a very good SSD, yes it may not be as fast as some of its direct competition but it’s still very fast, is covered by a 5-year limited warranty, features great endurance numbers and comes ready with a rather thick aluminum heatspreader and for all of these it gets the Golden Award.

PROS

- Very Good Overall Performance
- Heatspreader (Up To 20% Reduced Temperatures)
- Endurance Numbers (2.000.000 MTTF)
- 5 Years Limited Warranty
- Price (For Some)

CONS

- Thermal Throttling (12 Hour SNIA Test)
- Available Capacities (Only Up To 2TB)