CONCLUSION

   Even though the Rocket line of Gen3x4 SSDs by Sabrent has been around since late 2018 (the 4TB variant was launched in late 2019 however) I never had the chance to check it out so I was quite impressed to see that at least the 4TB variant proved to be amongst the fastest Gen3x4 models in the charts. That’s not its strongest selling point however, endurance is and with 6070TBW it’s almost twice as durable as many of the top Gen3x4 and Gen4x4 models in the market currently. This of course may not have much to do with regular everyday users but for professionals and even people looking for a good plot drive for CHIA this is very good news. Of course, CHIA specific drives are advertised with endurance numbers that surpass 50.000TBW but for one they are not available yet and let’s not forget that we have no clue about cost (and they should cost quite a bit). Unfortunately, thermal throttling was once again a thing during the mixed and 12 hour SNIA tests so I truly suggest pairing the Rocket with a good heatsink like the one offered by Sabrent (If you’ll be using it for heavy workloads that is).

   Retailing for USD799.99 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 749.99Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de) the Sabrent Rocket 4TB Gen 3x4 M.2 NVMe SSD may be priced a bit higher than similar capacity drives but thanks to both its performance and impressive endurance it’s certainly worth it. At the end of the day I have only good things to say about the Rocket 4TB Gen 3x4 SSD by Sabrent, performance, endurance and plenty of storage capacity make it one of the best drives, not only for regular users but even for CHIA and for that it definitely deserves the Golden Award.

PROS

- Very Good Performance (3450MB/s Read & 3000MB/s Write)
- 1.8 Million Hours MTBF
- High Endurance (6070TBW)
- 5 Years Limited Warranty (After Registration)
- Acronis True Image Software
- High Efficiency Heatsink Available (Sold Extra)
- Rocket Control Panel Software

CONS

- Thermal Throttling (During SNIA Tests)
- Price (For Some)