CONCLUSION

   Based on the charts it may be evident that the Rocket 4.0 M.2 NVMe by Sabrent may not be the fastest PCIe 4.0 (Gen4) model in the market today but it has something only a few others do, pretty solid endurance numbers. Take the recently reviewed Kingston KC3000 for example, the 2TB model has a TBW of 1600 whereas the Sabrent Rocket 4.0 2TB has 3600. The Rocket Q4 again by Sabrent on the other hand sports a TBW of just 400 for the 2TB version whereas even the Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 2TB model has a TBW of 1400. So, it’s crystal clear that the Rocket 4.0 delivers a very good performance/endurance ratio and so if data integrity is something you put much weight on then this could be the ideal choice. I also recommend grabbing the heatsink version instead of the standalone one (after you check and see if it fits where the SSD goes) since it does help a lot. Unfortunately, I neglected taking screenshots of the Rocket Control Panel software by Sabrent while I was testing the Rocket 4.0 2TB so if you’d like to check it out you can always find it in my previous Sabrent review (here).

   Currently retailing for USD279.99 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 299.99Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de) the Rocket 4.0 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD by Sabrent is priced well. Again, this may not be the fastest PCIe 4.0 model in the market (and it’s not available in higher capacities, that’s its sole drawback in my book) but it does offer an excellent performance/endurance ratio and for that it deserves the Golden Award.

PROS

- Very Good Performance (Up To 5000MB/s Read & 4400MB/s Write)
- Endurance (3600TBW / 1.7 Million Hours MTBF)
- 5 Years Warranty (Online Registration Required)
- Passive Cooling (Thick Copper Sticker)
- Heatsink Bundle

CONS

- Thermal Throttling (During Our SNIA Tests)
- Only Up To 2TB