INTRODUCTION

   Upcoming PCIe 5.0 (Gen 5) M.2 NVMe solid stand drives (and more) may be closer than we all think (especially with Intel just introducing the new ATX v3.0 power supply standard which provides support for PCIe 5.0 devices) but at least for now the performance crown clearly belongs to PCIe 4.0 (Gen4) models. Now as many of you already know the somewhat recent introduction of 176-layer 3D TLC NAND flash by Micron (B47R) has allowed manufacturers to both release brand new M.2 NVMe SSD models and to upgrade older ones something which we've all already seen with the GM7000 model by ACER (BIWIN). Well, that's not the only PCIe 4.0 (Gen4) M.2 NVMe model that got "refreshed" recently with Micron's latest 176-layer NAND flash, the award winning Rocket 4 Plus line by Sabrent is also among them and today with me i have the 2TB variant which comes bundled with a nice aluminum heatsink designed specifically for the PS5 console (SB-RKT4P-PSHS-2TB).

   Sabrent is a leading American manufacturer of computer peripherals and accessories, bringing uniquely styled quality products to consumers worldwide. Sabrent’s commitment is to offer the latest technology and the highest quality consumer electronic products at an affordable cost to everyone. Since its founding, Sabrent has consistently delivered to market a full line of computer peripherals and accessories that incorporate style, quality and the latest technologies available.

   Aside using the latest 176-layer 3D TLC NAND flash (B47R) by Micron together with 2666MHz DDR4 SDRAM by SK Hynix (2GB for the 2TB model that i have here) the updated Rocket 4 Plus line of PCIe 4.0 (Gen4) M.2 NVMe SSDs is currently available in 1/2/4TB capacities (8TB arriving soon) and is once again on the highly popular NVMe v1.4 compatible PS5018-E18 NAND 8-channel (tri-core) flash controller by PHISON. The PHISON PS5018-E18 NAND flash controller features their 4th Gen LDPC engine (low-density parity check) along with end-to-end data path protection, wear levelling, thermal throttling (70 degrees Celsius limit), TRIM, bad block management, dynamic range SLC cache and SmartECC (RAID ECC) and fully supports AES-256bit hardware encryption and TCG Opal 2.0 and Pyrite. Sabrent also covers the entire Rocket 4 Plus line with a 5-year limited warranty (after online registration) and as for endurance numbers it reports an MTBF of 1.6 million hours for all models and a TBW of 700 for the 1TB model, 1400 for the 2TB model and 3000 for the 4TB model.