CONCLUSION

   The Gold P31 line by SK hynix delivered on everything I’d like from an PCIe 3.0 Gen 3 M.2 SSD so I was clearly expecting the same from their Platinum P41 line. Well, the 2TB variant of the Platinum P41 line may not be the fastest PCIe 4.0 Gen 4 SSD out in the market right now (as it’s evident from the charts) but it does very good overall (thermal throttling was as expected quite frequent during the 12 hour test). On top of that the 5-year limited warranty along with the MTBF of 1.5 million hours and 1200TBW durability are certainly things that will draw potential buyers closer to the Platinum P41 2TB model. nce again SK hynix tops their line to just 2TB and in 2022 with so many manufacturers going well over this I was expecting from them to at least go up to 4TB in order to attract more demanding users (hopefully they will with their Gen 5 line - titanium?).

   With a retail price tag currently set at USD205.91 inside the USA (Amazon.com) the Platinum P41 2TB PCIe 4.0 Gen 4 M.2 NVMe SSD by SK hynix is priced extremely well. Unfortunately for reasons unknown to me SK hynix doesn’t make this model available in the EU or even in parts of ASIA and that’s a shame really. That being said thanks to its performance, durability and price the Platinum P41 2TB model by SK hynix is certainly worth getting and for that it also receives the Golden Award.

PROS

- Very Good Overall Performance
- Endurance Numbers (1200TBW / 1.5 Million Hours MTBF)
- 5 Year Limited Warranty
- Price (USA)

CONS

- Availability Outside The US
- Thermal Throttling (12 Hour SNIA Test)