CONCLUSION

   Since the P44 Pro line of PCIe 4.0 Gen4 M.2 NVMe SSDs by Solidigm is pretty much identical to the Platinum P41 line by SK hynix the very first thing i wanted to test was how they did against one another. Now, i already knew that Solidigm had performed some firmware tuning to the drive so when the P44 Pro pulled ahead slightly i wasn’t surprised. Yes, for the most part these two exchange blows but the P44 Pro is the clear winner, even by a very tiny margin. The storage tool by Solidigm is also a bit easier to navigate and use compared to the drive manager SK hynix uses with their drives so that too matters. Also, even though the firmware changes made to the P44 Pro line increased its MTBF to 1.6 million hours (as opposed to the 1.5 million hours of the Platinum P41) the TBW numbers remained the same across all 3 capacities.

   With a current retail price set at USD176.50 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and 194.97Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de) the P44 Pro 2TB by Solidigm is not only priced very well but also almost 50% less than the Platinum P41 2TB by SK hynix. At the end of the day there’s not much more i can say about the Solidigm P44 Pro 2TB, it performs extremely well, features very good endurance numbers and is priced just right so the Platinum Award is in order.

PROS

- Very Good Overall Performance
- Endurance Numbers (1200TBW / 1.6 Million Hours MTBF)
- 5 Year Limited Warranty
- Storage Tool Software
- Price (For Some)

CONS

- Thermal Throttling (12 Hour SNIA Test)