Silicon Power P34A80 PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 NVMe 1TB SSD
At AU$0.20 a GB, the Silicon Power P34A80 PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 NVMe 1TB SSD sounds too good to be true. At a retail price of just AU$205 the Silicon Power P34A80 1TB SSD defies its competition from a pricing perspective. In general SSD pricing vs capacity for M.2 NVMe drives have been travelling in opposite directions at quite a significant pace in recent months. With price to capacity ratio falling the way it’s going right now, it’s certainly one of the best times for anyone out there looking at upgrading or building high performance rigs.
The Silicon Power P34A80 encompasses an E12 NVMe controller by Phison which has seen great success in the past when combined with the NAND flash memory they have used on this drive. More on this later.
The P34A80 belongs to Silicon Power’s XPower range which is committed to one thing: give the DIY user, the gaming amateur, and the eSports professional ultimate power to do what they love.
Features and Specifications
Features
- Super-fast PCIe Gen3x4 interface for read/write speeds of up to 3,400MB/s / 3,000MB/s
- NVMe 1.3 support
- RAID engine for enhanced data integrity
- Supports SLC Cache and DRAM Cache Buffer. Provides great SSD sequential read/write and random read/write performance.
- Slim form factor M.2 2280 for perfect fit in slim and portable mobile applications or desktop PCs
| Capacity | 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, 2TB |
| Dimensions | 22.0 x 80.0 x 3.5mm |
| Weight | 8g |
| Interface | PCIe Gen3x4 |
| Performance Read(max.) | up to 3,400 MB/s |
| Performance Write(max.) | up to 3,000 MB/s |
| Operating Temperature | 0℃- 70℃ |
| Shock Resistance Test | 1500G/0.5ms |
| Certification | CE/FCC/BSMI/Green dot/WEEE/RoHS/KCC |
| Note | Performance results may vary, depending on system platform, software, interface, and capacity |
| System Requirement | Computer with M.2 slots supporting PCIe interface, and one of the following operating systems:Windows 8.1/ Windows 10 |
| Warranty | 5 years |
We’re testing the 1TB P34A80 today and on paper the drive does seem to tick all the right boxes when it comes to what enthusiasts look for in a performance M.2 NVMe based SSD. With read & write speeds of upto 3400MB/s and 3000MB/s respectively thanks to its four lane PCIe 3 interface coupled with a solid 5 year warranty that has no caveats attached to it does make the P34A80 very enticing.
| Table of contents |
| 1. Introduction |
| 2. Closer Look |
| 3. Performance Results |
| 4. Conclusion |
Silicon Power P34A80 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD
AU$205
Pros
- Excellent Performance
- Value of money
- Long Warranty
Cons
- Thermal Throttling could become an issue
What is the average failure time – million hours ???
Hi there
Refer to https://www.silicon-power.com/support/lang/big5/TBW.pdf which will give you an idea on the TBW rating. There’s an good article here https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/storage-at-microsoft/understanding-ssd-endurance-drive-writes-per-day-dwpd-terabytes/ba-p/426024 to work out what that works out to based on the drive size you want to purchase.
Performance
8.5
Price
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Warranty
0
Build Quality
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Hi there. I bought a SP PCIe Gen 3M.2 2280 Nvme a80 1tb SSD but it has a black PCB. Is this a fake? I have looked everywhere and no one has black PCB s . Thanks
Hi Mircea
Do you have a picture of the unit? It’s hard to say the SP probably may have changed designs since our review. I could find out for you if required, however how has the performance been and hope you bought it from a legit source.