SK hynix is about to unveil their first Gen5 shopper NVMe SSD lineup shortly, primarily based on the merchandise at show of their GTC 2024 sales space. The Platinum P51 M.2 2280 NVMe SSD will take over flagship duties from the Platinum P41 that has been serving the marketplace for greater than a yr.
Similar to the Gold P31 and the Platinum P41, the Platinum P51 additionally makes use of an in-house SSD controller. The key updates are the transfer to PCIe Gen5 and using SK hynix’s 238L TLC NAND. Other particulars are scarce, and now we have reached out for added data.
| SK hynix Platinum P51 Gen5 NVMe SSD Specifications | ||||
| Capacity | 500 GB | 1 TB | 2 TB | |
| Controller | SK hynix In-House (Alistar) | |||
| NAND Flash | SK hynix 238L 3D TLC NAND at ?? MT/s (‘4D’ with CMOS circuitry underneath the NAND as per SK hynix advertising and marketing) | |||
| Form-Factor, Interface | M.2-2280, PCIe 5.Zero x4, NVMe 2.0 | |||
| Sequential Read | 13500 MB/s | |||
| Sequential Write | 11500 MB/s | |||
| Random Read IOPS | TBD | |||
| Random Write IOPS | TBD | |||
| SLC Caching | Yes | |||
| TCG Opal Encryption | TBD | |||
| Warranty | TBD | |||
| Write Endurance | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
Only the height sequential entry numbers had been out there on the GTC sales space, indicating that the drive’s firmware continues to be present process tweaks. It can be unclear how these numbers are going to differ primarily based on capability. Availability and pricing are additionally not public but.
This is a big launch for the Gen5 shopper SSD market, the place the variety of out there choices are fairly restricted. The Phison E26 controller and Micron’s B58R NAND mixture is already in its second era (with the NAND working at 2400 MT/s within the latest avatar), however different vertically built-in distributors corresponding to Samsung, Western Digital / Kioxia, and SK hynix (until now) are focusing extra on the Gen4 market which has a lot larger adoption.
We will replace the piece with extra data as soon as the specs are formally out there.
