Intel Solidigm P41 Plus 2TB M.2 SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the M.2 NVMe SSD Solidigm P41 Plus with 2TB (SSDPFKNU020TZX1) from the brand Intel.

Performance score 
4933
Price/GB
0.17 $
Read
4,125 MB/s
Write
3,325 MB/s
Connector
M.2 2280
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x4
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image Solidigm P41 Plus
Manufacturer Intel  
Model number SSDPFKNU020TZX1
Capacity 2048 GB (1908 GiB)
pSLC cache 256 GB approx.
Read speed 4125 MB/s
Write speed 3325 MB/s
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Connector M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) QLC
DRAM cache No
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 800 terabyte
Warranty 5 Years
Controller Silicon Motion SM2269XT

Product
Score
Price
  Current price
~ 350 $
(= 0.17 $ / GB)
Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
55 %
Write speed
47 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.

We put the Intel NVMe M.2 SSD through a detailed test. You can find the test result / test report here:


AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. A total score of 4933 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Intel Solidigm P41 Plus 2TB
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
3,551.53 MB/s
3,000.18 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
66.67 MB/s
169.78 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
1,204.84 MB/s
2,017.83 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.031 ms
0.177 ms
Score
1627
2488
Total score 
4933

Copy performance test

A common everyday scenario is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

  • ISO (folder with two large files)
  • Program (folder with many small files)
  • Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows copy command (cache remains enabled). The real-world test from 21 September 2023 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Intel Solidigm P41 Plus 2TB
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
1,858.03 MB/s
1.24 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
1,138.90 MB/s
6.18 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
1,914.78 MB/s
3.61 s

Compression performance test

Here, speed is measured depending on how compressible the data is.

AS SSD TEST: Intel Solidigm P41 Plus 2TB

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer specs: 4125 MB/s and 3325 MB/s) the Intel SSD is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Intel Solidigm P41 Plus 2TB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
4,142.90
3,358.30
SEQ1M
Q1T1
3,023.94
3,217.48
RND4K
Q32T16
1,576.56
2,196.24
RND4K
Q1T1
71.94
182.75

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3,951.00
3,202.70
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2,883.90
3,068.40
RND4K
Q32T16
384,902.00
536,192.00
RND4K
Q1T1
17,563.50
44,616.00

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2,021.56
2,493.75
SEQ1M
Q1T1
346.40
325.67
RND4K
Q32T16
1,329.05
953.99
RND4K
Q1T1
56.83
22.30

HD Tune Pro long-term test

A long-term test was performed to fully utilize the storage. You can see at what point the cache (if present) becomes full and write performance drops. A test file of 300 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 256 GB, the cache was full and performance was throttled.
The test file could at least be read with an average read speed of 3,616 MB/s and written at 1,518 MB/s.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: Intel Solidigm P41 Plus 2TB

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the Intel NVMe M.2 SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The measured access time and burst rate are also shown.

HD Tune TEST: Intel Solidigm P41 Plus 2TB

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the Intel NVMe M.2 SSD multiple times. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster writing and reading usually becomes.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Intel Solidigm P41 Plus 2TB

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Intel NVMe M.2 SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more consistent the line, the better. Unfortunately, the tool no longer works correctly from around 4,000 MB/s and no line is displayed (and sometimes incorrect min/max data is shown).

SSD-Z TEST: Intel Solidigm P41 Plus 2TB


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