Specifications:
Capacity:
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- 500GB, 1TB, 2TB
Dimensions
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- 22.0mm x 80.0mm x 3.5mm
Weight
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- 8g
Interface
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- PCIe Gen 3×4
Performance Read(max.)
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- up to 3,400 MB/s*
Performance Write(max.)
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- up to 3,000 MB/s*
MTBF (est)
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- 1,800,000 hours
Operating Temperature
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- 0°C – 70°C
Shock Resistance Test
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- 1500G/0.5ms
Certification
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- CE, FCC, BSMI, Green dot, WEEE, RoHS, KCC
Note
*Performance read/write varies by system performance (such as hardware, software, and interface mode) and capacity
System Requirement
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- Computer with M.2 slots supporting PCIe interface and one of the following operating systems: Windows 8.1 or Windows 10
Warranty
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- 5 years
*The SSD warranty is based on the TBW or Warranty period. Please click here for more information about Silicon Power Warranty Policy.
As we can see in the specification, the UD70 is available in capacities up to 2TB. Not all SSD series is available at such high capacity, not to mention a lower price. The low price is caused by the use of QLC NAND, which also uses less space and heats up less. Some users dislike the QLC because of the lower theoretical endurance. It counts if we write a lot of data more often, but it doesn’t matter for most users. Simply if you want to use the drive to write data more often, then better pick MLC or TLC SSD, which are also available in the Silicon Power offer. The most important is that a five-year warranty covers the UD70 drive.
Below is a screenshot from the CrystalDiskInfo, which was taken after a couple of performance tests.
Additionally, here is a screenshot from AIDA64, which is showing some more details about the drive. What seems important is the operating temperature. The drive won’t thermally throttle below 75°C. Considering the drive’s design, it shouldn’t reach that temperature, even working on a laptop. In our tests, the drive was barely passing 60°C installed in the ASUS TUF A15 laptop with the Ryzen 7 4800H CPU.
Let’s move to the next page to take a closer look at the package and the drive itself.
