Specifications:
As we can see in the specification, the US70 is available in capacities up to 2TB. There are still not many SSD options on the market at such a high capacity so that it can be one of the advantages of this drive. For sure, the most important for most users will be the drive’s performance, as mainly those who are searching for the best performance are deciding on the PCIe 4.0 SSD. The US70 is designed to transfer data up to 5GB/s what is already amazing. In our tests, we will check that and perform additional, mixed load tests which are showing daily workload.
The drive is supported by free diagnostic software, so for example, CrystalDiskInfo can read all important data, including drive’s temperature or SMART logs. Silicon Power also has a diagnostic application that is available for download from the website.
Below is a screenshot from the mentioned CrystalDiskInfo, which was taken after a couple of performance tests.
The temperature is quite low in idle but can pass 70°C during load, so I recommend using a heatsink. Most modern motherboards have M.2 SSD heatsinks, so it’s not a big problem. If we decide to install the drive in a laptop, then it will probably keep safe values too, but if there won’t be enough airflow, then we can count on a slight performance drop during a more extended high load.
