Synthetic benchmarks
I ran the values in CrystalDiskMark this time with a used SSD, which I filled to just under 80% and then deleted again. Sequential write rates of up to 3215 MB/s are still achieved, reading is even a bit faster with 3488 MB/s. Thus, the write speed is even clearly above the stated 2900 MB/s, only the read speed is not quite as fast as with the virgin SSD. But you only just miss the 3500 MB/s.
ATTO also shows a similar picture, even if you miss the read rates more clearly with the used SSD here. However, both values are still really respectable.
Application benchmarks
Using AJA, I create a simulated 4K video stream with decent data. When writing the stream, the average is pretty much at the promised 2900 MB/s. The very regular drops obviously always occur when the SDRAM is full. Then the SSD writes only with half speed for a short time, otherwise it is even up to 3178 MB/s
Reading in AJA is about 3200 MB/s, even here there are small “hangs” from time to time, but they don’t matter. Subjectively and with the measurement data, you do not have to hide from a Samsung 970 EVO, which is of course also a positive finding.
Now we come to the showdown in real applications from the workstation area and the direct comparison to the slightly more expensive Corsair MP400. Apart from the slight slip in icePack, the TLC SSD virtually dominates the counterpart with QLC at will. The measured values are not only, but also reflect the subjective feeling.
This trend also continues in reading, leaving icePack aside for a moment. However, some applications show extreme advantages over the Corsair SSD, once again calling its price into question. Or it makes the HP SSD seem particularly cheap, depending on how you look at it.
Summary and conclusion
The SSD is fast, quite cool and even after writing almost completely, it is still almost as performant when writing as it was when new. The warranty is fine, and the lack of price-boosting additions completely negligible. BIWIN will certainly not damage the Brand HP with this SSD, on the contrary. Even though there is no hardware encryption, the rest of the feature set is perfectly fine. It gets the buy tip for the good price/performance ratio, because 240 Euros for such a fixed 2 TB SSD are fair. If you don’t need a PCIe 4.0 SSD and still want to get the most out of your M.2 slot, you certainly won’t go wrong with HP’s SSD EX950.
From this point of view, BIWIN has done everything right and also priced the SSD quite attractively. In these times of really exorbitant moon prices, that’s saying something. I can only hope it stays that way.
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