I'm Andru Edwards, and you're watching Gear Live.
If you're into PC gaming, building PCs
or just love tinkering with your system,
one name that you should get familiar with is SK hynix.
At CES 2020, SK hynix announced a new NVMe SSD products
that are some of the fastest that you'll find
from anyone in the Platinum and Gold P31.
The company also recently shipped
the 2.5-inch SATA Gold S31 SSD as well.
And in this episode,
I give you the full rundown.
What is goin' on, Tight Squad.
Andru Edwards here, editor and chief of GearLive.com.
And as I mentioned,
today we are talking about SK hynix.
One of the world's leading manufacturers
of SSDs and flash storage.
We've got a couple of new products to talk about
that were just announced back at CES 2020
along with this guy right here.
This is the SK hynix Gold S31
2.5-inch SATA SSD.
But before we jump into the products themselves,
let me give you a primer
and some background on who SK hynix is.
SK hynix actually controls about 23%
of the (murmurs) market
and they've been doing this since 1983.
In fact, they're one of the top semi-conductor companies
in the world and a lot of the popular brands and OEMs
that you've probably heard of
use SK hynix chips.
So, what I mean by that is if you were to open
your computer right now and pull out a RAM stick,
and remove the heat spreader, and read the chip,
there's a good chance that that chip is gonna say
SK hynix on it.
And aside from RAM,
that also applies to other NAND technologies like SSDs.
So, SK hynix has been a trusted name in this space
for some time now to the point where
other OEMs buy SK hynix products
and then slap their name on top of it.
But now, SK hynix is back in the direct-to-consumer market,
which means they're not just selling to OEMs anymore.
They're also selling to people like me and you
the average consumers.
That brings us back to CES 2020.
The biggest consumer electronics trade show in the world
happens every year in January in Las Vegas.
SK hynix was there almost as
a coming out or a coming back party
to the consumer market.
The company was showing off a few
of it's newest consumer products.
Specifically, we've got the Platinum P31 NVMe SSD.
The Gold P31 NVMe SSD
and again the recently released Gold S31 SSD.
Now, I'm gonna have another video in the future
taking a closer look at these products.
But in this video, I wanna break down what you can expect
from these SSDs, why you might wanna choose them
if you're building a system or if you're upgrading.
Or if you're just lookin' to expand the storage
in your PC or Mac.
So, let's start off with the newer products.
The SK hynix Platinum
and Gold P31 NVMe SSDs.
These are SSDs in the NVMe form factor.
Built with the company's proprietary technology,
which includes the world's first 128-layer
NAND flash manufacturing process to enter mass production.
As well as the hyper-write technology
that makes sequential write speeds even faster
using SLC buffer.
Now, when it comes to real world performance,
that is where these drives shine.
And actually, outshine the competition.
Starting with the Platinum P31 NVMe,
you're looking at 128-layer consumer SSD
in the highest capacity
that SK hynix offers.
That being two terabytes of storage.
That's alongside best-in-class speed
offering 3,500 megabyte per second read speeds,
and 3,200 megabyte per second write speeds.
All wrapped up in one of the highest endurance drives
you'll find out there.
Platinum P31 supports 1,500
terabytes written or TBW.
What that means is that this drive will support 1,500
terabytes being written to it.
That is highly durable.
In fact, if you wanna put that in perspective,
you can write 100 gigabytes per day
every single day to the Platinum P31
for 42.1 years
before you hit the 1,500 terabyte mark.
Now, on top of all of that,
SK hynix also gives you a five-year warranty.
So, if something goes wrong, you are covered.
Now, I did mentioned that there is the Platinum P31
but there is also the Gold P31 NVMe as well.
And that one has just a couple of differences
when compared to the Platinum.
First up, while I mentioned the Platinum P31
is two terabytes in size.
The Gold model is available in 500 gigabyte
and one terabyte sizes.
So, if you need something larger,
you're gonna wanna choose the Platinum model instead.
Now, the other main difference is that the Gold P31
is rated at 750 terabytes written rather than 1,500.
So, again, very durable.
That would be the equivalent of writing 100 gigabytes
per day every day for 21 years.
Everything else about the drives is the same
including the speeds and including that five-year warranty.
Now, finally, there is the SK hynix
Gold S31 SATA SSD.
This one is built for both speed and value.
The Gold S31 uses 3D NAND
and hits 560 megabyte per second read
and 525 megabyte per second write speeds.
SK hynix says that the Gold S31 SSD
is rated for 600 terabytes written
and using the same analogy from earlier
that would writing 100 gigabytes per second every day
for 16 years.
Now, this one right here is a great drive
for someone looking to build a system
who's looking for something faster
than the spinning hard drive
but also doesn't wanna break the bank.
Also, if you're a gamer or content creator
and you just want a faster drive,
but an NVMe is out of your budget,
the Gold S31 is gonna be your best bet.
Now, if you wanna pick up the SK hynix Gold S31 SSD,
it is actually available right now
and you can pick it up at 256 gigabytes,
512 gigabytes or one terabyte sizes.
Alternatively, if you're interested in the Platinum
and Gold P31 NVMe SSDs,
those will be coming later this year
with pricing to be announced alongside the launch.
But there you have it, guys.
That was your look at the new SSD products
Consumer products from SK hynix.
But now I want to hear from you guys.
What do you think?
Are you into upgrading your computer?
Do you tinker around inside?
Do you do your own upgrades
or are you just buying new computers when you need them?
And for all you gamers out there,
have you switched over to SSDs
to take advantage of the much faster speeds
that they give us?
Let me know down in the comments below,
and I will meet you there for further discussion.
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