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2TB Intel 670p Series M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe QLC SSD

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Newegg has 2TB Intel 670p Series M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe QLC Solid State Drive (SSDPEKNU020TZX1) on sale for $64.99. Shipping is free.

Newegg Inc. via Walmart also has 2TB Intel 670p Series M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe QLC Solid State Drive (SSDPEKNU020TZX1) on sale for $64.99. Shipping is free.

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Product features:
  • Endurance: 740 TBW
  • Capacity: 2TB
  • Read Speed: Up to 3,500MBps
  • Write Speed: Up to 2,700MBps
  • Interface: PCIe Gen 3 x 4

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Newegg has 2TB Intel 670p Series M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe QLC Solid State Drive (SSDPEKNU020TZX1) on sale for $64.99. Shipping is free.

Newegg Inc. via Walmart also has 2TB Intel 670p Series M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe QLC Solid State Drive (SSDPEKNU020TZX1) on sale for $64.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Community Member jojo_whit3 for finding this deal.

Product features:
  • Endurance: 740 TBW
  • Capacity: 2TB
  • Read Speed: Up to 3,500MBps
  • Write Speed: Up to 2,700MBps
  • Interface: PCIe Gen 3 x 4

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elf
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if you are on a Hard Drive, once you swap to an SSD you will wonder why you did not sooner.

One thing I did do to give an additional tiny performance boost was to move my Windows Swap File to a SSD that isnt my OS drive...
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I got this drive at ~$70 a few months ago. It works great for gaming. I can't tell any difference between it and my Samsung 980 Pro in terms of performance.
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Who else is waiting for $60? 🤣

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Quote from UltraLaser :
Solidigm is the new company with all the Intel stuffs. But these 670p's are all probably new-old-stock. I doubt they're making new ones.

I've purchased a couple of these 2TB 670P drives in the last few weeks and they had manufacture dates of March and early May of 2023.


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Quote from whodiini :
Interesting. So you have the 670p in an enclosure with the RTL9210 connected to your motherboard via a Tiger Lake TB4? If you dont mind, can you tell me what firmware you are running in your enclosure and the firmware on your 670p? If you dont have an enclosure and the 670p is on the motherboard, that is a different use case. I have it connected to a mac studio via different hubs including a TB3 hub and all are slow.
I'm guessing you're connecting via USB-A and not USB-C? In my testing only USB-C runs at full speed, I should have mentioned that. Not sure where the problem is there. Over standard USB3 I only get about 400MB/sec.

I'm not sure about the firmware running on the RTL9210. Is that exposed via USB?

Code:
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0bda:9210 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL9210 M.2 NVME Adapter
Device Descriptor:
  bcdUSB               3.20
  idVendor           0x0bda Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
  idProduct          0x9210 RTL9210 M.2 NVME Adapter
  bcdDevice           20.01
  iManufacturer           1 Realtek 
  iProduct                2 RTL9210

Model Number:                       INTEL SSDPEKNU010TZ
Firmware Version:                   003C
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Quote from Parato Optimal :
I thought the 1TB version of this was supposed to be slow and the Samsung 2TB for $10 more would be a better deal, no?
If you're talking about the 970 EVO Plus, yes, on paper it's a better drive. However, for most people's workloads, you're not going to notice a difference in real-world performance. The notable exception is long sustained writes (for example, if you're copying/rending large video files). Once you exhaust the drive's cache, then that's where the 970's TLC NAND will outperform the 670p's QLC. The Samsung is now $80, so that's up to you to decide if that's worth the extra $15.
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same price I got for my Samsung 970 Evo Plus
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In past scenarios, the 670p being at a 52 week low with strong fundamental value, such as having DRAM and being from a reliable brand, would be a very compelling buy. However, with Crucial's recent blow out of Gen 4 P5 Plus 2TB NVME drives at $79, the delta doesnt warrant a buy at the current price level. I would wait for another entry point opportunity on the P5 Plus instead
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Quote from HappyDome8591 :
Definitely get this over DRAM-less alternatives such as Crucial P3. Windows actually uses RAM to cache the mapping table for DRAM-less drives, so you'll have less RAM available for other programs.
Shouldn't be a problem if you have like 64GB of RAM.
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Quote from HappyDome8591 :
Definitely get this over DRAM-less alternatives such as Crucial P3. Windows actually uses RAM to cache the mapping table for DRAM-less drives, so you'll have less RAM available for other programs.
Shouldn't be a problem if you have like 64GB of RAM.
Quote from elf :
if you are on a Hard Drive, once you swap to an SSD you will wonder why you did not sooner.

One thing I did do to give an additional tiny performance boost was to move my Windows Swap File to a SSD that isnt my OS drive...
I would delete the Swap file for less wear and tear on that SSD. Definitely have one on an HDD.
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Quote from HappyDome8591 :
Definitely get this over DRAM-less alternatives such as Crucial P3. Windows actually uses RAM to cache the mapping table for DRAM-less drives, so you'll have less RAM available for other programs.
Shouldn't be a problem if you have like 64GB of RAM.
Quote from elf :
if you are on a Hard Drive, once you swap to an SSD you will wonder why you did not sooner.

One thing I did do to give an additional tiny performance boost was to move my Windows Swap File to a SSD that isnt my OS drive...
I would delete the Swap file for less wear and tear on that SSD. Definitely have one on an HDD.
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Who else is waiting for $60? 🤣
$45 but even then, I probably would still not buy it.
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^ Who would have known typing each comment, pressing back, and typing another comment, would have resulted in this?
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Quote from UltraLaser :
I'm guessing you're connecting via USB-A and not USB-C? In my testing only USB-C runs at full speed, I should have mentioned that. Not sure where the problem is there. Over standard USB3 I only get about 400MB/sec.

I'm not sure about the firmware running on the RTL9210. Is that exposed via USB?

Code:
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0bda:9210 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL9210 M.2 NVME Adapter
Device Descriptor:
  bcdUSB               3.20
  idVendor           0x0bda Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
  idProduct          0x9210 RTL9210 M.2 NVME Adapter
  bcdDevice           20.01
  iManufacturer           1 Realtek 
  iProduct                2 RTL9210

Model Number:                       INTEL SSDPEKNU010TZ
Firmware Version:                   003C

Depending on the enclosure...orico one for example can do 10gbps using usb-c but only 5gbps if using the usb 3.x connector. It's using the RTL9210 chipset.

Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0bda:9210 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL9210 M.2 NVME Adapter

How are you getting the firmware version?
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Quote from BlueRaccoon1085 :
^ Who would have known typing each comment, pressing back, and typing another comment, would have resulted in this?


You mean doing a multi quote? You can also click multi quote on each entry you plan to reply to then on last one click reply....all the quotes will be there and you can type your responses to each one.
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Quote from famewolf :
Depending on the enclosure...orico one for example can do 10gbps using usb-c but only 5gbps if using the usb 3.x connector. It's using the RTL9210 chipset.

Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0bda:9210 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL9210 M.2 NVME Adapter

How are you getting the firmware version?
Yep, that's what I see with the speed. At some point I will extract the firmware from the EEPROM and look at it but I haven't had time. I want source code. Probably all the Chinese clones use the same reference firmware.

Which firmware version are you referring to? The firmware version listed in my post is the firmware on the 670p version 003C. smartctl displays it in Linux.
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Quote from famewolf :
You mean doing a multi quote? You can also click multi quote on each entry you plan to reply to then on last one click reply....all the quotes will be there and you can type your responses to each one.
Cool, I never knew that. Whenever I wanted to do that, I would do it the hard way. I would click reply, type my comment, copy the source code, click reply on another comment, and paste it there with another comment, and so on.
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Quote from UltraLaser :
I'm guessing you're connecting via USB-A and not USB-C? In my testing only USB-C runs at full speed, I should have mentioned that. Not sure where the problem is there. Over standard USB3 I only get about 400MB/sec.

I'm not sure about the firmware running on the RTL9210. Is that exposed via USB?

Code:
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0bda:9210 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL9210 M.2 NVME Adapter
Device Descriptor:
  bcdUSB               3.20
  idVendor           0x0bda Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
  idProduct          0x9210 RTL9210 M.2 NVME Adapter
  bcdDevice           20.01
  iManufacturer           1 Realtek 
  iProduct                2 RTL9210

Model Number:                       INTEL SSDPEKNU010TZ
Firmware Version:                   003C
The 670p firmware 003C (May 2022) is the latest version as of July 2023 according to the Solidgm docs. I purchased my 2Tb last year and it had the 002C firmware so had to update it previously. Did not fix the issue.

The firmware for the enclosure RTL9210 looks like 20.01. , which I think is an older version. So I dont see anything special. I am connected with a USB C - USB C 3.1G2 USBIF certified cable.

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Quote from hy_tek :
Since Intel sold their ssd business to skhynix who is making these now?
Intel SSDs are now Solidigm products. these are original Intel drives, with warranty supported by Solidigm.

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