HP FX900 Pro 2 TB NVMe Review - Introduction

HP FX900 Pro  NVMe SSD(2 TB)

Today we're presenting a review of an HP FX900 Pro M.2 SSD. It's not the first product of this company covered on guru3d. Last time it was the FX900 model, with a 1 TB capacity, it earned the "recommended" award. How will the bigger/faster brother cope with our test suite? These products are sold under the brand  "HP". Under official license, these branded storage products are designed, manufactured, and marketed by BIWIN Storage Technology company. FX900 Pro comes in capacities of:

• 512GB, 
• 1TB, 
• 2TB (which we got for the review), 
• and even 4 TB 

The target audience are not only gamers but those who want excellent multitasking performance.

The drive uses the NVMe 1.4 protocol, and according to the manufacturer, this series achieves read speeds of up to 7400 MB/s and write speeds of up to 6700 MB/s. The 4K random read speeds are up to 1,350,000 IOPS, and the write speeds of 1,150,000 IOPS. These numbers are impressive and should satisfy the vast majority of the users. The write endurance values are as follows:

• 512GB: 300 TB
• 1TB: 600 TB
• 2TB: 1,200 TB
• 4TB: 2,400 TB

But also you shouldn't worry too much as the product has a 5-year product guarantee. MTBF is ≥ 1,000,000 hours. The NAND flash is 3D 176-layer Micron TLC (B47R), and the controller is InnoGrit IG5236. There's a graphene thermal pad applied for effective heat dissipation. According to the manufacturer, the working temperature should be effectively reduced by about 18 degrees.

The HP SSD FX900 PRO specifications are as follows for each capacity option:

• 512 GB - up to 7000 MB/s in reading and 3800 MB/s in sequential writing. The IOPS is up to 540 000/938 000 IOPS in 4K Random Read/Write;
• 1 TB – up to 7400 MB/s in reading and 6400 MB/s in sequential writing. The IOPS are up to 1 014 000/1 079 000 IOPS in 4K Random Read/Write;
• 2 TB – up to 7400 MB/s in reading and 6700 MB/s in sequential writing. The IOPS are up 1 344 000/1 122 000 IOPS in 4K Random Read/Write
• 4 TB - up to 7400 MB/s in reading and 6700 MB/s in sequential writing. The IOPS are up 1 350 000/1 150 000 IOPS in 4K Random Read/Write

Ok, let's look at the HP SSD FX900 PRO model, shall we? As we mentioned - HP offers an excellent 5-year warranty on this product.