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The row does not name the axes. 80 is the length, 22 the width and 3.5 the thickness","weight_g":"Weight row reads 8g for every capacity","warranty_years":"5-year limited warranty. The page says the warranty is based on the TBW or the warranty period","variants":"Part number table with per-capacity read and write speeds. The 2TB row repeats the base"}},{"url":"https://www.silicon-power.com/download-detail/edm-p34a60/","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-20","fields":["spec_sheet_url","model_numbers","storage_gb","interface","pcie_gen","pcie_lanes","nvme_version","seq_read_mbs","seq_write_mbs","mtbf_h","operating_temperature_c","dimensions_mm","weight_g","warranty_years","variants"],"notes":{"spec_sheet_url":"One-page eDM flyer issued July 14, 2026. It is the data sheet on the product page. It has no controller, flash, IOPS or TBW values","model_numbers":"Ordering Information lists 512GB SP512GBP34A60M28, 1TB SP001TBP34A60M28, 2TB SP002TBP34A60M28 and 4TB SP004TBP34A60M28 and says more part numbers are available from sales","storage_gb":"Footnotes: 1GB equals 1 billion bytes and 1TB equals 1 trillion bytes. Some capacities may not be available at launch","interface":"Interface PCIe Gen3X4. A footnote says the drive needs an M.2 M-key slot","pcie_gen":"Interface PCIe Gen3X4","pcie_lanes":"Interface PCIe Gen3X4","nvme_version":"Highlights: NVMe 1.3 + HMB","seq_read_mbs":"Performance Read (max.) up to 2200MB/s. The flyer gives no per capacity split. Footnote: results are based on internal testing and depend on host, usage and capacity","seq_write_mbs":"Performance Write (max.) up to 1600MB/s","mtbf_h":"MTBF (test) 2,000,000 hours","operating_temperature_c":"Operation Temperature 0 C to 70 C","dimensions_mm":"22.0 x 80.0 x 3.5 (mm)","weight_g":"8g","warranty_years":"5-Year Limited. A footnote says the warranty lasts five years or until the maximum TBW is reached","variants":"Ordering information part numbers"}},{"url":"https://www.silicon-power.com/document/ssd_tbw/","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-20","fields":["endurance_tbw","variants"],"notes":{"endurance_tbw":"Silicon Power SSD products TBW table, file dated 2026-08-05. The P34A60 row of the PCIe M.2 table lists 37 TB (128GB), 75 (256GB), 150 (512GB), 300 (1TB) and 600 (2TB). The table has no 4TB row, so the 4TB is left empty. The base is the 2TB model. Tom's Hardware printed 150, 300 and 600 TB for 256GB, 512GB and 1TB at launch. 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Tom's Hardware reads Intel 64-layer TLC on its 512GB sample, which is the same Micron and Intel flash line","heatsink":"The article says both the P34A60 and the P34A80 come without a heatsink plate","variants":"Launch prices of the 256GB, 512GB and 1TB parts. Update of 16 October 2019 lists the maker's MSRP before tax: SP256GBP34A60M28 37.99 USD, SP512GBP34A60M28 56.99 USD and SP001TBP34A60M28 109.99 USD. The region is not named. Tom's Hardware printed 33.99, 56.99 and 94.99 USD in January 2020, which are not used"}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/silicon-power-p34a60-m2-nvme-ssd","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-20","fields":["controller","nand_type","dram_cache","variants"],"notes":{"controller":"Review by Sean Webster, 24 January 2020, 512GB sample. Spec table: Silicon Motion SM2263XT, DRAMless with HMB, Intel 64L TLC, NVMe 1.3. The text calls it an entry-level DRAMless SM2263XT drive. The maker said later units may use another controller, so current units may differ","nand_type":"Spec table lists TLC flash (Intel 64L TLC)","dram_cache":"Spec table: DRAM row reads DRAMless - HMB","variants":"512GB sample. The photos and text say the sample is single-sided (the components sit on one side of the PCB) with the SM2263XT controller and Intel 64-layer TLC. The table gives random speeds of 190,000 and 230,000 IOPS (256GB) and 240,000 and 250,000 IOPS (512GB and 1TB). The maker does not publish IOPS, so these come from this table and no queue depth is named. Measured on the 512GB sample: iometer sequential write for 15 minutes. The dynamic SLC cache took 67GB before speed fell. The drive fell from 1,650 MB/s to an average of 140 MB/s after the cache. The temperature peaked at 67 C with 25 C ambient and static air cooling on the bare drive. Quarch power module idle power, read from chart: 492 mW with ASPM/LPM disabled and 494 mW with it enabled. The 492 mW reading is stored. The review states no PCIe slot generation or drive fill for the test"}},{"url":"https://www.funkykit.com/reviews/storage/silicon-power-p34a60-512gb-m-2-nvme-ssd-review/","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-20","fields":["controller","variants"],"notes":{"controller":"Funky Kit review of 19 February 2020 says the P34A60 uses an SMI 2263XT controller and Micron 3D TLC NAND in a DRAMless design with HMB","variants":"512GB sample. CrystalDiskMark 7.0.0 x64, 3 runs, 1 GiB test file, empty drive (0 percent used), read from the screenshot on page 3: SEQ1M Q8T1 read 2077.68 and write 1678.80 MB/s, RND4K Q1T1 read 66.84 and write 230.33 MB/s. No KitGuru result exists for this drive. The 512 MiB, 2 GiB and 4 GiB runs differ by less than 3 percent in the sequential tests. Host: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X, ASRock X570 Extreme4, Windows 10 Pro. The sequential read is stored rounded to 2078 and the write to 1679"}},{"url":"https://www.komputronik.pl/product/671021/silicon-power-p34a60-m-2-nvme-pcie-1tb.html","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-20","fields":["gtins","variants"],"notes":{"gtins":"Komputronik sheet for the 1TB part SP001TBP34A60M28 gives the EAN 4713436129653","variants":"1TB row GTIN"}},{"url":"https://www.comparateur-gamer.fr/prix/silicon-power-silicon-power-p34a60-ssd-m-2-pcie-gen3-4-de-4713436129646","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-20","fields":["gtins","variants"],"notes":{"gtins":"Comparateur-Gamer lists the 512GB P34A60 under the EAN 4713436129646 and the 256GB P34A60 under 4713436129639. The pages do not print the part numbers, so the match is by capacity. No GTIN found for the 128GB, 2TB or 4TB","variants":"256GB and 512GB row GTINs"}}],"fields_filled":27,"updated":"2026-10-20"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}