CONCLUSION

   Two things one can take away from today’s review, 1^st that even though both the ATOM 50 and FX900 are based on the same Innogrit RainierQX IG5220 DRAMless NAND flash controller and Micron 176-layer 3D TLC NAND combo the latter actually outperforms the former in almost every single test (alas not by a huge difference - the ATOM 50 does have higher durability/endurance numbers however) and 2^nd that this is a very good SSD, for a DRAMless model at least. Yes, the 5000MB/s of the FX900 model may not come very close to the 7000MB/s achieved by the FX900 Pro model but it should be more than enough for the majority of users out there which is exactly what such models aim to achieve. You can always opt for the FX900 Pro model if you’d like something faster but again for most usages the FX900 should be plenty. My sole issue right now is with available capacities and with many competitors climbing up to 8TB (some even higher) just 2TB seems way too low so I do hope BIWIN addresses this sooner rather than later.

   Retailing for USD104.99 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for around 150Euros inside the EU the HP FX900 1TB Gen4 M.2 NVMe SSD is priced properly, on the other side of the Atlantic that is. Overall, the FX900 is faster and in more capacities than the ATOM 50 and those for many people will be enough. On the other hand, however the ATOM 50 comes with higher durability numbers so I do expect some people to choose based on that. So, if speed’s is what you’re after I strongly recommend checking the FX900 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD by HP out, it shouldn’t disappoint you.

PROS

- Good Performance (Up to 5000MB/s Read & 4800MB/s Write)
- Available Capacities (256GB/512GB/1TB/2TB)
- Graphene Laced Pad
- 5 Year Limited Warranty
- Price (USA)

CONS

- Overall IOMeter Performance
- Thermal Throttling (During SNIA Tests)
- Price (EU)