TechInsights Teardown: Plextor M10P 1TB SSD

Solid state drives (SSDs) have become a staple in most desktop and laptop computers as their ability to load applications quickly.

Additionally, now these drives have reached a point where the capacity is enough to become the main drive in these computers. This is why SSDs have become a key component for gaming computers as well as IT servers and data centers.

The Plextor SSD is a 1TB drive that contains multichip memories from Kioxia and SK Hynix designed to work in both gaming machines and IT servers.

The following is a partial deep dive into the solid-state drive by TechInsights.

Summary

• 1 TB DDR4 SDRAM
• 2,500,000 hours
• M.2

Release date: June 2021

Price: $300

Availability: Worldwide

Target market: IT

The main board of the Plextor SSD includes the Hynix multichip memory from Kioxia and SK Hynix. Source: TechInsights

Main board

The main board of the Plextor M10P 1 TB solid state drive features the main memory components for the storage device such as:

• SK Hynix’s 512 MB DDR4 SDRAM memory
• Kioxia’s multichip memory — 512 GB 3D TLC NAND flash
• InnoGrit Corp.’s PCIe Gen 4 x 4/NVMe 1.4 SSD controller
• Silergy’s power management IC, overvoltage protection and step-down regulator

(Learn more about memory chips on Globalspec.com)

An x-ray of the SK Hynix multichip memory IC. Source: TechInsights

Major components

• $93.51 — Multichip memory – 512 GB 3D TLC NAND flash — Kioxia (Qty: 2)
• $9.28 — PCIe Gen4 x 4/NVMe 1.4 SSD controller — InnoGrit Corp. (Qty: 1)
• $3.78 — DDR4 SDRAM memory — 512 MB — SK Hynix (Qty: 2)
• $2.21 — 12-layer buildup FR4/HF — Jiangsu Electronics (Qty: 1)
• $0.77 — Power management (Qty: 1)
• $0.69 — Small passive components (Qty: 172)
• $0.30 — Small coil (Qty: 6)
• $0.20 — Crystal ceramic (Qty: 1)
• $0.19 — Overvoltage protection — Silergy (Qty: 1)
• $0.09 — Step down regulator — Silergy (Qty: 1)