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HP has announced a new high-end consumer NVMe SSD, the HP EX950. The EX950 is the successor to the very successful HP EX920, which for most of 2018 was one of the most affordable high-end NVMe SSDs on the market. The EX950 replaces the EX920's Silicon Motion SM2262 controller with the newer SM2262EN controller, bringing performance improvements to remain competitive in the new year. HP EX950 Specifications Capacity 512 GB 1 TB 2 TB Controller Silicon Motion SM2262EN NAND Flash Intel/Micron 64L 3D TLC Form-Factor, Interface double-sided M.2 2280 PCIe 3 x4 NVMe 1.3 Sequential Read 3500 MB/s 3500 MB/s 3500 MB/s Sequential Write 2250 MB/s 2900 MB/s 2900 MB/s Random Read 390k IOPS 410k IOPS 410k IOPS Random Write 370k IOPS 370k IOPS 380k IOPS Power Consumption Active 5.21 W 6.93 W 6.93 W Idle 0.73 W 0.73 W 0.73 W Warranty 5 years Write Endurance 320 TB 0.34 DWPD 650 TB 0.36 DWPD 1400 TB 0.38 DWPD The EX950 uses the same Intel/Micron 64-layer 3D TLC NAND as...