Silicon Power is not a stranger when it comes to high-end M.2 SSDs and for that they have released the XS70, which comes with improvements in terms of the cooling system to keep temperatures at bay, while providing up to 7300MB/s reads, 6800MB/s writes, and compatibility with the PlayStation 5 system. It incorporates the Phison PS5018-E18 controller, manufactured on TSMC’s 12nm process, with eight channels, a speed of 1600MT/s per channel and support for DDR4 caching. As we have seen with other PCIe 4.0 SSDs tested in the past, the XS70 is also using Micron 176-layer 3D TLC NAND, to provide a sustained performance for longer and having increased durability.

The XS70 PCIe 4.0 SSD is shipped inside a simple cardboard packaging, but with a transparent plastic inner layer; through it we can look at the drive without unsealing the enclosure. In the frontal area, Silicon Power does highlight the capacity of the drive but also the fact that it comes with a 5-year limited warranty:

On the back, we will note some more details on the company along with the product serial number and internal code name:

Here is the transparent plastic mold after the cardboard layer has been completely removed:

To avoid throttling in less-than-ideal airflow chassis builds, the XS70 SSD is equipped with an aluminum alloy heatsink with multiple fins, for a more efficient heat evacuation. A stylish dark grey cover is also applied on top, which holds the product series name, along with the type of drive:

The drive also comes with a backplate, which screws to the main sink with two screws, a set on each side:

On the backplate, we will note the drive serial number, the code name, but also a list of supported standards:

Here are some views at both ends as well:

The drive looks great after installation on our test machine; given the color scheme, it should fit with most motherboard designs: