So this Zike Z666 NVMe to USB4 40Gb/s enclosure is the fastest enclosure I have tested to date with my Apple Silicon Mac computers and it works with all M1 M2 M3 and M4.
When paired up with a 4TB Samsung 990 Pro NVMe Gen 4 SSD, it creates a combination that is unbeatable for speed, with read and write of over 3500MB/s.
However, there is a huge problem, heat. Because the Zike Z666 enclosure uses passive cooling, no fan, it simply cant keep a hot Gen 4 NVMe SSD cool enough without it going into thermal throttling.
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While I obviously have thermal issues with the Zike Z666 and the Samsung 990 Pro. If you decide to buy the Zike Z666 you can get 20% off on the Zike website using my promo code “David20”.
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An alternative enclosure which is Thunderbolt 4 and USB4 is the Acasis TBU405Pro M1. While this enclosure is not as fast as the Zike Z666, it does have a fan in it to help cool down hot Gen 4 NVMe SSDs. Here’s some links for the Acasis enclosure and some Gen 4 NVMe SSDs. If buying direct from the Acasis website use my promo code “David15” for a 15% discount off anything you buy on the Acasis website.
Acasis website https://bit.ly/45RAaUA
Acasis TBU405Pro M1 enclosure at Amazon ➡ https://geni.us/ACASIS-TBU405ProM1
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WD SSDs:
SN850X 4TB ➡ https://geni.us/SN850X-4TB
SN850X 2TB ➡mhttps://geni.us/SN850X-2TB
SN850X 1TB ➡ https://geni.us/SN850X-1TB
Samsung SSDs:
990 Pro 1TB ➡ https://geni.us/990PRO1TB
990 Pro 2TB ➡ https://geni.us/990PRO-2TB
990 Pro 4TB ➡ https://geni.us/990PRO4TB
Video chapters:
00:00 Intro and explanation
07:48 Removing the plastic shroud
10:40 How to put the SSD drive together
17:19 How to format the SSD drive
22:57 Synthetic SSD speed tests
26:09 Real-world SSD speed tests
31:01 Results for real-world SSD speed tests
32:19 The thermal throttling issue
33:34 Temperature testing
34:45 End summary.
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