The Hikvision HikSemi C4000 is a solid-state drive in the M.2 2280 form factor, launched on October 31st, 2022. It is available in capacities ranging from 512 GB to 2 TB. This page reports specifications for the 2 TB variant. With the rest of the system, the Hikvision HikSemi C4000 interfaces using a PCI-Express 4.0 x4 connection. The SSD controller is the MAP1602A Falcon Lite from MaxioTech, a DRAM cache is not available. Hikvision has installed 232-layer TLC NAND flash on the HikSemi C4000, the flash chips are made by YMTC. To improve write speeds, a pseudo-SLC cache is used, so bursts of incoming writes are absorbed more quickly. Thanks to support for the fast PCI-Express 4.0 interface, performance is excellent. The HikSemi C4000 is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 7,450 MB/s and 6,750 MB/s write; random IO reaches 860K IOPS for read and 690K for writes.
At its launch, the SSD was priced at 190 USD. The warranty length is set to five years, which is an excellent warranty period. Hikvision guarantees an endurance rating of 3600 TBW, a good value.