ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512GB SSD Review

Crystal DiskMark, IOMeter & HDTune 5.7


In CrystalDiskMark is where we finally get to see the claimed peak performance of the drive. It is delivering precisely what ADATA claims at 3,500MB/s read and 2,300MB/s write. Do note that on the website it is claimed to be a 3,000MB/s write, but this is different from what is on the retail packaging which stipulates only 2,3GB/s for the 512GB model. CrystakDiskMark confirms what is on the packaging. This level of performance is pretty much the limit for single PCIe Gen3 x4 drives (at least in the sequential read speed department).

SX8200 Pro CrystalDiskMark 7

Next we have Intel’s IOmeter. Despite it’s age proves to be a reliable benchmark for SSDs. Here the numbers are close enough to what ADATA claim, but not quite there. Differences in the testing environment and components results i these discrepancies, but for the most part it’s well within acceptable limits. ADATA claims 390K and 380K IOPS for both read and write respectively, while the numbers I recorded were closer to 360K and 350K.

SX8200 Pro IOMeter

Finally we get to HDTune. One of the oldest benchmarks, but very reliable. Once again this one doesn’t reflect the maximum or burst performance numbers, but what you may experience over sustained read/write operations. Here we see once again the SX8200 Pro with a clear advantage.

SX8200 Pro HDTune 5.7

 


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