ADATA XPG SX7000 M.2 PCIE Gen3x4 256GB SSD Review

Test Bench

For our tests, we used our latest test rig, which is comprised of the following components.

AIDA64 Disk Information

You’ll notice the SSD is indeed the ADATA XPG SX7000 model and not the GAMMIX S10. It features the Silicon Motion controller and uses 3D TLC NAND flash memory.

CrystalDiskMark

CrystalDiskMark is a disk benchmark software.It measure sequential reads/writes speed,measure random 512KB, 4KB, 4KB (Queue Depth=32) reads/writes speed, select test data (Random, 0Fill, 1Fill), provide theme support and Multi-Language support.

During our CrystalDiskMark tests, the SX7000 produced some impressive read speeds of around 1370MB/sec with a write speed of around 825MB/sec. It’s not the advertised 1800MB (read)/850MB (write), but it’s close enough.

ATTO Disk Benchmark

ATTO has created a widely-accepted Disk Benchmark freeware software to help measure storage system performance. As one of the top tools utilized in the industry, Disk Benchmark identifies performance in hard drives, solid state drives, RAID arrays as well as the host connection to attached storage. 

For ATTO Disk Benchmark, the results speak for themselves and confirms the same as what we’ve achieved during the CrystalDiskMark tests.

Anvil Storage

Anvil’s Storage Utilities is a powerful tool that was designed in order to provide you with a simple means of assessing the read and writer performance of your Solid State Drive or Hard Disk Drive.

Check this out! The Adata XPG SX7000 produced an impressive IOPS score of 60,771 for read and a whopping 166,600 for write. I was hoping the IOPS score for read was as high as Adata advertised, which was 140K … still, the overall score is twice, if not 3x faster than your standard SATA3 SSDs.

Temperatures at Full Load

Here’s something you need to be aware of … M.2/PCIE Gen3x4 SSDs can, and do run HOT! During our stress tests at full load, the Adata XPG SX7000 reached a high of 59 degrees Celsius. It may not seem high … but it’s definitely hot to touch. 

This is where the heatspreader comes in to play … it will definitely help with cooling. Anything above the specified operating temperature of 70 degrees will result in performance throttling … which is not good.