TEST: ADATA Falcon 512GB M.2 SSDFalcon

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test.
The the M.2 NVMe SSD Falcon with 512GB (AFALCON-512G-C) from ADATA was tested.


Technical data
Manufacturer ADATA
Type AFALCON-512G-C
Storage capacity 512 GB (477 GiB)
Read speed 3100 MB/s
Write speed 1500 MB/s
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Form factor M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) TLC
DRAM Cache no
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 300 Terabyte
Controller Realtek RTS5762DL
Price 82 USD (= 0,16 $ / GB)
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Score
2188
Price/GB
0,16 $
Compared to the top performer*
Read speed
41 %
Write speed
34 %

*) Test result evaluated according to AS SSD Score within the same size.

AS SSD Benchmark 2.0

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. Here, a total score of 2188 points was achieved.

AS SSD TEST: ADATA Falcon 512GB

AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
2482,96 MB/s
1371,85 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
30,10 MB/s
134,25 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
592,70 MB/s
650,60 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0,032 ms
0,508 ms
Score
871
922
Total score
2188

Copy Performance Test

A common everyday situation is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

  • ISO (folder with two large files)
  • Program (folder with many small files)
  • Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using Windows Copy command (the cache remains enabled). The practical test of 02.08.2022 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: ADATA Falcon 512GB
AS SSD Kopier-Benchmark Transferrate: Dauer:
ISO
two large files
1538,57 MB/s
1,49 s
Program
many small files
1144,08 MB/s
6,15 s
Game
small and large files
1363,46 MB/s
5,07 s

Compression Performance Test

Here, the write as well as read speed (according to the manufacturer 3100 MB/s and 1500 MB/s) the ADATA SSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data.

AS SSD TEST: ADATA Falcon 512GB

CrystalDiskMark 7.0 Benchmark


Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark TEST: ADATA Falcon 512GB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2889,39
1405,24
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2281,58
1340,94
RND4K
Q32T16
1088,65
775,68
RND4K
Q1T1
49,60
153,62

Input/Output operations per second

CDM Read [IPOS] Write [IPOS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2.755,50
1.340,10
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2.175,90
1.278,80
RND4K
Q32T16
265.783,00
189.376,00
RND4K
Q1T1
12.110,40
37.504,40

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2.900,89
5.953,93
SEQ1M
Q1T1
459,22
781,26
RND4K
Q32T16
1.918,43
2.692,66
RND4K
Q1T1
82,34
26,52

ATTO Disk Benchmark 4

Here a 256 MB file is written several times to the ADATA M.2 SSD. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster they can usually be written and read.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: ADATA Falcon 512GB

HD Tune Pro 5.75 Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the ADATA M.2 SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The determined access time and burst rate are also displayed.

HD Tune TEST: ADATA Falcon 512GB

HD Tune Endurance test

A long-term test was performed here to fully utilize the memory. You can see when a cache is full and the write performance decreases.

HD Tune Dauertest TEST: ADATA Falcon 512GB

SSD-Z 16 Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the ADATA M.2 SSD here. is written. The transfer data is displayed. The more constant the line, the better.

SSD-Z TEST: ADATA Falcon 512GB

Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.