TEST: ADATA XPG Gammix S70 Blade 2TB M.2 SSD

Technical data
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Manufacturer	ADATA
Model number	AGAMMIXS70B-2T-CS
Storage capacity	2048 GB (1908 GiB)
Read speed	7400 MB/s
Write speed	6400 MB/s
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x4
Connection	M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND)	TLC
DRAM Cache	✓ yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written)	1480 Terabyte
Controller	InnoGrit IG5236
Price	ca. 180 USD (= 0,09 $ / GB)
Paid link	Buy on Amazon

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Compared to the top performer*

Read speed

100 %

Write speed

94 %

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

This SSD is PS5 compatible. It can be used as expansion storage in a PlayStation 5 console.

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed using a 5 GB file. A total score of 8706 points was achieved.

AS SSD	Read:	Write:
Seq in megabytes per second	5864,96 MB/s	5743,39 MB/s
4K in megabytes per second	81,71 MB/s	207,88 MB/s
4K-64Thrd in megabytes per second	2936,61 MB/s	2481,66 MB/s
Access time in milliseconds	0,016 ms	0,164 ms
Score	3605	3264
Total score	8706

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 the Windows Copy command (the cache remains enabled). The practical test of August 24, 2021 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD Copy-Benchmark	Transfer rate:	Duration:
ISO two large files	2185,20 MB/s	1,05 s
Program many small files	1341,47 MB/s	5,25 s
Game small and large files	2026,05 MB/s	3,41 s

Compression Performance Test

This measures the write and read speed of the ADATA SSD, depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 7400 MB/s and 6400 MB/s respectively ).

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Here, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed, similar to the ones performed on the AS SSD.

CDM	Read [MB/s]	Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M Q8T1	7479,47	6650,25
SEQ1M Q1T1	3632,98	5567,64
RND4K Q32T16	3169,34	3170,95
RND4K Q1T1	86,51	225,39

HD Tune Pro Endurance test

This is a long term test to make full use of the memory capacity. You can see when a cache is full and the writing performance decreases.

HD Tune Pro 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.

ATTO Disk Benchmark

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 were written and read.

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the ADATA M.2 SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more constant the line, the better. Unfortunately, the tool does not work correctly above about 5,000 MB/s and no line (and sometimes wrong min and max data) is displayed.

The benchmark test was performed on August 24, 2021.
Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.
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