TEST: ADATA XPG Gammix S70 Blade 512GB M.2 SSD

Technical data
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Manufacturer	ADATA
Model number	AGAMMIXS70B-512G-CS
Storage capacity	512 GB (477 GiB)
Read speed	7400 MB/s
Write speed	2600 MB/s
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x4
Connection	M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND)	TLC
DRAM Cache	✓ yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written)	370 Terabyte
Controller	InnoGrit IG5236
Price	ca. 87 USD (= 0,17 $ / GB)
Paid link	Buy on Amazon

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Compared to the top performer*

Read speed

99 %

Write speed

49 %

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

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

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. A total score of 5924 points was achieved.

AS SSD	Read:	Write:
Seq in megabytes per second	5941,72 MB/s	2416,94 MB/s
4K in megabytes per second	69,99 MB/s	209,11 MB/s
4K-64Thrd in megabytes per second	1449,42 MB/s	2443,81 MB/s
Access time in milliseconds	0,017 ms	0,019 ms
Score	2114	2895
Total score	5924

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 December 26, 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	1672,86 MB/s	0,64 s
Program many small files	1249,99 MB/s	1,13 s
Game small and large files	1761,79 MB/s	0,78 s

Compression Performance Test

Here, the writing and reading speed of the the ADATA SSDSSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 7400MB/s and 2600MB/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	7453,19	2518,41
SEQ1M Q1T1	2896,28	2541,18
RND4K Q32T16	1743,28	2275,10
RND4K Q1T1	74,18	230,54

HD Tune Pro Endurance test

A long-term test was performed here 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 can be written and read.

SSD-Z 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.

The benchmark test was performed on December 26, 2021.
Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.
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