Emtec X150 Power Plus 480GB SATA SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the SATA SSD X150 Power Plus with 480GB (ECSSD480GX150) from the brand Emtec.

Performance score 
673
Price/GB
n/a
Read
520 MB/s
Write
400 MB/s
Connector
2.5"
Interface
SATA 6 Gbps
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image X150 Power Plus
Manufacturer Emtec  
Model number ECSSD480GX150
Capacity 480 GB (447 GiB)
pSLC cache 180 GB approx.
Read speed 520 MB/s
Write speed 400 MB/s
Interface SATA 6 Gbps
Connector 2.5"
Memory module (NAND) TLC
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 250 terabyte
Controller Silicon Motion SM2259XT
  Current price
n/a
(= n/a / GB)
Stock status unknown
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Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
96 %
Write speed
90 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.

We put the Emtec SATA SSD through a detailed test. You can find the test result / test report here:


AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 1 GB file. A total score of 673 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Emtec X150 Power Plus 480GB
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
501.84 MB/s
431.93 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
31.40 MB/s
72.02 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
176.92 MB/s
157.42 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.169 ms
0.266 ms
Score
258
273
Total score 
673

Copy performance test

A common everyday scenario 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 (cache remains enabled). The real-world test from 25 July 2023 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Emtec X150 Power Plus 480GB
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
983.99 MB/s
1.09 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
1,146.93 MB/s
1.23 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
1,557.39 MB/s
0.89 s

Compression performance test

Here, speed is measured depending on how compressible the data is.

AS SSD TEST: Emtec X150 Power Plus 480GB

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer: 520 MB/s and 400 MB/s) the Emtec SATA SSD is determined.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Emtec X150 Power Plus 480GB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
530.05
439.51
SEQ1M
Q1T1
507.25
438.33
RND4K
Q32T16
189.98
167.67
RND4K
Q1T1
33.29
75.81

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
505.50
419.10
SEQ1M
Q1T1
483.80
418.00
RND4K
Q32T16
46,382.10
40,934.10
RND4K
Q1T1
8,127.70
18,507.80

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
15,785.10
19,016.10
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2,065.96
2,391.18
RND4K
Q32T16
11,015.90
12,437.50
RND4K
Q1T1
122.93
53.90

HD Tune Pro long-term test

A long-term test was performed to fully utilize the storage. You can see from when a possible cache is full and write performance drops. A test file of 200 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 180 GB, the cache was full and performance was throttled.
The test file could at least be read with an average read speed of 273 MB/s and written at 235 MB/s.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: Emtec X150 Power Plus 480GB

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 1 GB file to the Emtec SATA SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The measured access time and burst rate are also shown.

HD Tune TEST: Emtec X150 Power Plus 480GB

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the Emtec SATA SSD multiple times. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster writing and reading usually becomes.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Emtec X150 Power Plus 480GB

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Emtec SATA SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more consistent the line, the better. Unfortunately, the tool no longer works correctly from around 4,000 MB/s and no line is displayed (and sometimes incorrect min/max data is shown).

SSD-Z TEST: Emtec X150 Power Plus 480GB


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