fanxiang S500 Pro 2TB M.2 SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the M.2 NVMe SSD S500 Pro with 2TB (S500PRO2T) from the brand fanxiang.

Performance score 
4455
Price/GB
0.13 $
Read
3,500 MB/s
 Write
3,000 MB/s
Connector
M.2 2280
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x4
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image S500 Pro
Manufacturer fanxiang  
Model number S500PRO2T
Capacity 2048 GB (1908 GiB)
pSLC cache 170 GB approx.
Read speed 3500 MB/s
Write speed 3000 MB/s
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Connector M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) TLC
DRAM cache No
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 1280 terabyte
Warranty 5 Years
Controller Maxio MAP1202

Product
Score
Price
fanxiang S500 Pro 1TB
4308
180 $
fanxiang S500 Pro 512GB
3427
96 $
fanxiang S500 Pro 256GB
2136
60 $
  Current price
~ 270 $
(= 0.13 $ / GB)
In stock
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Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
57 %
Write speed
52 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.
v0.34a
OS: 10.0 build 19045 
Drive   : 0(NVME)
Scsi    : 2
Driver  : W10
Model   : Fanxiang S500Pro 2TB                    
Fw      : SN11795 
HMB     : 32768 - 32768 KB (Enabled, 32 M)
Size    : 1953514 MB [2048.4 GB]
LBA Size: 512
AdminCmd: 0x00 0x01 0x02 0x04 0x05 0x06 0x08 0x09 0x0A 0x0C 0x10 0x11 0x14 0x80 0x84 0xC1 0xC2
I/O Cmd : 0x00 0x04 0x08 0x09
Firmware id string[1C0]	: MKSSD_501003000117950000,May 31 2023,21:52:16,MAP1202,KRRHCE2C
Project id string[180]	: r:/00_release/2_Release_11795/Release_Brance_11795
Controller		: MAP1202
NAND string		: CYAxxTE1B1xC3B
NAND MaxPE cycles	: 3000
NAND Freq		: 1200
Channel number		: 4
CE number		: 4
Total bank		: 32
Flash type		: TLC
Blocks/CE		: 3960
Pages/Block		: 2304
Page size		: 16
Planes(?)		: 4
Die/CE			: 1
Ch0CE0: 0x9b,0xc5,0x29,0x49,0x20,0x0,0x0 - YMTC 3dv3-128L(x2-9060) TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 512Gb/die 4Plane/die
Ch1CE0: 0x9b,0xc5,0x29,0x49,0x20,0x0,0x0 - YMTC 3dv3-128L(x2-9060) TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 512Gb/die 4Plane/die
Ch2CE0: 0x9b,0xc5,0x29,0x49,0x20,0x0,0x0 - YMTC 3dv3-128L(x2-9060) TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 512Gb/die 4Plane/die
Ch3CE0: 0x9b,0xc5,0x29,0x49,0x20,0x0,0x0 - YMTC 3dv3-128L(x2-9060) TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 512Gb/die 4Plane/die
Ch0CE1: 0x9b,0xc5,0x29,0x49,0x20,0x0,0x0 - YMTC 3dv3-128L(x2-9060) TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 512Gb/die 4Plane/die
Ch1CE1: 0x9b,0xc5,0x29,0x49,0x20,0x0,0x0 - YMTC 3dv3-128L(x2-9060) TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 512Gb/die 4Plane/die
Ch2CE1: 0x9b,0xc5,0x29,0x49,0x20,0x0,0x0 - YMTC 3dv3-128L(x2-9060) TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 512Gb/die 4Plane/die
Ch3CE1: 0x9b,0xc5,0x29,0x49,0x20,0x0,0x0 - YMTC 3dv3-128L(x2-9060) TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 512Gb/die 4Plane/die
Ch0CE2: 0x9b,0xc5,0x29,0x49,0x20,0x0,0x0 - YMTC 3dv3-128L(x2-9060) TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 512Gb/die 4Plane/die
Ch1CE2: 0x9b,0xc5,0x29,0x49,0x20,0x0,0x0 - YMTC 3dv3-128L(x2-9060) TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 512Gb/die 4Plane/die
Ch2CE2: 0x9b,0xc5,0x29,0x49,0x20,0x0,0x0 - YMTC 3dv3-128L(x2-9060) TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 512Gb/die 4Plane/die
Ch3CE2: 0x9b,0xc5,0x29,0x49,0x20,0x0,0x0 - YMTC 3dv3-128L(x2-9060) TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 512Gb/die 4Plane/die
Ch0CE3: 0x9b,0xc5,0x29,0x49,0x20,0x0,0x0 - YMTC 3dv3-128L(x2-9060) TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 512Gb/die 4Plane/die
Ch1CE3: 0x9b,0xc5,0x29,0x49,0x20,0x0,0x0 - YMTC 3dv3-128L(x2-9060) TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 512Gb/die 4Plane/die
Ch2CE3: 0x9b,0xc5,0x29,0x49,0x20,0x0,0x0 - YMTC 3dv3-128L(x2-9060) TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 512Gb/die 4Plane/die
Ch3CE3: 0x9b,0xc5,0x29,0x49,0x20,0x0,0x0 - YMTC 3dv3-128L(x2-9060) TLC 16k 1024Gb/CE 512Gb/die 4Plane/die

We put the fanxiang NVMe M.2 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 5 GB file. A total score of 4455 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: fanxiang S500 Pro 2TB M.2 SSD
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
3,127.72 MB/s
2,678.81 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
55.84 MB/s
155.04 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
1,487.52 MB/s
1,242.80 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.023 ms
0.540 ms
Score
1856
1666
Total score 
4455

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 19 December 2023 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: fanxiang S500 Pro 2TB M.2 SSD
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
2,383.35 MB/s
0.96 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
1,171.33 MB/s
6.01 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
2,059.26 MB/s
3.35 s

Compression performance test

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

AS SSD TEST: fanxiang S500 Pro 2TB M.2 SSD

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer specs: 3500 MB/s and 3000 MB/s) the fanxiang SSD is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: fanxiang S500 Pro 2TB M.2 SSD
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3,591.01
3,054.60
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2,386.93
2,814.13
RND4K
Q32T16
2,144.15
1,397.65
RND4K
Q1T1
62.11
169.06

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3,424.70
2,913.10
SEQ1M
Q1T1
2,276.30
2,683.80
RND4K
Q32T16
523,474.00
341,222.00
RND4K
Q1T1
15,163.30
41,274.40

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2,334.65
2,741.32
SEQ1M
Q1T1
439.09
372.40
RND4K
Q32T16
976.43
1,498.41
RND4K
Q1T1
65.83
24.10

HD Tune Pro long-term test

A long-term test was performed to fully utilize the storage. You can see at what point the cache (if present) becomes full and write performance drops. A test file of 300 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 170 GB, the cache was full and performance was throttled.
The test file could at least be read with an average read speed of 2,531 MB/s and written at 1,710 MB/s.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: fanxiang S500 Pro 2TB M.2 SSD

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the fanxiang NVMe M.2 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: fanxiang S500 Pro 2TB M.2 SSD

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the fanxiang NVMe M.2 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: fanxiang S500 Pro 2TB M.2 SSD

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the fanxiang NVMe M.2 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: fanxiang S500 Pro 2TB M.2 SSD


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