fanxiang S660 500GB M.2 SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the M.2 NVMe SSD S660 with 500GB (FX-S660-500GB) from the brand fanxiang.

Performance score 
3527
Price/GB
0.20 $
Read
4,800 MB/s
 Write
2,650 MB/s
Connector
M.2 2280
Interface
PCIe 4.0 x4
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image S660
Manufacturer fanxiang  
Model number FX-S660-500GB
Capacity 500 GB (466 GiB)
pSLC cache 62 GB approx.
Read speed 4800 MB/s
Write speed 2650 MB/s
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Connector M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) TLC
DRAM cache No
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 350 terabyte
Warranty 5 Years
Controller n/a

Product
Score
Price
  Current price
~ 100 $
(= 0.20 $ / GB)
Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
66 %
Write speed
45 %
*) 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 S660 500GB                     
Fw      : SN12362 
HMB     : 32768 - 32768 KB (Enabled, 32 M)
Size    : 476940 MB [500.1 GB]
LBA Size: 512
AdminCmd: 0x00 0x01 0x02 0x04 0x05 0x06 0x08 0x09 0x0A 0x0C 0x10 0x11 0x14 0x80 0x81 0x82 0x84 0xC1 0xC2
I/O Cmd : 0x00 0x01 0x02 0x04 0x05 0x08 0x09
Firmware id string[0C0]	: MKSSD_100000000123623100,May 26 2023,10:21:31,MAP1602,MRRHBA3C
Project id string[080]	: r:/Code/1602/DVT/X2-9060/SVN12362_For_ReadDistrubIssue
Controller		: MAP1602
NAND string		: CYAxxTE1B1xC3B
List may not be complete
Ch0CE0: 0x9b,0xc4,0x28,0x49,0x20,0x0,0x0 - YMTC 3dv3-128L(x2-9060) TLC 16k 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die 4Plane/die
Ch1CE0: 0x9b,0xc4,0x28,0x49,0x20,0x0,0x0 - YMTC 3dv3-128L(x2-9060) TLC 16k 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die 4Plane/die
Ch2CE0: 0x9b,0xc4,0x28,0x49,0x20,0x0,0x0 - YMTC 3dv3-128L(x2-9060) TLC 16k 512Gb/CE 512Gb/die 4Plane/die
Ch3CE0: 0x9b,0xc4,0x28,0x49,0x20,0x0,0x0 - YMTC 3dv3-128L(x2-9060) TLC 16k 512Gb/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 3527 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: fanxiang S660 500GB M.2 SSD
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
4,304.52 MB/s
2,440.52 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
58.03 MB/s
167.91 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
873.62 MB/s
1,136.04 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.023 ms
0.408 ms
Score
1362
1548
Total score 
3527

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

AS SSD TEST: fanxiang S660 500GB M.2 SSD
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
1,968.46 MB/s
1.17 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
1,136.07 MB/s
6.20 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
1,910.82 MB/s
3.62 s

Compression performance test

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

AS SSD TEST: fanxiang S660 500GB 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: 4800 MB/s and 2650 MB/s) the fanxiang SSD is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: fanxiang S660 500GB M.2 SSD
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
4,938.93
2,582.93
SEQ1M
Q1T1
4,555.21
2,596.23
RND4K
Q32T16
1,418.86
1,381.61
RND4K
Q1T1
68.19
173.96

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
4,710.10
2,463.30
SEQ1M
Q1T1
4,344.20
2,476.00
RND4K
Q32T16
346,401.00
337,306.00
RND4K
Q1T1
16,647.00
42,470.50

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
1,696.61
3,242.50
SEQ1M
Q1T1
230.05
403.26
RND4K
Q32T16
1,475.86
1,516.66
RND4K
Q1T1
59.96
23.43

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 100 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 62 GB, the cache was full and performance was throttled.
The test file could at least be read with an average read speed of 3,586 MB/s and written at 1,235 MB/s.

HD Tune endurance test TEST: fanxiang S660 500GB 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 S660 500GB 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 S660 500GB 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 S660 500GB M.2 SSD


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