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ADATA XPG SX930 SSD: Will gamers bite the bait?

By Kenny Yeo - 15 Aug 2015
Launch SRP: S$159

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AS SSD is a benchmark that uses non-compressible and completely random data. What this means is that the drives using the SandForce SF-2281 controller cannot compress the data first, which takes away one of the strong advantages of this controller. Therefore, this is a useful benchmark because drives that use the SF-2281 controller or similar won't gain an upper hand.

The ADATA XPG SX930’s performance on AS SSD wasn’t too encouraging. While sequential and 4K read and write speeds were decent, its performance tapered off strongly when it came to the demanding 4K with 64 queue depth workload. Here, its read speed was only an abysmal 224.36MB/s - nearly 40% less than the older ADATA Premier Pro SPG920SS. If it’s any consolation, at least its write speeds held up, perhaps a sign that its pSLC Cache Technology is working. The XPG SX930’s speeds on the Copy benchmark was disappointing as well as it was one of the slower drives. 

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7.0
  • Performance 6.5
  • Features 8.5
  • Value 7
The Good
5-year long warranty
Comes with 3.5-inch HDD adapter & cloning utility
ADATA SSD Toolbox makes it easy to upgrade firmware and monitor drive
The Bad
Overall performance is disappointing
Read performance falls with increasing queue depth
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