The ADATA Falcon is a solid-state drive in the M.2 2280 form factor, launched in 2020. It is available in capacities ranging from 256 GB to 2 TB. This page reports specifications for the 512 GB variant. With the rest of the system, the ADATA Falcon interfaces using a PCI-Express 3.0 x4 connection. The SSD controller is the RTS5762DL from Realtek, a DRAM cache is not available. ADATA has installed 96-layer TLC NAND flash on the Falcon, the flash chips are made by Micron. To improve write speeds, a pseudo-SLC cache is used, so bursts of incoming writes are processed more quickly. The cache is sized at 165 GB, once it is full, writes complete at 110 MB/s. The Falcon is rated for sequential read speeds of up to 3,100 MB/s and 1,500 MB/s write; random IOPS reach up to 100K for reads and 160K for writes.
At its launch, the SSD was priced at 70 USD. The warranty length is set to five years, which is an excellent warranty period. ADATA guarantees an endurance rating of 300 TBW, a typical value for consumer SSDs.