ADATA XPG Atom 50 1 TB

[trsttte]

This is strange given that there are two unpopulated spots for NAND chips. Very odd indeed.

Probably already counting on replacing the NAND with something else lmao

 

[Tsukiyomi91]

this might be something I might consider getting as my new drive.

 

[Icon Charlie]

The pricing in interesting and it does make sense now since I just recently picked up a 1TB, WD SN850 for $145. The reason why I picked up this stick is because it got excellent reviews from professional photographers doing digital editing.

 

[v12dock]

I just ordered one for a second drive (primary) in my work laptop.

 

[W1zzard]

because it got excellent reviews from professional photographers doing digital editing.

Are you a pro photographer? I'm always looking to expand my test suite. During which tasks do you feel a speed difference between SSDs?

 

[THU31]

The game loading times interest me & again I notice bugger all difference really between PCIe3 & 4 M.2 drives. I mean we are talking about a second or two here, hardly worth the upgrade if one is already on PCIe3 M.2 storage. But if your doing a complete rebuild or new build, then sure throw money at PCIe4 storage of course.

This will not improve until games start using DirectStorage.

But even that will not be a revolution. Games would have to be designed for SSDs only, ditching HDD support, which will not happen anytime soon. Ratchet & Clank on PS5 is an amazing example of what can be achieved with SSDs.

 

[redzo]

Even taking into account adata's damaging track record of changing components, this is by far the most interesting SSD released in the last couple of years: cheap and way faster than qlc. It's way, way better than all other qlc combo products out there. Some product manager should be proud.

 

[W1zzard]

I personally confirmed with ADATA that they are guaranteeing the tested hardware combination: Innogrit IG5220 RainierQX controller with Micron "B47R" 176-layer 3D TLC NAND

ADATA Guarantees Consistent XPG Atom 50 SSD Controller and NAND Flash Combo

A disturbing trend among entry-level M.2 NVMe SSDs is a complete disregard from manufacturers for consistency in the brands and types of the various key components of the drives. The companies simply advertise a certain set of performance and endurance numbers, which serve as ends to reach by...

www.techpowerup.com

 

[trsttte]

It's great to see some kind of guarantee but thrust doesn't reappear over night. Time will tell, they only have themselves to blame if they screw it up again

 

[v12dock]

I just received mine in the mail Jan 18th.

 

[lexluthermiester]

I just received mine in the mail Jan 18th.


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Is your unit performing on par with W1zzard's review sample?

 

[v12dock]

Is your unit performing on par with W1zzard's review sample?

Unfortunately, the way the M.2 is set up on my laptop, it's running off the chipset and getting on PCIe3. I will have to test it on a desktop with Gen4.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Unfortunately, the way the M.2 is set up on my laptop, it's running off the chipset and getting on PCIe3. I will have to test it on a desktop with Gen4.

Given that, those should be interesting numbers to see.

 

[v12dock]

Given that, those should be interesting numbers to see.

https://imgur.com/aeMhrhV

 

[WhoDecidedThat]

https://imgur.com/aeMhrhV

Hmm.. why use a Queue Depth of 10?

 

[lexluthermiester]

Hmm.. why use a Queue Depth of 10?

Why does it matter?

 

[WhoDecidedThat]

Why does it matter?

QD 10 results are unrealistic. Consumer workloads very rarely cross QD 1.

 

[lexluthermiester]

QD 10 results are unrealistic. Consumer workloads very rarely cross QD 1.

Unless the user is doing a large workload. QD10 is fine for a benchmark and renders accurate results. Let's not make a mountain out of a mole-hill.