Packaging and Contents

Inside the package, you will find just the SSD; no other accessories or documentation is included.

The Drive

The drive uses the M.2 2280 form factor, which means it is 22 mm wide and 80 mm long. On top of the SSD, you will find a metal heatspreader.


Like most M.2 NVMe SSDs, the Gammix S10 uses a PCIe x4 3.0 interface.


I ripped off the heatspreader, which is a fairly simple piece of metal with two strips of thermal pad running along the sides. The heatspreader is attached to the drive using a thin double-sided sticky tape. I'm slightly surprised the thermal pads don't cover the full width of the drive, which is probably due to the geometry of the heatsink.


You will find the SSD controller and three flash chips on the PCB. Two DRAM chips are also present to provide the SSD controller with RAM and soak up write bursts.


The Silicon Motion SMI 2260 controller is a fairly recent model that adds TLC support.


The three TLC flash chips are rebranded to show ADATA markings only. My best guess is that these are Micron 3D TLC.