ADATA XPG SX8200 NVMe SSD Review

Test System

Crystal Disk Mark benchmark at 1GB test size:

AS SSD uses incompressible data for benchmarking and can measure read/write performance in MB/s or in iops. AS SSD also has a Copy Benchmark which simulates ISO, Game and program performance, providing both speed and access time results.

Unlike AS SSD, ATTO disk benchmark is a 32-bit compressible data benchmark that measures read and write speeds across various file transfer sizes from 512B to 64MB to show SSD behavior.

Anvil Storage Utilities is a comprehensive storage testing program that provides plenty of information and option for each test. For this review, SSD test was selected.

Final Thoughts

Simply put, the XPG SX8200 is fast. During testing I was able to reach speeds of 2.8 GB/s read and 1.6 GB/s write speeds in ATTO and did get extremely close to the published specifications for sequential read and write speeds of 3200/1700MB/s when I ran Crystal DiskMark.

I tend to use the drives that I review for a while before I publish the review. I do a bit of photo editing, gaming, and some video editing on a daily basis. Using this drive, I noticed the PC was quiet a bit more responsive than when I was using a SATA SSD. Copying files to and from this drive was noticeably quicker as was launching applications such as Adobe Photoshop and games like Star Citizen.

ADATA has a history of throwing wrenches in pricing structures. At the time of this writing, you can snag the XPG SX8200 480 GB drive from Amazon for $160.00. This puts 3 GB/s read speeds in the same pricing as some of the entry level drives. While doing some research on the components, I ran into a few posts in forums expressing concerns over reliability and longevity of ADATA’s drives. If something does go wrong with the SX8200, ADATA has you covered for 5 years.

I’m really impressed with the XPG SX8200 drive when capacity, pricing, and performance is taken into consideration. This drive performs just as well as other 4-lane drives. If you’re looking at building a system or upgrading, take a long hard look at this drive. You’ll get great performance, decent capacity at the same time, leaving a bit left for the steam sales.