ADATA Nighthawk Prototype 8Tb SSD technical specifications
Posted on November 19, 2022 by Raymond Chen
ADATA's Nighthawk Prototype NVMe SSD use PCIe M.2 5.0 computer expansion bus standard. Detailed characteristics of this NVMe on our page.
ADATA's 8Tb Nighthawk Prototype internal SSD use SiliconMotion SM2508 controller. The Nighthawk Prototype comes equipped with n/a flash memory. ADATA Nighthawk Prototype is offered also in 3 capacities: 2 Tb, 1 Tb and 4 Tb.
Performance and benchmarks
ADATA Nighthawk Prototype works on PCIe M.2 5.0 expansion standard with sequential read speeds 14000 MB/s, and maximum write speeds equals to 12000 MB/s.
Endurance and warranty
Specs
| Category | Value |
| Capacity | 8 Tb |
| Interface | M.2 5.0 |
| Controller | SiliconMotion SM2508 |
| Memory type | n/a |
| DRAM | n/a |
| Read speed (Mb/s) | 14000 |
| Write speed (Mb/s) | 12000 |
| Read IOPS | n/a |
| Write IOPS | n/a |
| Endurance (TBW) | n/a |
| MTBF (million hours) | n/a |
| Warranty (years) | n/a |
Conclusion
The write speed is 12000 Mb/s, that is faster than has most of rivals. On balance, our editor recommend to have ADATA Nighthawk Prototype 8Tb for your PC.
+ Pros
- Excellent writing speed
- PCIe 5.0
- Capacity
- Cons
- None
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FAQ
The ADATA Nighthawk Prototype is DRAMless drive or information about it is not known. Dynamic Random-Access Memory makes SSD faster, but also more expensive.
The Nighthawk Prototype 8Tb due to the high density of memory chips require the installation of additional heat sink. It will lower temperature of the memory chips and controller. Some laptops or motherboards from the factory has additional cooling above or below the drive to enhance productivity during high loads.
The ADATA Nighthawk Prototype has maximum write speed 12000 Mb/s, read speed 14000 Mb/s. It operate on SiliconMotion SM2508 controller and M.2 5.0 interface standard.
