ADATA XPG Gammix S5 256Gb NVMe SSD technical specifications
ADATA's XPG Gammix S5 works on PCIe M.2 3.0 x 4 expansion standard. More details about this SSD here.
XPG Gammix S5 (256Gb) produced by ADATA works on Realtek SM2262ENG controller. The XPG Gammix S5 comes equipped with Micron TLC flash memory. This NVMe is offered also in 1 Tb and 512 Gb capacities.
Performance and benchmarks
SSD works on PCIe M.2 3.0 x 4 bus with read speeds 2100 Mbps, and write speeds 1500 Mbps. This model has IOPS 250000 on reading and 240000 on writing operations.
Endurance and warranty
ADATA give 5 years warranty for this product. The XPG Gammix S5 has 2 million hours mean time between failure.
Specs
| Category | Value |
| Capacity | 256 Gb |
| Interface | M.2 3.0 x 4 |
| Controller | Realtek SM2262ENG |
| Memory type | Micron TLC |
| DRAM | n/a |
| Read speed (Mb/s) | 2100 |
| Write speed (Mb/s) | 1500 |
| Read IOPS | 250000 |
| Write IOPS | 240000 |
| Endurance (TBW) | n/a |
| MTBF (million hours) | 2 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Conclusion
XPG Gammix S5 (256Gb) produced by ADATA use previous bus standard that is significantly slower than PCIe 4. The maximum write speed is 1500 Mbps, that is slower than has most of competitors. Weighing all these factors, ADATA XPG Gammix S5 256Gb has more cons and we highly do not advise to purchase it.
+ Pros
- None
- Cons
- Slow writing speed
- PCIe 3.0
- Capacity
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Video Review
Unboxing ADATA XPG Gammix S5 512GB NVMe SSD PCIe Gen3x4 M.2
