ADATA XPG Spectrix S40G RGB 256Gb NVMe SSD tech review
ADATA's XPG Spectrix S40G RGB internal SSD use PCIe M.2 3.0 x 4 bus. Read below about this SSD on our page.
ADATA's 256Gb XPG Spectrix S40G RGB internal SSD works on Realtek RTS5762. The XPG Spectrix S40G RGB comes equipped with IMFT 3D TLC flash memory. SSD also available in 512 Gb and 1 Tb capacities.
Performance and benchmarks
This NVMe use PCIe M.2 3.0 x 4 interface with maximum read speeds 3500 MB/s, and write speeds equals to 3000 MB/s. This model has IOPS 380000 on writing and 390000 on reading operations.
Endurance and warranty
Manufacturer give 5 years warranty period limited by 160 Total Bytes Written. As well it has 2 million hours MTBF.
Specs
| Category | Value |
| Capacity | 256 Gb |
| Interface | M.2 3.0 x 4 |
| Controller | Realtek RTS5762 |
| Memory type | IMFT 3D TLC |
| DRAM | n/a |
| Read speed (Mb/s) | 3500 |
| Write speed (Mb/s) | 3000 |
| Read IOPS | 390000 |
| Write IOPS | 380000 |
| Endurance (TBW) | 160 |
| MTBF (million hours) | 2 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Conclusion
ADATA XPG Spectrix S40G RGB 256Gb use previous bus standard that is significantly slower than PCIe 4. The write speed is 3000 Mb/s, that is common for this interface. The Internal SSD provide possibility to write 160 TBW, that is poor against closest rivals. On balance, ADATA XPG Spectrix S40G RGB 256Gb has more cons and our site highly do not advise to spend money for it.
+ Pros
- Good writing speed
- Cons
- PCIe 3.0
- Capacity
- Writing speed
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