XPG SX8200 Pro 2TB 3D NAND NVMe Gen3x4 PCIe M.2 2280 Solid State Drive R/W 3500/3000MB/s SSD

I bought this to upgrade an HP EliteDesk 800 G2 small form factor desktop, with an I7 6700. Obviously, not a gaming machine. I wanted something a little larger and a little faster than the 256 gig SSD it came with. Im very happy with my purchase. Ive bought dozens of Adata drives and never had a problem. My motherboard does not have an NVME slot. So, I bought the $8 adapter in the pic. amazon.com/gp/product/B07VYWR91T/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1 The adapter board was shipped, attached to the larger of the two brackets it was supplied with. I removed the bracket, installed the new drive, then attached the board to the low profile bracket. When I installed the board and powered up, bios and Windows 10 recognized the new drive immediately. I cloned the SSD to the new drive using the free version of Aomei Backupper. I find it less troublesome than other software. Afterward, powered down, removed the old drive and was up and running. All of this in a matter of minutes. I ran Crystal Disk Mark and the pic shows the results. Not bad. Im running the cpu, with turbo boost disabled, because it runs too hot when using video editing software. To see if read and write scores would improve, I enabled turbo boost. I got slightly lower scores. I dont know why. I dont really care either. Im happy.

Ive upgraded from my Samsung 840 evo SSD to this Adata M2 as my boot drive. The speeds are a vast upgrade over the SSD topping out around 540 MB/s. Ive attached my personal benchmark after installing the drive fresh and cloning the drive. I would categorize these results as acceptable, close to the 3500 MB/s range. The Arconis tool you get is horribly outdated (2018 version), you must register your product with Adata then get the key etc. It was a pain in the butt honestly. Ive used Samsung and Seagate tools in the past that were just so much better. Anyways, it did the job. It made the recovery partition too large, so I had to fix it up with diskpart after. I didnt see any issues with packaging like some reviewers, looks like its straight from the manufacturer and not a refurb. Also, dont be a dope, and make sure you buy the tiny screws/mounts to install M2 drives if you dont have them. Dont knock this product for not having the included screws. This is the kit I got and it worked fine: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Q8THWZD/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

2TB Model Works well when I upgraded my Mac Pro 2013 from its original 256GB SSD to a 2TB ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe SSD. $7 adapter I used is a solid fit with this SSD. Multiple speed tests show consistent results. Had it in for almost 3 1/2 days and going strong. No sleep issues and completely stable - no crashing or restarts. Running the latest version of macOS Mojave. I strongly recommend this upgrade now that prices of NVMe SSD storage has dropped become more affordable. 1TB Model Installed the 1TB version in my Mac Pro Tower 4,1 (flashed to 5,1) as a Boot Drive running Mojave with a Radeon RX-580 Graphics Card. Some initial instability, but now appears to be rock solid once I reseated the PCIe adapter in the second (16x) slot. As with my previous OWC SATA 3 PCIe card, I had to put a small felt spacer between the adapter and the graphics card to provide enough clearance for the RX 580 fan to spin freely. Not as fast as this NVMe card could actually go, but still 3 times the read speed of the SATA 3 SSD I had in it and over 10x the write speed at ~1500MBps on both due to limitations of PCIe 2.0 4x interface - whereas a bridged adapter card would be required to max out this particular NVMe card speed of ~3000MBps on these Macs on the PCIe 2.0 16x lane slot.

So I saw a lot of people complaining that these dont perform as well as they review. While there might be some bad batches, you also need to realize that hardware types will limit the total speed. If your device only supports PCIe 2.0, which has a rating of 500MB/S per channel, and 4x you would get 2000MB/S total. So you cant get the 3500MB/S advertised. Youd max out at 2000. PCIe 3.0 can do 1000MB/S per channel, so you could max out the device at around 3350MB/S (the title says 3500, but when you see the comparison chart in the details it is a little lower). It depends on the motherboard and CPU for what is supported. NEXT! I just put together an x570 / Ryzen 3900x build. The board has two slots, so I started out with the bottom slot to get it away from the GPU hoping to cut down on heat (I have a metal heatsink on it). However, when I fired up Crystal disk mark on a fresh windows 10 install I noticed the speeds were much lower than advertised. There isnt much on the internet about this, but I found when a board has two m.2 drives it typically splits the bandwidth up. 4 PCIe lans from the CPU go to the primary slot, and 4 PCIe lans from the Chipset go to the secondary. What I realized is when I ran the drive off the chipset-based slot, it got much lower rates. When I moved it to the main slot, it got what it was rated for. Then I changed the setting in CrystalDiskmark to NVMe mode, and it went up a little more. You can see my comparisons in the pictures. Yes it does matter which slot it is in. So, if you are getting lower than rated specs check your supported PCIe version and the slot itself. Always use the CPU-based slot for the best performance(it would seem).

Purchased 2Tb size on June 20 2021 for ~230$ (prime day) and received ENG version (fast). Testing on laptop showed 1700Mb read and 3000 Mb write which was even lower than my laptop OEM 1Tb SSD (3000 read/write). Even cloned OEM ssd and inserted this adata ssd into main nvme/slot just to see if slot can be faster. Same speed, no difference. Also, when copy 25gb file to drive after ~10gb there is drop in speed from 1500 to 800 Mb which jumps back to 1500 in few seconds (cache was full). I knew about Adata shame replacement of components to cheaper but this one is ENG version and should be fast. Also got same drive from BestBuy (also ENG and got same speed). Unit shows 92 layers of TLC memory from Samsung by flash info app. Finally, found WD Black SN750 2Tb version on eBay and won 208$ auction for new sealed. Installed to laptop, tested and received 3000 read and write. In game mode (setting in WD Dashboard) WD sdd was showing even 3200 mb read which was close to 3450 Mb advertised. Also, copying same 25Gb file and even 5 of these files with over 180Gb size did not show any drops and was close to 1.7Gb most of the time. This is a shame for Adata to show 3500 read and 3000 Mb write on box as this is not true. It was like 1-2 years ago,, I believe but not with latest versions which you get from any store. Returning item. If you want drive with 2000 mb read but 3000 Mb write (if you process files, etc) then you can purchase Adata 8200Pro but do not expect 3500 read. At least, it was my experience with laptop and, maybe, using powerful desktop you can get higher speeds. Not for me and WD Black SN7500 2Tb was twice faster on read speeds and same write speed on my 1700$ laptop. Thank you

I was looking to upgrade the SSD in my 13 Macbook AIr 2014, since the original 128GB it came with was almost completely full. I was considering buying the expensive Apple or OWC SSD because of Apples unique form factor, but then after reading a few more articles online, discovered that this more affordable Adata SSD would work, as long as you also purchased an adapter to fit the Macbook. The first picture shows the original Apple SSD at the top, the Adata SSD in the middle, the Sintech adapter at the bottom. The second picture shows the original SSD right next to the Adata SSD with the adapter on. The next two pictures are of the Adata SSD installed, before and after adding the cool XPG heat sink + label the Adata came with. The last two pictures are the before and after speeds: not only was the size of my SSD increased by 4x, but my read and write speeds also increased by 2x and 4x, respectively. I read that some other cheaper adapters werent as good as the Sintech in terms of speed, which is why I paid more for this one. Please make sure to backup the original SSD to an external USB drive using Disk Utility (the restore feature) BEFORE swapping the SSDs, and take screenshots of the format types before too. If you know what youre doing, this is a great buy decision!

Easy installation and fast drive. The extra TB is greatly appreciated!

Its so good, Im buying another. Ive been using one for a couple years, and Ive had no problems whatsoever. Its getting a little full, and I saw that the price has gone down tremendously on these, so it was a no-brainer to buy another one. Im still on a Gen 3 motherboard, but it has been perfectly fast for my needs, and this drive is an awesome bang for your buck.

At the time of writing this. This is one of the fastest SSDs on the market, and at the time I bought it was one of the cheapest high performance 1TB NVMe SSDs. I am super happy with it. But there is one potential issue. Its a Double Sided board. - Meaning chips are on both sides of the PCB. In a standard ATX/mATX desktop, I doubt this would ever be a problem, and the SSD will work beautifully. But on Thin and light laptops and maybe ITX motherboards depending on where the M.2 slot, you might have potential issues. Some laptops have chips, capacitors exc, under where the SSD will sit, and others (Like the Thinkpad T495 I have pictured) have a slot that is thin and a very close to the motherboard. Which as you might be able to see, has caused the drive to start bending. - I mentioned ITX motherboards as I have seen some that have their M.2 slot on the backside of the board, and for space reasons may also include these thin slots, but I am unsure. I have personally only seen 1 laptop I would be unable to install this due to chips near the M.2 slot, but plenty of other laptops where there would be no problem what so ever. I havent experienced any issues, but I am swapping this drive out to go into my desktop, and installing a single sided board SSD in my Thinkpad just in case.

Much ado has been made about ADATAs practice of swapping out the controller and not advertising it. Indeed, even on this Amazon listing, whether you get the one that can write at 3GB/s or--like I did--the one that writes at half that, is basically a crapshoot. However, they STILL offer the best PCIe 3.0 read speeds for the price, which for gaming is far more important than write speeds. I bought one of these about a year ago, with the old controller, which then mysteriously died recently. There arent too many reports of this--probably I just got a lemon. I monitored its temperature regularly, and it spent most of its time between 40 and 50 C, sometimes going over 60 when installing a game or some other multi-gigabyte write operation, which are generally short lived thanks to its speed. Still, one day, I randomly crashed in the middle of a game and...couldnt reboot. The BIOS warned of a faulty disk, but I couldnt believe it--I hadnt come anywhere near its TBW or the warranty period! Once I accepted that the BIOS was right, I started an RMA with ADATA and bought a replacement to tide me over in the meantime--who knows how long the RMA will take! Now, why didnt I get a different brand, knowing about ADATAs recent shadyness, you may ask? Well, like I said--the competition at this capacity is a good 20% more expensive, at least! Even more so for the Samsung 970 Evo/ Evo Plus! Also, the read speeds arent affected by the different controller, at least not enough for my gaming needs, so despite everything, it STILL wins. Now, is that still the case at todays prices? Im not so sure--~$100 for 1TiB is a great deal, but I think Id opt for 512GiB at todays prices, in which case the competition isnt too far out of reach. 20-30% translates to $10-20, instead of $30-40. $10-20 to not deal with ADATA? Maybe. $30-40? Eh, I guess they still make a good enough product. Plus, my experience with their RMA process hasnt given me any additional confidence. RMA processes are notoriously painful, but ADATAs website, at the time of writing, is basically non-functional for RMAs. I started multiple cases and got case numbers, but never got an e-mail about them, nor would they show up in their buried lookup tool. I eventually called their US number, at which some clueless dude thought that my e-mail alias for the RMA with adata in it constituted some sort of trademark infringement (it doesnt; thats not how that works!), but did actually send the paperwork over. Ill update if that goes poorly, but otherwise, you can assume that my drive was eventually replaced after some number of weeks, costing me just the price of shipping the dead drive to their US location. While the SX8200, crappy controller or otherwise, is still great bang-for-buck for gamers in my view, I consider ADATA to be on thin ice. Between the false advertising and the difficult-to-get-going RMA process, if this replacement drive also fails after a year, Id rather pony up the $40 just to deal with someone else. -1 star for the write perf lottery. -1 star for actively difficult RMA process. Know what youre buying, and expect an adversarial relationship with ADATA if anything goes wrong. UPDATE: Well, I guess I didnt imagine the possibility that USPS would lose the package. So, no opinion on ADATAs RMA per se--its a pain to get to, but what buggered me this time was...the mail. =/ I didnt buy insurance, either, but, uh, I recommend it, if you ever RMA. $13 seems worth not having to worry about this case. UPDATE 2022.02.21: So, the mail found my package about a month after I shipped it, and got it finally made it to ADATA, who promptly sent me a replacement unit that arrived safe and sound. So, at least on that end, the RMA process was smooth! I think at this point, my rating still stands--the RMA process on ADATAs end was a pain and the controller lottery unforgivable, but at least you wont necessarily be shopping elsewhere! Still, if I total up even what I might get if I resell my replacement drive, the amount for postage insurance if I had bought it, and so forth, the difference between the price of this drive and that of some of its competitors narrows sharply. I think I wouldve rather bought e.g .a Samsung and not had the pain. =/ Still, though my situation is unusual, you may still want to factor in the possibility of needing an RMA into your decision. I still think this is a fine drive for gaming, but its become clear where ADATA gets that low price of theirs.