Review Adata XPG Gammix S50 Lite M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Low-cost PCIe Gen4 Goodness

[Admin]

Adata’s XPG Gammix S50 Lite leverages an affordable PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD controller that enables PCIe Gen3-beating performance and high endurance ratings.

Adata XPG Gammix S50 Lite M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Low-cost PCIe Gen4 Goodness : Read more

 

[tennis2]

Half the channels and 96L TLC compared to the SX8200 Pro while delivering essentially identical performance AND power characteristics? Disappointing. Hopefully this is just a matter of firmware tuning needed.

 

[deesider]

Surely the S50 Lite is just deliberately hamstrung to bring perceived value to the later 'Pro' version. Otherwise just pointless compared to the SX8200 Pro

 

[Co BIY]

This article deserves an update after the bait-and-switch games Adata was found to be playing with the SX8200 Pro. How can the consumer be sure that they are getting the same hardware that Tom's has tested.

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/adata-xpg-sx8200-pro-controller-change

 

[car2000]

I am thinking of buying this drive, based on the strong review.

I am concerned by this review- https://www.storagereview.com/review/xpg-gammix-s50-lite-pcie-4-0-ssd-review

How can they come to such different conclusions on the merits of this unit?

 

[deesider]

I am thinking of buying this drive, based on the strong review.

I am concerned by this review- https://www.storagereview.com/review/xpg-gammix-s50-lite-pcie-4-0-ssd-review

How can they come to such different conclusions on the merits of this unit?

It seems Storagereview gave it a poor review because it is the slowest of the PCIe4 drives, while Tom's gave it a good review because it is the cheapest of the PCIe4 drives

 

[car2000]

I know what you mean, but the Storage Review article says that this drive is slow even in comparison with PCIe3 drives.

I am wondering if it is because the Tom's review was for the 2 GB version, whereas the Storage Review Article is for the 1 GB version, and the 1 GB version of the drive is slower? It does appear to have a lower specification in some areas.

 

[deesider]

Maybe it also relates to their testing methodology. Storage review say that they completely fill the drive then partition 5% to test on. Perhaps that has an unexpected effect?

 

[javiindo]

It looks like all brands have some controllers to choose from and you will never know which one they are using. tha'ts why they never say the exact controller they are using. Just general speed performance. They don't want to be attached to any supplier/brand.