ADATA XPG SX8200 SSD Review: Affordable, Quick NVMe-Based Storage

Name: ADATA SX8200
Brand: ADATA

by Marco Chiappetta — Wednesday, June 20, 2018, 01:30 PM EDT

Performance Summary: The ADATA XPG SX8200 480GB drive we tested offered a well-balanced mix of performance. Sequential read speeds are highly competitive, even if the drive didn’t quite catch the WD Black or Samsung SSD 970 EVO we also tested. Sequential writes landed somewhere in the middle of the pack, but that was to be expected based on the drive’s specifications. Latency looks good overall, however, low queue-depth 4K transfers are particularly strong. The ADATA XPG SX8200 put up the best 4K QD1T1 numbers in CrystalDiskMark and IOMeter and the drive also took second place in the trace-based PCMark tests.

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The ADATA XPG SX8200 was a very good performer overall. It offers very good sequential performance and killer random 4K transfers, which are particularly important to the responsiveness of a system. The drive’s 5-year warranty is competitive, as is its endurance rating, and we think ADATA took a smart approach with the included, but optional heat spreader. The ADATA XPG SX8200’s pricing may be the most exciting aspect of the drive, however. The 480GB drive we tested here is available for only $159 at the moment, which works out to only $0.33 per GB. That’s some fairly aggressive pricing that makes the ADATA XPG SX8200 not much more expensive than some of the best SATA-based drives on the market.

In the end, there’s a lot to like here. The ADATA XPG SX8200 is fast where it needs to be, it’s durable, and competitively priced. That’s a good mix if you ask us. If you’re looking for an NVMe SSD, you should absolutely check the ADATA XPG SX8200 out.


Strong 4K Performance Aggressive Pricing Optional Heatspreader	Middling Write Speeds Funky Toolbox Interface

Tags: SSD, Storage, nvme, adata, sx8200

Marco Chiappetta

Marco's interest in computing and technology dates all the way back to his early childhood. Even before being exposed to the Commodore P.E.T. and later the Commodore 64 in the early ‘80s, he was interested in electricity and electronics, and he still has the modded AFX cars and shop-worn soldering irons to prove it. Once he got his hands on his own Commodore 64, however, computing became Marco's passion. Throughout his academic and professional lives, Marco has worked with virtually every major platform from the TRS-80 and Amiga, to today's high end, multi-core servers. Over the years, he has worked in many fields related to technology and computing, including system design, assembly and sales, professional quality assurance testing, and technical writing. In addition to being the Managing Editor here at HotHardware for close to 15 years, Marco is also a freelance writer whose work has been published in a number of PC and technology related print publications and he is a regular fixture on HotHardware’s own Two and a Half Geeks webcast. - Contact: marco(at)hothardware(dot)com