ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro SSD Review: Strong Performance, Aggressive Price

Name: ADATA SX8200 Pro
Brand: ADATA

by Marco Chiappetta — Thursday, March 21, 2019, 12:00 PM EDT

Performance Summary: The ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro performed very well throughout most of our benchmarks. Although it seemed to falter a bit with HD Tune’s workloads, in all of our other tests, the drive put up strong scores across the board. Generally speaking, the ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro offers performance that’s superior to the original “non-Pro” version and drives like the Intel SSD 760P or Crucial P1, and trails only pricier drives like Samsung’s excellent SSD 970 EVO and 970 EVO Plus. Sequential transfers are particularly good on the ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro, though latency and low-queue depth 4K transfers were also good.

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ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro prices are currently available for prices ranging from about $105 for the 256GB model on up to $178 for the 1TB drives – we haven’t seen the 2TB drive listed anywhere just yet. That puts the higher capacity drives at about $0.17 per GB. Comparatively, the Samsung SSD 970 EVO and EVO Plus are both about $270 in a 1TB capacity. Our tests showed the Samsung drives outperforming the XPG 8200 Pro overall, but not by a large enough margin to justify a 56% price premium.

Ultimately, we really like the ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro. The drive offers strong performance at a competitive price, and although endurance isn’t improved from the original version, the drive is still backed by a 5 year warranty. If you’re looking for a solid SSD that won’t break the bank, the ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro should definitely be on your short list.


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

Tags: SSD, Storage, nvme, adata, xpg sx8200 pro

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