Adata: SX7000 M.2 SSD With PCIe 3.0 x4 Interface, NVMe 1.2 Specs and 3D TLC

ADATA Technology Co., Ltd. launched the SX7000 SSD as part of its XPG gaming brand.

The SX7000 uses an M.2 2280 form factor and 3D TLC NAND flash, paired with an SMI controller. Its interfaces with motherboards via PCIe 3.0 x4 and meets NVMe 1.2 specifications to deliver 1800MB/s read, 850MB/s write, and 130K/140K IO/s. The SX7000 is available in 128, 256, 512GB, and 1TB, making a flexibility of 3D NAND to present consumers with choice based on budget and need.

Fast PCIe3x4 M.2 for wider audience
The SX7000 connects to desktop and notebook PCs via low profile M.2 2280 and channels data through four-lane PCIe 3.0. It uses 3D TLC NAND making it a more accessible first-time M.2 purchase for many users. With NVMe 1.2, the SX7000 represents a massive upgrade compared to SATA SSDs and HDDs.

Read speeds go up to 1,800MB/s while write performance reaches 850MB/s. Those equal roughly ten times HDD performance, and compare very favorably with the 500MB/s R/W of SATA SSDs. Read and write IO/s figures are also at least 40% higher than SATA SSDs. The SX7000 is a fast boot/OS drive for first time buyers, cutting down boot delays to a few seconds. As a storage drive it offers lower loading times in games and other applications.

All benefits of 3D NAND in low profile, efficient drive
M.2 SSDs not only exceed SATA drives in performance, they are also vastly more power efficient and take up far less space in desktops. For notebooks, they offer the benefit of reduced battery drain and thus longer battery life. The 3D NAND company uses on the SX7000 is more reliable, faster performing, and longer lasting than 2D NAND. The SX7000 has a MTBF of two million hours, 25% more than 2D NAND drives.

Suite of performance-boosting features
The SX7000 provides users the same advantages of company’s firmware design offered by the SX8000. SLC Caching allows it to enter pseudo SLC mode (pSLC) for sustained speed during heavy data loads. DRAM cache buffer further helps maintain consistent throughput, while LDPC ECC (low density parity check error correction) prevents data corruption, and data shaping evenly distributes tasks across flash cells to reduce premature wear.

This complete feature and performance package is backed by a five-year warranty.