

Queues refer to the number of files and threads indicate how many simultaneous transfer operations. There is also reference to queues and threads in addition to the transfer speeds. There are a lot of numbers in the graphs with some displaying notable differences, whilst others show little variation across the different configurations. All test results are in the same position on the graph for consistency – the results are not ranked.The ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro was tested as a standalone drive with the motherboard controller set to the default mode first as part of baseline testing and then tested again with the controller in RAID mode to see the performance impact of the different modes on a single drive.The ADATA SU900 2.5″ SATA SSD was set to AHCI for all benchmarks.

We could have gone for averages but we wanted to use an actual result from an actual run. All results are the median actual results from at least 3 runs undertaken no less than 5 minutes apart.The comparison is intended to demonstrate the difference from a typical SSD that most people might have in their system. If you got this far, you’re probably wondering if the effort is worth it and what kind of performance gains you can expect from using an NVMe configuration.įor the purpose of comparison, the SU900 256GB SATA and SX8200 Pro 256 M.2 NVMe mode should be considered typical of what you can expect of the two different SSD technologies in non-RAID configurations.ĭue to bandwidth limitations of the SATA interface and the technology used in the SU900, it is not meant to compete with the XPG SX8200 Pro.
