ADATA Explains Changes with XPG SX8200 Pro SSD

ADATA has not too long ago been in a spot of controversy with regards to their XPG SX8200 Pro solid-state drive (SSD). The firm has reportedly shipped many alternative configurations of the SSD with completely different drive controller clock speeds and completely different NAND flash. According to the unique report, ADATA has firstly shipped SX8200 Pro SDD with Silicon Motion SM2262ENG SSD controller working at 650 MHz with IMFT 64-layer TLC NAND Flash. However, it was later reported that the SSD was up to date and it has been shipped with Silicon Motion SM2262G SSD controller that’s clocked at 575 MHz. With this report, many customers have gotten involved and began to query the corporate over its practices. However, ADATA later ensured everybody that efficiency is inside the specs and there’s no want to fret.

Today, we’ve got one other report concerning the ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro SSD. According to a Redditor, ADATA has as soon as once more up to date its SSD with a special form of NAND Flash, nonetheless, this time the report indicated that efficiency was impacted. Tom’s Hardware has made a desk of modifications displaying as many as 5 revisions of the SSD, all with completely different configurations of SSD controllers and NAND Flash reminiscence. However, we’ve got contacted ADATA to make clear the problems which have emerged, and we’re right here with the official response the corporate gave us.

For starters, you possibly can check out the desk made by Tom’s Hardware, highlighting all of the completely different revisions ranging from V1 to V5.

We have acquired suggestions from the corporate concerning the modifications and we will now publish some details about it. Firstly, the modifications from V1 to V5 usually are not chronological. The look of those variations has remained a bit bizarre. ADATA shipped V4 and V5, after which adopted by V2 and V3 throughout 2020. ADATA not shipped V4 and V5 after they’ve shipped V2 and V3, which is smart. Since December 2020, the corporate has shipped V1 of SX8200 PRO 1 TB and a couple of TB to the US market. As you possibly can inform, there’s information lacking from Tom’s Hardware desk. The info on V4 and V5 is just too previous. Additionally, a 64-layer 3D TLC NAND is tough to return by lately for any model.

In our personal assessment of the XPG SX8200 Pro SSD, we’ve got examined the V1 model of the SSD. The V1 model that’s transport in 2020/2021 continues to be utilizing the identical controller, like our pattern, which factors in the direction of a controller consistency right here for a minimum of the 1 TB+ fashions.