A-Data XPG M.2 2280 SX8200 Pro Series SATA600

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Based on 12 expert reviews

Excellent:

11
Good:

1
Average:

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Bad:

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Pros:

Outstanding performance, fastest TLC drive we ever tested
Black PCB w/ stylish DIY heat spreader
Software package included

Cons:

Some thermal throttling, even with heatsink
Same endurance as the non-Pro model

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Last revision on February 9, 2021

Reviewers Liked

Outstanding performance, fastest TLC drive we ever tested
Black PCB w/ stylish DIY heat spreader
Software package included
5-year warranty

Reviewers Didn't Like

Some thermal throttling, even with heatsink
Same endurance as the non-Pro model

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Adata has delivered a blistering fast NVMe SSD which can stand up to the Samsung SSD 970 Evo Plus and the WD Black SN750. Exact comparisons are difficult since we've reviewed different capacity versions of each of these drives, but you can see that the...

By Gadgets360 on December 23, 2019

At under R2,000 for each of these M.2 drives, it is a no-brainer if your motherboard supports M.2 NVMe. The only question is which one to choose. With nominal performance difference between the two, my money goes to the XPG SX8200...

By nag.co.za on July 03, 2019

100

Storage is an often-overlooked part of computing. The speed of your hard drive can make a big difference to how fast your computer feels, particularly when it comes to booting up and opening apps. SSDs have played a huge part in making devices feel...

By IT PRO on June 25, 2019

ADATA's XPG SX8200 Pro offers on-point—which is to say, fast—speeds for a PCI Express M.2 SSD at its price. It's a strong value pick in the NVMe drive...

By PC Mag on April 04, 2019

100

Still, the appeal of the this SSD isn't anything to do with size: it's all about top-tier performance at even lower prices than Adata's own value-minded alternatives, namely the XPG SX6000 Pro. It even has a neat little extra in its stick-on heat...

By Expert Reviews on April 01, 2019

ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro - Find Them At AmazonADATA 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...

By HotHardware on March 21, 2019

With so much of the industry leaning on the Phison controller in the last bit, it is great to see the ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro showing off what the MSI MS2262EN controller is capable of. Performance wise, it masy be listed at being just a tad under the...

By thessdreview.com on March 12, 2019

The Adata XPG SX8200 Pro comes to market as a high-performance alternative to the Samsung 970 series and boasts best-in-class power efficiency. The SX8200 Pro delivers some of the best performance we've seen, comes with very respectable endurance, and...

By Tom's Hardware UK on February 12, 2019

100

ADATA once again has a great NVMe solid state drive on their hands. The main difference between this drive and the SX8200 we reviewed last year is the controller. Using the SMI SM2262EN controller ADATA was able to bring up not only the read speeds, but...

By ThinkComputers on February 05, 2019

ADATA's SX8200 Pro NVMe SSD series has been on the market for exactly one year, but it is still an impressive SSD that packs some serious bang for the buck. The PCIe Gen 3.0 x4 interface is still wicked fast and the SX8200 Pro 1TB drive that we reviewed...

By Legit Reviews on November 04, 2019

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