ADATA XPG Mars 980 Blade 2TB SSD Review

1. Introduction2. ADATA XPG Mars 98 Blade 2TB3. Testing Methodology4. CrystalDiskMark5. ATTO Disk Benchmark6. AS SSD7. 128KB Sequential Performance8. 4K Random Read v QD Performance9. 4K Random Write v QD Performance10. 4K 70/30 Mixed Performance11. 4K Random Performance QD1-QD812. Throughput13. PCMark 10 Full System Drive Benchmark14. 3DMark Storage Benchmark 15. Final Fantasy XIV Endwalker Official Benchmark16. Temperatures17. Real Life File Testing18. Conclusion19. View All Pages

We took note of the drive’s temperature during some of our benchmarking runs. The ADATA XPG Mars 980 Blade 2TB comes with an optional stick-on heatsink. Unlike the previous generation Legend 970, which uses active cooling, the advances in controller and NAND technologies make this unnecessary, hence the thin optional heatsink. The hottest the Mars 980 Blade got during the benchmark runs was 59°C during CrystalDiskMark 8 default Write and Peak Performance 0 fill Write tests. It averaged 51°C for the bulk of our testing and 45°C for the 4K-based tests.

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