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CrystalDiskMark is a useful benchmark to measure theoretical performance levels of hard drives and SSDs. We are using v8.0.5.
In CrystalDiskMark 8's 4K QD1 T1 test, the ADATA XPG Mars 980 Blade 2TB sits at the bottom of the table with a read result of 81.37MB/s backed up with a write score of 264.12MB/s, the read figure just short of the previous generation ADATA Legend 970 read performance. The write performance of the Mars 980, however, is a fair bit slower than the Legend 970.
As you can see from the benchmark result screens, we can confirm the official Sequential read/write figures for the 2TB XPG Mars 980 Blade and better them a little. At 14,589MB/s, the read result is a 589MB/s improvement over the official figure, while the write result of 13,497MB/s shows a 497MB/s bettering over the official figure.
That Sequential read score sees the drive sitting in fifth place on the results chart, some 4,512MB/s faster than the previous generation Legend 970. Write performance sees a 3,315MB/s improvement.
Peak Performance profile
Using the Peak Performance profile of the CrystalDiskMark benchmark, we could confirm the official 4K random read/write figures for the drive of up to 2,000,000 IOPS, with a test result of 2,025,531 IOPS. Write performance sees a test result of 1,716,514 IOPS, an improvement of 66,514 IOPS over the official maximum figure. The read figure sees the drive sitting in third place in the table.
With the Peak Performance profile could once again confirm the official Sequential performance figures with the drive sitting in fifth place on the chart.
Real World profile
Using CrystalDiskMark 8's Real World Profile test, the read result of 5,975MB/s sees the drive in the bottom half of the table, 2,731MB/s behind the previous generation Legend 970. However, the latest drive has better write performance.
