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 used CrystalDiskMark 8‘s custom settings to test the 4K random write performance of the drive through a range of queue depths. The setup for the tests is listed below.

Transfer Request Size: 4KB, Outstanding I/O: 1-32

As with the random read results with our four threaded random write tests, we couldn't get close to the official maximum of 1,650,000 IOPS. The best we saw from testing was 518,290 IOPS (2,122MB/s) at QD32.

4K Random Write v QD Performance

At QD1, the drive sits in the penultimate position on the chart, while at QDs 2 and 4, it drops into last place. But as with the random read performance at  QD32, the drive shot up the table into third position.

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