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 read 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

Using our four-threaded 4K random read tests, we couldn't get close to the official maximum of 2,000K IOPS. The best figure we saw was 570,312 IOPS (2,335MB/s), coming at the end of the test run at QD32.

4K Random Read v QD Performance

At QDs 1, 2, and 4, the drive sits in the lower half of the results table. But at QD32, the drive shoots up the table to sit in fourth place.

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