Review on Adata XPG SX8200 Pro 1TB NVMe SSD with 3D NAND, Gen3x4 PCIe M.2 2280, R/W 3500/3000MB/s (ASX8200PNP-1TT-C) by Cesar Cook

This should be without a doubt the most competitive professional NVMe on the market. I first looked at the ADATA XPG Gammix S11 because I needed a heatsink on my NVMe drive in case of thermal throttling. I've also considered the Samsung 970 EVO and 960 Pro in case they go on sale and can offer great performance at a lower price. I stumbled upon this as a product preview, saw the performance specs and compared it to the Samsung drive and was blown away. If I remember correctly, the main difference between Samsung drives is that they have a longer write TB lifespan. ADATA doesn't have bad endurance by any means, it's just less. Although this is my first NVMe drive for me (not to mention the first PC I've built), I'm very happy with this purchase. The price is super competitive and is an amazing ride. I strongly recommend that people get hold of this CD before demand causes it to become more expensive. Edit: Attached are CrystalDiskMark results based on this drive. I already had some things installed on the drive, so performance might have been impacted. In addition, the chipset of your motherboard is also of great importance. I have an AMD B450 from MSI. My understanding is that the X470 and B450 M.2 NVME drives connect directly to the CPU, while on some Intel chipsets they go through the chipset, which in turn reduces performance. Still very impressed with the performance and not deducting a star.