ADATA Launches XPG GAMMIX S11 NVMe SSDs

ADATA recently unveiled a new M.2 solid state drive under its XPG (Xtreme Performance Group) brand that pairs a Silicon Motion SM2262 controller and DDR3 cache with second generation 64-layer 3D NAND flash from Micron (IMFT) to create the XPG GAMMIX S11 SSD that will be available in 240 GB, 480 GB, and 960 GB capacities. Aimed at gamers and enthusiasts, the XPG branded SSD is cooled by a black and red heatsink that ADATA claims keeps the drive up to 10°C cooler than drives without heatshields.

The XPG Gammix S11 uses the M.2 2280 form factor and PCI-E 3.0 x4 interface with the NVMe 1.3 protocol. The drive features a dual package DDR3 DRAM cache on a 32-bit bus as well as a second level intelligent SLC cache. RAID Engine and Data Shaping features along with low density parity check error correction (LDPC) help secure the integrity of data in transit and stored on the 3-bits per cell flash. ADATA rates the Gammix S11 SSD at up to 3200 MB/s sequential reads, 1700 MB/s sequential writes and random 4k read and write IOPS of 310K and 280K respectively. Note that the lower capacity models are a bit slower due to fewer flash dies.

ADATA rates the solid state drive at 2 million hours MTBF and offers up a 5 year warranty. As far as pricing (MSRP), the 240 GB drive is $139.99, the 480 GB is $259.99, and the 960 GB drive is $309.99. Reportedly a 2TB (1.92 TB) PCI-E SSD is also in the works but it's not quite ready yet. If you are turned off by the gamer-focused heatsink, it appears the SX8200 is the same drive with an optional black heatsink.

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source:https://www.pcper.com/news/General-Tech/ADATA-Launches-XPG-GAMMIX-S11-NVMe-SSDs