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960GB ADATA Ultimate SU650 3D NAND 2.5" Solid State Drive (ASU650SS-960GT-C) for $149.99 - $22.50 w/ coupon code
AD22 =
$127.49.
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I have experienced several hiccups using this drive for OS and programs. Explorer will rarely freeze for several seconds until inputs start registering during intense read/write sessions. Never had these problems before. I believe this is due to using the SSD.
I don't regret my purchase because I knew it was the bottom of the barrel in performance and price. I just wanted cheap NAND.
Here are my numbers from CrystalDiskMark.
Sequential Read (Q= 32,T= 1) : 544.305 MB/s
Sequential Write (Q= 32,T= 1) : 478.586 MB/s
Random Read 4KiB (Q= 8,T= 8) : 200.808 MB/s
Random Write 4KiB (Q= 8,T= 8) : 245.850 MB/s
Random Read 4KiB (Q= 32,T= 1) : 193.361 MB/s
Random Write 4KiB (Q= 32,T= 1) : 136.242 MB/s
Random Read 4KiB (Q= 1,T= 1) : 20.642 MB/s
Random Write 4KiB (Q= 1,T= 1) : 79.339 MB/s
Edit:
The information on several websites listing it as using a Marvell controller is not true [i2hard.ru].
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My thoughts exactly. Thanks to the free market!
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Over provisioning by Adata. Benchmarks for this drive here:
https://youtu.be/t5mD40C7Gow?t=1
I can't find a place where it says what controller it uses, but the comments I read on forums make me think that this uses a Dramless controller. Dramless controllers have more over-provisioning to make up for the slower speeds of not having Dram. If anyone has definite proof, please correct me as I would like to know for sure too.
~23%. But yeah, pretty close.