AS SSD:
AS SSD is a relatively new benchmark designed specifically for solid state drives. The application contains five synthetic tests used to determine the sequential and random read and write performance of a drive.
 ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512GB |
 Samsung 970 PRO 512GB |
AS SSD also includes a copy benchmark. This test copies an ISO (two large files), program (many small files) and game (small and large files), returning the speed and duration of each.
 ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512GB |
 Samsung 970 PRO 512GB |
HD Tune Pro 5.00:
Next, I ran a series of tests using HD Tune Pro. This hard disk utility measures a drive's performance by testing its sequential read and write speeds as well as its access time, burst rate and CPU usage. For this review, I'm also going to use it to benchmark the SX8200 Pro's random read and write speeds, random access times and the number of operations per second.
 ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512GB - Read Benchmark |
 Samsung 970 PRO 512GB - Read Benchmark |
 ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512GB - Write Benchmark |
 Samsung 970 PRO 512GB - Write Benchmark |
The SX8200 Pro performed relatively well when benchmarked with HD Tune. The drive had average read and write speeds of 2171.2 MB/s and 788.0 MB/s, respectively, and a burst rate of about 221.0 MB/s when reading.
 ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512GB - Random Access Read |
 Samsung 970 PRO 512GB - Random Access Read |
 ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 512GB - Random Access Write |
 Samsung 970 PRO 512GB - Random Access Write |
When writing 4KB blocks, the SX8200 Pro reached 27,207 IOPS and had an average speed of 106.278 MB/s. The drive was even faster when reading, reaching 28,353 IOPS with an average speed of 110.756 MB/s.
