ADATA XPG SX950 480GB SATA III SSD Review

ADATA XPG SX950 480GB SATA III SSD

The red and black themed packaging advertises the XPG SX950 as a gaming SSD. The drive's 3D NAND, 6-year warranty, sequential read/write speeds and capacity are advertised on this side of the packaging.

The rear of the packaging lists the drive's form-factor and included software available for download.

When you buy an XPG SX950, you also get a 3.5" to 2.5" adapter.

The top of the drive's enclosure is made of plastic. There is an attractive label at the center.

The bottom and sides of the enclosure are formed from metal. There is a manufacturer's label listing the particulars of the drive.

Popping the enclosure open reveals the back side of a half-length PCB.

This side of the PCB houses four of the drive's eight 64GB, 32-layer 3D MLC flash packages, the drive's Silicon Motion SM2258 4-channel controller and a Nanya 512MB DDR3 DRAM package.

This side of the PCB houses four of the drive's eight 64GB, 32-layer 3D MLC flash packages. There is also an empty landing pad for an additional DRAM cache package for larger capacity models.

A close-in view of the drive's SM2258 4-channel controller.