A-Data Ultimate SU650 ASU650SS-480GT-C 480 GB

Wealth of choice

ADATA seems to have followed in the footsteps of Corsair's multi-stationers and has released dozens of drives of various classes and types in recent years. On the company's website, you can now find almost two dozen diverse SSDs, which allows you to respect the brand's products.

Silicon Motion SM2258 controller

Specifically, the A-Data SU650 model is a rather interesting option for a low-cost SSD with excellent value for money. This drive uses the proven low-cost Silicon Motion SM2258XT controller, which boasts TLC direct write mode, low heat and affordable price. The amount of 3D TLC NAND memory is 480 GB.

Speed up to 520MB/s

According to the passport, the drive provides a write speed of 450 MB / s and a read speed of up to 520 MB / s. Pretty good for a $55 price tag. If you forget about the price tag and look for cons, then perhaps the only weakness of the disk will be the low reading speed of 4K blocks of 20,000 IOPS. Because of this, the speed will decrease when copying archives and various kinds of databases consisting of many small files.