CONCLUSION

   The Realtek RTS5762DL is not a controller I’ve seen used a lot and as a matter of fact the Falcon is the very first SSD to arrive in the lab featuring it (since this is a new controller further performance optimization may be possible via firmware updates). This means I didn’t know what to expect in terms of performance but since this is yet another DRAM-less solution I knew it would fall short in terms of writes, and it does. You can clearly see in the charts that the ADATA Falcon behaves a lot like the NM610 model by Lexar with which it exchanges blows in all of them. The end result is pretty much a tie or it would be if it weren’t for the heatspreader, higher endurance (500 - 600TBW) and the longer warranty period (3 - 5 years) of the Falcon. Yes, the heatspreader doesn’t do miracles since I did record throttling during the SNIA tests but under normal use it shouldn’t surpass 55 degrees Celsius and that’s a good number. The ADATA SSD Toolbox also adds points since it’s not only easy to use but it offers many system optimization tweaks and simplifies firmware updating.

   Currently the Falcon 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD by ADATA retails for USD119.99 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 167.31Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de) a price tag which although around the same ballpark as other DRAM-less models it could use a bit of trimming in the EU. With that out of the way the Falcon may not be the fastest M.2 NVMe around when it comes to writes but it does exceptionally well in reads and that along with its heatspreader, higher endurance and the 5-year limited warranty is why it gets our Golden Award.

PROS

- Overall Performance (Up To 3100MB/s Read & 1500MB/s Write)
- Factory Attached Heatspreader
- Endurance (600TBW)
- 5 Year Limited Warranty
- ADATA SSD Toolbox
- Price (USA)

CONS

- Thermal Throttling (During Our SNIA Tests)
- Price (EU)