CONCLUSION

   As it’s clear from the charts the XPG Spectrix S20G M.2 NVMe SSDs by ADATA are aimed towards the low-end segment of the market, meaning people who are just looking something faster compared to conventional 2.5” SATA III/600 SSDs. The good news is that although far from impressive the Spectrix S20G 500GB actually performs slightly better than advertised (ATTO tests surpassed 2000MB/s in writes and almost hit 2500MB/s in reads). On top of that the brushed aluminum heatsink does a good job keeping the drive cold (SNIA loads aside) and the 8 RGB LEDs look nice and will certainly improve the looks of any system this drive gets installed in.

   I’ve said it numerous times in the past, price is usually what “saves” or “drops” low to mid-end products and since the ADATA XPG Spectrix S20G 500GB currently retails for just USD59.99 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and 67.54Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de) i don’t think that will be an issue for potential buyers. Yes, it may not offer nothing worth talking about in terms of performance but it’s still much faster compared to SATA III/600 SSDs, looks great and is covered by a 5-year limited warranty so if you’re in the market for a basic M.2 NVMe SSD i do recommend checking it out.

PROS

- Design (RGB Lighting)
- Passive Cooling (Large Brushed Aluminum Heatsink)
- 5 Year Limited Warranty
- Price (For Some)

CONS

- Performance
- Thermal Throttling (During Our SNIA Tests)
- Only Up To 1TB