ADATA Swordfish 1 TB M.2 NVMe SSD Review - No Excuse not to NVMe 36

ADATA Swordfish 1 TB M.2 NVMe SSD Review - No Excuse not to NVMe

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Packaging

Package Front
Package Back


The Drive

SSD Front
SSD Back

The drive uses the M.2 2280 form factor, which makes it 22 mm wide and 80 mm long.

SSD Interface Connector

Like most M.2 NVMe SSDs, the ADATA Swordfish connects to the host system over a PCI-Express 3.0 x4 interface.

SSD Teardown PCB Front
SSD Teardown PCB Back

On the PCB, you'll find the controller and four flash chips; DRAM cache is not available.

Chip Component Analysis

SSD Controller

The four-channel flash controller is made by Realtek. RTS5763DL is one of their most affordable models.

SSD Flash Chips

The four flash chips each have a capacity of 256 GB. They are 96-layer 3D TLC made by Sandisk and rebranded by ADATA.
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