ADATA Gammix S10 512 GB Review 23

ADATA Gammix S10 512 GB Review

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Packaging and Contents

Package Front
Package Back

Inside the package, you will find just the SSD; no other accessories or documentation is included.

The Drive

SSD Front
SSD Back

The drive uses the M.2 2280 form factor, which means it is 22 mm wide and 80 mm long. On top of the SSD, you will find a metal heatspreader.

SSD Interface Connector

Like most M.2 NVMe SSDs, the Gammix S10 uses a PCIe x4 3.0 interface.


I ripped off the heatspreader, which is a fairly simple piece of metal with two strips of thermal pad running along the sides. The heatspreader is attached to the drive using a thin double-sided sticky tape. I'm slightly surprised the thermal pads don't cover the full width of the drive, which is probably due to the geometry of the heatsink.

SSD Teardown PCB Front
SSD Teardown PCB Back

You will find the SSD controller and three flash chips on the PCB. Two DRAM chips are also present to provide the SSD controller with RAM and soak up write bursts.

SSD Controller

The Silicon Motion SMI 2260 controller is a fairly recent model that adds TLC support.

SSD Flash Chips

The three TLC flash chips are rebranded to show ADATA markings only. My best guess is that these are Micron 3D TLC.
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