XPG Gammix S50

ADATA has introduced its first PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSD, which is aimed at the latest AMD Ryzen-based PCs using the AMD X570 platform. The ADATA XPG Gammix S50 will be the company’s new flagship drive for users looking for the maximum performance possible today. Set to be available in 1 TB and 2 TB capacities, the XPG Gammix S50 drive is based on Phison’s PS5016-E16 controller (the only PCIe 4.0 SSD controller available today) paired with 3D TLC NAND memory. The drive comes in an M.2-2280 form-factor and features a PCIe 4.0 x4 interface (an, of course, the unit is backwards compatible with PCIe 3.0 systems). What is a bit surprising is that unlike other SSDs powered by the same controller, ADATA’s XPG Gammix...