ADATA Reveals XPG SX6000 Lite: An Entry-Level NVMe SSD

ADATA has introduced a new lineup of PCIe SSDs aimed at the entry-level market. The XPG SX6000 Lite drives are based on the same controller as the XPG SX6000 Pro, however they're paired with cheaper NAND that lets ADATA price them a bit lower. The manufacturer touts the SSDs as high-performance alternatives to drives with a SATA interface.

Set to be available in 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, and 1 TB configurations, ADATA’s XPG SX6000 Lite SSDs are based on Realtek’s RTS5763DL controller as well as 3D TLC NAND flash memory from an undisclosed manufacturer. The same controller is used for the XPG SX6000 Pro drives launched earlier this year, so the new SSDs are are NVMe 1.3 compatible, support a robust LDPC-based ECC and RAID engines, dynamic SLC caching, and AES-256 encryption. Meanwhile, less is know about the NAND being used, though ADATA's specificaitons make it clear that it'll be lower performing than the NAND used on the SX 6000 Pro. The resulting performance specifications are 1800 MB/s for sequential reads and 1200 MB/s for sequential writes.

ADATA XPG SX6000 Lite Specifications
Capacity	128 GB	256 GB	512 GB	1 TB
Model Number	ASX6000LNP-128GT-C	ASX6000LNP-256GT-C	ASX6000LNP-512GT-C	ASX6000LNP-1TT-C
Controller	Realtek RTS5763DL
NAND Flash	3D TLC NAND
Form-Factor, Interface	M.2-2280, PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe 1.3
Sequential Read	1800 MB/s
Sequential Write	600 MB/s	900 MB/s	200 MB/s
Random Read IOPS	100K IOPS	100K IOPS	180K IOPS	220K IOPS
Random Write IOPS	130K IOPS	170K IOPS	200K
Pseudo-SLC Caching	Supported
DRAM Buffer	No
AES Encryption	AES256
Power Management	Active: 0.33 W Slumber: 0.14 W
Warranty	3 years
MTBF	1,800,000 hours
TBW	60 TB	120 TB	2400 TB	480 TB
MSRP	?	$65	$98	$178

ADATA’s SX6000 Lite SSDs will start to show up in retail in the coming weeks as the company ramps up their mass production. The entry-level 256 GB model will have an MSRP of $65 in the US, the mid-range 512 GB version will officially retail for $98, whereas the highest-capacity 1 TB flavor will carry a $178 recommended price tag. Though considering how volatile the market of SSDs is, I won't be surprised if we see these drives hit the street at prices tangibly lower than their official MSRPs.

Related Reading:

• ADATA Announces XPG SX6000 Pro SSDs: Realtek RTS5763DL with 3D TLC
• ADATA Readies XPG SX7100 Realtek RTS5763DL-Based SSD
• ADATA Launches XPG SX6000 SSDs: 3D TLC, M.2, 512GB for $200
• ADATA Announces The XPG SX7000 Series SSDs: Up to 1 TB, M.2, PCIe 3.0 x4

Source: ADATA