ADATA’s latest Solid State Drive for its mainstream consumers – the ADATA Premier Pro SP920 Solid State Drives, is now available. The SP920 is basically designed for multimedia file transfers and features the latest generation of Marvell controller, and takes advantage of the SATA III 6Gbps connection. It also features a hardware-based AED-256 encryption engine for data security. Check out the rest of its features, specifications, synthetic benchmarks, prices and where you can buy below.
ADATA Premier Pro SP920 Features
The ADATA Premier Pro SP920 features a great uncompressed data format solution. It has a full capacity of 7% more than many standard SSD. It has NCQ and S.M.A.R.T support, as well as supports Windows TRIM command. The SP920 has a built-in chip for AES-256 encryption (hardware-based protection). It also comes with Acronis True Image HD a disk migration utility; and a 2.5mm spacer or padding that allows for use in both 7mm and 9.5mm drive bays.
ADATA Premier Pro SP920 Specifications
Capacity: 128GB / 256GB / 512GB and 1TB
Form Factor: 2.5-inch
Interface: SATA 6Gbps
Controller: Marvell
Channels: 8 channels
Dimensions: 100mm x 69.85mm x 7.0mm
Weight: 70g
Warranty: 3 years
MTBF: 1,200,00 hours
Power Consumption: 0.5W idle and 0.8W active
Operating Temperature: 0~70°C
Operating Humidity: -40~85°C
Shock Resistance: 1500G / 0.5ms
Performance Benchmarks
| Benchmark Tool | 128GB | 256GB | 512GB | 1TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATTO Seq Read | 560 MB/s | 560 MB/s | 560 MB/s | 560 MB/s |
| ATTO Seq Write | 180 MB/s | 360 MB/s | 500 MB/s | 500 MB/s |
| AS SSD Seq Read | 520 MB/s | 520 MB/s | 510 MB/s | 510 MB/s |
| AS SSD Seq Write | 180 MB/s | 340 MB/s | 470 MB/s | 470 MB/s |
| CrystalDiskMark Seq Read | 520 MB/s | 520 MB/s | 500 MB/s | 500 MB/s |
| CrystalDiskMark Seq Write | 180 MB/s | 360 MB/s | 470 MB/s | 480 MB/s |
| Iometer 4k Random Read | 80000 IOPS | 96000 IOPS | 98000 IOPS | 98000 IOPS |
| Iometer 4K Random Write | 45000 IOPS | 80000 IOPS | 88000 IOPS | 88000 IOPS |
Note: The performance results where conducted by ADATA using synthetic benchmark tools and using this test system: Asus Z87-C, BIOS-0802, Intel Core i5-4430, 2x 4GB DDR3 1600MHz, and Windows 8.1 Pro 64bit. You might not get the same performance results with your system.
Price and Where to Buy
The ADATA Premier Pro SP920 128GB and 256GB capacities are now available. There are priced at $89.99 and $159.99 USD respectively. The 512GB and 1TB variant are not yet listed, but they will be soon.
Please do note that prices are subject to change, and the prices I mentioned are list price. They might have gone down by the time you have visited this page. You can check out the update prices via the link provided.
ADATA Premier Pro SP920 Reviews
The ADATA Premier Pro SP920 review video below is courtesy of LinusTechTips. It’s not actually an in-depth review regarding its performance, but the review focused on the features and components used in the SSD itself, and some thoughts about the SP920 since it is a rebranded SSD.
