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ADATA XPG BLADE

Capacity 2TB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 5.0 x4
Read Speed 14,000 MB/s
NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
Endurance 1480 TBW
ADATA XPG BLADE ssd
80 Overall Score
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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong random (98th percentile) 98th
  • Strong speed (98th percentile) 98th
  • Strong feature (90th percentile) 90th
  • Strong endurance (82nd percentile) 82nd

Cons

  • Below average social proof (7th percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Based on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.

Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
1★2★3★4★5★Q3 '25: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ4 '25: 5.0★ · 1 reviewQ1 '26: 3.5★ · 2 reviews112Q3 '25Q4 '25Q1 '26
Avg ratingHappy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviews

Based on 4 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

Speed 97.5
Random 97.9
Feature 90.2
Capacity 78.5
Endurance 81.9
Social Proof 6.9

Specifications

Full Specifications

Drive

Capacity 2000
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 5.0 x4
Protocol NVMe
PCIe Generation 5
External No

Performance

Sequential Read (MB/s) 14000
Sequential Write (MB/s) 13000
Random Read (IOPS) 2000000
Random Write (IOPS) 1650000

Hardware

NAND TLC
DRAM Cache Yes
Controller SMI SM2508

Reliability

Endurance (TBW) 1480
Warranty (years) 3

Features

Heatsink No
Hardware Encryption No

vs Competition

Spec ADATA XPG BLADE Samsung 990 PRO Crucial T500 Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Western Digital Black SN850X SanDisk WD_BLACK SN850X
Capacity 2TB 2TB 2TB 2TB 4TB 4TB
Form Factor M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280 M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 5.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4 PCIe 4.0 x4
Seq Read 14,000 MB/s 7,450 MB/s 7,400 MB/s 7,300 MB/s 7,300 MB/s 7,300 MB/s
Nand Type TLC TLC TLC TLC TLC TLC
Dram Cache true true true true true true
Endurance 1480 TBW 1200 TBW 1200 TBW 2000 TBW 2400 TBW 4800 TBW
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product SpeedRandomFeatureCapacityEnduranceSocial Proof
ADATA XPG BLADE 97.597.990.278.581.96.9
Samsung 990 PRO Compare 93.196.898.978.58696.6
Crucial T500 Compare 93.596.298.978.58399.7
Kingston FURY Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare 92.593.293.678.592.896.6
Western Digital Black SN850X Compare 87.894.688.692.98896.6
SanDisk WD_BLACK SN850X Compare 87.894.693.692.995.296.6

Price

Value & Pricing

From $380 2 offers across 2 retailers
Amazon 1 offer From $380
Best Buy 1 offer From $466

We started tracking prices for this product on Nov 8, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.

Usage Scores

Overall (79.8)Budget (72.9)Gaming (81.2)Laptop (84.1)Console (76.3)Portable (20.3)Workstation (83.5)

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