XPG Gammix S60 : The Go To NVMe SSD for All

ANT PC | 11-03-2026 13:50:30

With the rise of increasingly affordable Gen4 NVME SSDs, investing in a Gen3 NVME SSD, promises a diminishing return in terms of value. The mid-to-high-end segment of SSDs in all brands have shifted to entirely Gen4.  

But not all Gen4 SSDs are made the same; many manufacturers just slapped a Gen4 controller on an existing popular Gen3 model, and classified it as a Gen4 drive, while there are no, or nominal changes in performance.   

But, the question arises. If one is looking for a reliable NVME, with good endurance and speed, without breaking the bank, what are the options?  

Enter Gammix S60 by XPG, a mid-segment NVME that promises a significant uplift over Gen3 speeds, while keeping the same stability and reliability XPG is known for. 

Let’s talk about the on-Paper Specs of the drive before we take a deep dive into the test data: 

Adata XPG Gammix S60 Specifications 

Product 

512GB 

1TB 

2TB 

Form Factor 

M.2 2280 (DS) 

M.2 2280 (DS) 

M.2 2280 (DS) 

Interface / Protocol 

PCIe 4.0 x4 

PCIe 4.0 x4 

PCIe 4.0 x4 

NVMe 2.0 

NVMe 2.0 

NVMe 2.0 

Controller 

INNOGRIT IG5220 

INNOGRIT IG5220 

INNOGRIT IG5220 

DRAM 

NA 

NA 

NA 

HMB 

64MB 

64MB 

64MB 

Flash Memory 

SKHynix 176-Layer TLC 

SKHynix 176-Layer TLC 

SKHynix 176-Layer TLC 

Sequential Read 

4,700 MB/s 

5,000 MB/s 

5,000 MB/s 

Sequential Write 

1,700 MB/s 

3,200 MB/s 

4,200 MB/s 

Random Read 

NA 

NA 

NA 

Random Write 

NA 

NA 

NA 

Security 

N/A 

N/A 

N/A 

Endurance (TBW) 

110TB 

250TB 

450TB 

Part Number 

AGAMMIXS60-512G-CS 

AGAMMIXS60-1T-CS 

AGAMMIXS60-2T-CS 

Warranty 

5-Year 

5-Year 

5-Year 

Points to highlight here are 

  1. When maximum mid to high end SSDs are shifting to QLC, ADATA has equipped this drive with TLC, which in itself, promises better endurance. 

  1. The INNOGRIT IG5220 is a tried and tested controller for Entry to Mid segment of SSDs. Which promises good, sustainable performance. 

Performance and Benchmark: 

At ANT PC, S60 has been a choice of SSD for our builds, we use this particular SKU as primary and secondary drives, so let’s show you how it holds up in benchmarks. 

We tested the 1TB variant of the SSD, and here’s a detail of our Testbench: 

CPU 

i9-13900K 

Motherboard 

msi Z790 Carbon WIFI 

RAM 

16GB 6000 MHz XPG Lancer Blade 

Cooler 

Ant Esports Glacius 360D AIO Cooler 

Power Supply 

Ant Esports FG750 V2 80 Plus Gold Modular Power Supply 

  1. Crystal Disk Mark 9 

 

XPG reported the speeds of the drive to be 5000 MB/s read, and 3200 MB/s Write. The CDM 9.0 measures the speeds to be exceeding the benchmark number given by XPG. 

  1. ATTO Disk Benchmark: 

 

In ATTO disk benchmark, the speeds come out to be 3,190 MB/s and 4800 MB/s. With and without using the Cache/HMB. There are two noticeable dips, which might be due to momentary cache or bandwidth saturation, not thermal throttling, else that would’ve caused sustained drop in performance.  

  1. AJA System Test 

Now, we’ll move on two AJA System Test, which actually helps us understand, how this drive will perform when using in Video Workstation.

 

In default settings, (1080i Footage, 1GB File Size and 10-bit YUV Codec) the AJA reports a read and write speeds of 4373 MB/s and 3341 MB/s respectively.  

The algorithm used by AJA always cause around a 10% drop in random read-write speed. But that too, stays within the tolerance of speed measurement.  

 

  1. AS SSD Benchmarks: 

We ran the AS SSD benchmark in 4 different sample sizes (1GB, 3GB, 5GB, and 10GB) and this Comparison yields a very interesting set of results.  

Chart 5, Chart element 

Throughout the sample sizes, the read speed remains approximately 4500 MB/s, while the write speed firmly stays in the vicinity of 3200 MB/s 

So, while crystal diskmark shows the raw random read-write potential of the drive, AJA and AS SSD shows how it behaves with somewhat real-world workloads. While the ATTO disk benchmark confirms the absence of any thermal throttling.  

Conclusion and Use Cases: 

If your system has multiple drives, then S60 is a great option for storing and accessing data, or the boot drive, for installing and accessing all the applications you need.  

But If this is the only drive in your system, it will also work flawlessly due to the efficient controller and the HMB.  

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