Recently, Yingchi's SSD has added a new product, it is Yingchi Xingyao X4, an entry-level PCIe4.0 M.2 SSD.
Based on the group PS5019-E19T master chip design, the X4 adopts a cacheless design scheme and is equipped with an efficient aluminum heat sink. This time, the author will take a look at its performance. This SSD is available in 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, 2TB capacity versions, and the test product in this article is a 1TB version.
Product appreciation
The Ying chi Xingyao X4 adopts the exclusive packaging design of the two-dimensional style Xingyao Niang.
The back of the box briefly introduces some information about this SSD.
Open the box and the Shadow Star X4 will come into view.
The accessories in the package are simple, including a product certificate of conformity and a product warranty card.
This SSD looks good. Since the heatsink comes standard, it is primarily geared towards desktop platforms.
The heatsink appearance of this SSD adopts a mirror high-silver high-silk and multi-screen printing process, and the flat surface presents a naked-eye 3D visual effect.
In other words, its radiator surface is flat, but the visual effect it gives is three-dimensional.
The radiator side is mirrored.
The internal heat sink adopts a through-through hollow air duct design for better heat dissipation.
Some product information is noted on the back of the SSD.
Remove the four screws on the radiator to remove the radiator.
The Shadow Star X4 uses a blue PCB. The front of the PCB is mainly designed with a main control chip and two memory chips.
There is no chip designed on the back of the PCB, only the solder bits of the two memory chips are reserved.
At the beginning of the article, the author has introduced that this SSD is based on the group PS5019-E19T master chip design, using a cacheless design scheme.
Group PS5019-E19T master chip.
From the official website of Qunlian, we can query the details of this master control chip. This main control chip is based on TSMC's 28nm process design, supports PCIe4.0, supports TLC storage particles, and the maximum storage capacity can support up to 2TB, and the theoretical sequential reading capacity can reach 3700MB/s, and the sequential write capacity can reach 3000MB/s.
The storage particles of the Shadow Star X4 are made of Micron, with a single capacity of 500GB and two with a capacity of 1TB. The SSD is also available in 256GB, 512GB and 2TB capacity versions.
Performance demonstration
Next, the author set up a set of 12th-generation Core platforms, which will conduct performance measurements on the Shadow Star X4 SSD.
(1) The performance of the hard disk under 5% space occupancy
CrystalDiskMark
The continuous read performance of the X4 1TB version exceeds 3500MB/s and the continuous write performance exceeds 3200MB/s.
HD Tune Pro (200GB Hybrid File Transfer)
In this test, after about 100GB, the virtual cache is out, and the read speed will drop to about 2125MB/s and the write speed will drop to about 1500MB/s.
(2) The performance of the hard disk under 50% of the space occupancy rate
At this time, the 4K performance of this SSD has dropped a lot.
Due to the cacheless design, the write speed of this SSD fluctuates significantly when transferring very large mixed files in a half-disk state.
(3) The performance of the hard disk under 75% of the space occupancy rate
At this time, the read and write performance of this SSD has dropped significantly.
At this point, the write speed of this SSD fluctuates even more dramatically during the transfer of very large mixed files.
Product summary
Yingchi Xingyao X4 is based on the group design scheme, which is reassuring in quality. With over 3500MB/s continuous read performance, this entry-level PCIe4.0 M.2 SSD is sufficient to meet the daily needs of many users. At the same time, its unique naked-eye 3D appearance is impressive, which also adds a lot of sales to this SSD.
Well, this review is written here. Friends who are interested in this solid-state drive of Yingchi can pay attention to its listing information.