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For ROG Phantom STRIX ARION hard drive box I have been planting grass for a long time and have been waiting for his home activities. Before the event came, I received a notice of the launch of the new product: ROG Phantom STRIX ARION S500 mobile solid-state drive. So I quickly went to the official flagship store to check it out. The box is still the same, but it comes with 500GB capacity inside. The new product is on the market for more than 900 yuan. After receiving the discount, you can get 60 yuan, which is 899 yuan. You can also get ROG faith building blocks after posting good reviews.
I calculated the box usually 360, and the mid-range M2 solid-state drive 500G (3000MB/s rate physique) is 490. The two total 850. The total price is about the same as the ROG Phantom STRIX ARION S500 solid-state drive. How can I bear this? When will I not rush to rush now? I'll go first.
placed an order that night and delivered the goods to your door the next day. The speed of the Dongdong is indeed fast enough. I believe this is one of the reasons why many friends like to use the Dongdong.
ROG Phantom S500 solid disk
This time, the packaging design of the ROG Phantom STRIX ARION S500 solid disk (hereinafter referred to as ROG Phantom S500 solid disk) is a bit "low-key". I remember that the Phantom hard disk box is based on the Eye of the Bible, and the product rendering is centered. This time, many places are left to emphasize its performance and functions. For example, the maximum reading speed of 1050Mbps, supports one-click backup, 256-bit AES hardware encryption, USB 3.2 Gen2 interface, independent DRAM cache, supports AURA RGB lighting effect...; in short, as long as ROG starts talking about parameters, then the performance is definitely not simple.
I personally always think that ROG is a detailed control. After opening the lid, in addition to the details of the handle of the tray, the hard disk is also wrapped in a pearl cotton bag, which is full of comfort at first glance, and ROG is always at the forefront in terms of details. In terms of
objects, the ROG Phantom S500 solid disk provides a richer "content". In addition to the hard disk main body, manual and software activation code, Type-C and Type-A data cables are also provided, so that I can take advantage of both the new and old interfaces. In terms of user experience, it is worthy of praise for ROG.
Whether it is the texture of the first meeting or the hand-held texture, the ROG Phantom S500 solid disk has brought me considerable surprises. First of all, the shape of the disk body is a bit like a server blade in a science fiction movie. The technological patterns on the surface further enhance the sense of futurity. It can be expected that when the eyes of the prodigal are lit up, it will definitely be full of cyberpunk déjà vu.
uses an aluminum alloy shell, it feels a little cold after getting started. However, the arcs at the corners are overly made quite well, without a trace of cutting, and the shell is not easy to get fingerprints, so it can be played with any reversal.
Although the ROG Phantom S500 solid disk is a bit distorted, the weight distribution is very reasonable, without any sense of heavy head and light feet, which makes me feel quite at ease.
ROG Phantom S500 solid disk mainly relies on the grille cover on the back for heat dissipation. Of course, the grille pattern also has the effect of improving grip stability.
has an RGB light guide bar hidden in the upper end of the LOGO, which is not very eye-catching. However, when the ROG Phantom S500 solid disk is powered on, the RGB light guide will also illuminate with the Eye of the Breakup. The two luminous modules are configured to directly fill the appearance.
It is worth noting that only the opening at the lower end is used to wear the lanyard. If it is worn on the top, there will be a risk of damage to the light guide bar.
ROG Phantom S500 solid disk uses the mainstream Type-C interface configuration, and the location is at the bottom. However, the attached data cable is not long, and the AURA RGB lighting effect may be missed when the chassis is placed under the table.
ROG Phantom S500 has built-in 500GB solid disk, saving users the later installation steps. The manufacturer did not have a free disassembly needle, maybe he just didn't want me to open it.
is actually quite easy to open. Just find a pin for your phone, poke the small hole next to the Type-C interface to bounce it and remove the back cover. After disassembling
, we can see that the back cover is covered with a large area of thermal paste. This is a design made by the manufacturer to dissipate the heat from the solid disk faster, just to avoid speed loss caused by overheating.Compared with the original STRIX ARION hard disk box specifications, this thermal pad increases the thermal conductivity efficiency and bonding pressure, and the thermal pad has a higher heat transfer efficiency. The built-in solid disk of
ROG Phantom S500 is M.2 2280 specifications and adopts a single-sided PCB design. Zoom in to view the NAND particles, and its number is "TA7AG65AWV". It should be Toshiba TLC flash memory particles, with a single capacity of 128GB, a total of 4 flash memory particles, forming 500GB of storage space. The main control of
uses the customized mode control of Phison (group link) PS5012-E12S. The master supports PCIe 3.0x4 channel, with a continuous reading speed of 3400MB/s, a write 3100MB/s, and a maximum capacity of 8TB. In addition, the power control chip is also from Phison (Tonglian), and the model is PS6102-22.
because it was covered with thermal paste, the inscribed DRAM particles is slightly blurred. It can be vaguely identified that the particle number is "D1216ECMDXGJD", from the kingstion ( Kingston ) brand, with a capacity of 2Gb (256MB).
Although the manufacturer has a label of "ONLY FOR ARION S500" on the M.2 Socket 3 interface, it does not affect my removal of the built-in solid disk. If it does not have a ripped-proof label, it will be a matter of minutes to change it to another solid disk specification in the future.
Performance Experience
First use CrystalDiskInfo to confirm the ROG Phantom S500 solid disk information. ROG STRIX Arion S500 has 500GB capacity, supports S.M.A.R.T, TRIM and VolatileWriteCache functions, standby temperature is 26℃, and the total reading and writing volumes are zero, which is undoubtedly a brand new disk.
Through TxBENCH test, the sequential reading score of the ROG Phantom S500 solid disk is 981MB/s, and the sequential writing is 1029.5MB/s. Considering the difference between the system and the hardware environment, it has met the official nominal 1050MB/s score, which is also the fastest M.2 NVMe hard disk box I have experienced so far.
calls CrystalDiskMark for testing, and the result is 984MB/s read and 1026MB/s written. I repeated it twice, but the results were not much different. Comparing the previous TxBENCH, there is almost no difference in speed between the two.
In the comprehensive AS SSD Benchmark test, the continuous read and write of the ROG Phantom S500 solid disk is 921MB/s and writes 943MB/s. I also tested it twice, and the results obtained fluctuate very little, which shows that its overall stability is very excellent.
In the small file transfer test, the ROG Phantom S500 solid disk obtained 950GB/s write and 918GB/s read. In terms of value, there is only 3MB fluctuation between files of different sizes. The chart shown by ATTO is very fluctuating, and there is no significant difference in length between the bar chart .
enable HD Tune file benchmark test, the file length is adjusted to 150GB, and there is no drop in the overall run. The waveform is almost a straight line, and both read and write are stable at more than 940MB/s. SLC cache and independent DRAM dual cache really solve the problem of transferring large files.
. During the test, the heating condition of the ROG Phantom S500 solid disk after full load was about 43℃. The shell felt a little warm and not hot enough, so you can use it with confidence.
selects a single 90GB and a 56GB folder composed of multiple files, and uses FastCopy software to transfer. The former was completed in 1 minute and 46 seconds, with a rate of 886.1 MB/s, while the latter had more files and a slightly lower rate, but it also had a rate of 848.6 MB/s. The overall time was 1 minute and 09 seconds, and the result was still extraordinary.
uses the most traditional copy and read operations. Whether it is written from the local disk to the ROG Phantom S500 solid disk or reading from the ROG Phantom S500 solid disk, the speeds of both are about the same, and can be maintained at around 680MB/s. Although it is not as good as FastCopy, it is a very good achievement in terms of normal work, and the speed graph does not fluctuate much, and the transmission speed is very stable. The stable transmission efficiency and speed of
makes it easy to run the game directly on the disk. The loading speed is comparable to the SATA port's solid disk experience, and there is no lag in the game process. If you put " Anti-Shui Cold " or "World of Warcraft" on your hard drive, moving a brick and fishing at the company during working hours is also a good choice.
backup encryption and lighting effects
This time, the ROG Phantom S500 solid disk is connected to support NTi Backup Now EZ 7 software, and its registration activation code has been mentioned earlier.
Through NTi Backup Now EZ 7, we can back up various materials such as pictures, music, videos, documents and other materials to the ROG Phantom S500 solid disk with one click. Moreover, the software will automatically identify the content format, allowing targeted intelligent backups.
Or directly set a backup plan to automatically backup according to the date, effectively preventing the loss of important data.
In addition, data encryption can be set in NTi Backup Now EZ 7, supporting 256-bit AES encryption, ensuring the security of internal data, and is a very practical function.
Since it is a ROG product, AURA RGB lighting effect is essential. After running the Armoury Crate software, we will find a new synchronization device under the AURA SYNC menu. After checking, it can be incorporated into the synchronization lighting effect. After
synchronized, there are 10 Aura special effects for switching and adjustment. Depending on the different lighting effects, we can adjust the color, style selection, speed frequency, etc. I personally use the most rainbow and color loops, followed by music and ever-brightness.
When I chose the rainbow light effect, the desktop keyboard, mouse, headphones, and ROG Phantom S500 solid disk, all the devices have formed an interconnected and unified color synchronization, and the atmosphere is directly full. When switching to the breathing lamp effect, the whole will change back and forth between brightness, just like the breathing effect.
In addition, in the context settings, the lighting effects can be specified for the program application. When this application is opened, the Aura lighting effects will automatically switch to the setting plan, and there is no need for user to manually adjust, which is quite convenient.
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Through the above test of the ROG Phantom S500 solid disk, we can see that its reading and writing speed is quite fast, can easily reach 1020MB/s, and the transmission experience is quite stable. It can also be used for the game external hard disk, without lag or jumping out. In terms of appearance, the combination of aluminum alloy shell + luminous LOGO + RGB light guide strips, coupled with AURA RGB lighting effect, directly brings the appearance, which is very consistent with the tone of the prodigal eye. If you can be high-profile, you will definitely not be low-key.
