Best for on-the-go ADATA SD810 2TB External SSD Unboxing Review

The ADATA SD810 2TB portable external SSD can be used with PC, iPhone 15, Android, NB, PS5, XBOX, and other multi-platform devices via USB 20 Gbps Type-C. It has a maximum read/write performance of 2000 MB/s, and the waterproof cover is IP68 water and dust resistant. The waterproof cover is IP68 water and dust resistant to prevent malfunction caused by dust and liquid, and it also passes the 1.22-meter drop test in compliance with MIL-STD-810G 516.6 military standard, which makes it suitable for mobile use in all aspects, and it comes with a five-year after-sales warranty.

ADATA SD810 2TB External SSD Specifications:

Interface: USB 3.2 Gen2 x2 Type-C (20 Gbps)
Weight: 41.7g
Size: 72.7(L) x 44(W) x 12.24(H) mm
Continuous read speed: 2000 MB/s
Continuous Write Speed: 2000 MB/s
Warranty: 5 years
Accessories: USB C to C / USB C to A cable

Small and Light ADATA SD810 2TB External SSD Unboxing

This unboxing is the SD810 2TB external SSD from AVerMedia ADATA, with a read/write performance of up to 2000 MB/s using the USB 20 Gbps Type-C interface, and a choice of 500GB/1000GB/2000GB/4000GB capacities.

In addition to being compatible with popular PCs and laptops, this external SSD also supports devices such as PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, Apple iPhone 15 and various home and cell phones, and is backed by a five-year limited warranty.

∆ ADATA SD810 2TB External SSD.

∆ is IP68 protected.

∆ Various product specifications.

∆ Product specification.

 

The contents include only the external SSD body, as well as one USB Type-C to C and one USB Type-C to A cable. I prefer this configuration because most people have a fixed set of connectivity devices, and should know whether they want to use Type-C or A for their own devices.

The advantage of shorter cables is that they save space; the disadvantage is that they are less convenient to use for certain needs.

∆ List of contents.

∆ USB Type-C to A.

∆ USB Type-C to C.

 

The SD810 measures 72.7 x 44 x 12.24 mm and weighs only 41.7 g. As a portable external SSD, small size and light weight are essential.

The case is made of aluminum alloy to enhance the heat dissipation performance and increase the strength of the protection, I will use a thermal imaging camera to check how well it dissipates the heat, the color part is available in silver and black, this time the unboxing is the black version.

∆ Dimensions are 72.7 x 44 x 12.24 mm.

∆ On the back, the basic safety regulations and the place of manufacture in Taiwan are printed.

 

In addition to its small size and light weight, the SD810 has passed the IP68 waterproof and dustproof standard test. With the waterproof cover fully closed, the SD810 can prevent dust intrusion and can be immersed in water over 1 meter deep for up to 60 minutes, but of course, if the waterproof cover is opened, it will not have this protective effect. In addition, if there is any water or dust, remember to let the SD810 air dry and clean before using it.

The SD810 also meets the MIL-STD-810G 516.6 military standard for impact resistance, and has passed the 1.22 meter drop test, allowing it to continue to function normally in the event of an accidental drop, which is where external solid state drives (SSDs) have an advantage over traditional HDDs in terms of durability, preventing data loss from being lost in a drop.

∆ Open the waterproof cover upwards, it is a bit tight.

The ∆ waterproof cover is IP68 waterproof and dustproof, and the USB 20 Gbps Type-C slot can be seen underneath.

∆ interface as well as the wire material.

∆ The blue lamp lights up when connected for use.

 

iPhone 15 Pro Max with S21 FE Mobile Phone

The SD810 is designed to support Android, Mac OS, Windows and other operating systems, computer platforms and gaming consoles. This time, I've paired it with an Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max and a SAMSUNG Galaxy S21 FE to demonstrate how it will appear on the display when paired with a cell phone.

∆ can see the SD810 directly after connecting it to the iPhone 15, and you can read it without formatting it.

∆ On Apple, the file format is ExFAT and the available capacity is 2 TB.

∆ file storage, but it doesn't feel like adding a new album, but rather an additional storage space.

∆ Actual transmission of files.

 

Next, the S21 FE for Android can be installed without formatting the device on a PC.

∆ Remember that the slot in the handset must be recognized for OTG function to work and that the handset will power the SD810.

The ∆ S21 FE recognizes it as an SD card.

∆ View in folder.

 

ADATA SD810 2TB External SSD PC Performance Testing

The test platform uses an AMD Ryzen 9 7900 processor with an MSI MEG X670E ACE motherboard and an ADATA SD810 2TB mounted on a USB 20 Gbps Type-C (USB 3.2 Gen2 x2) slot at the rear of the motherboard. Performance may vary depending on the firmware version of the SSD, system hardware configuration, and other factors. Performance may vary depending on SSD firmware version, system hardware configuration, and other factors, so these results are provided for reference only.

Testing Platform

Processor: AMD Ryzen 9 7900 (PBO AUTO)
Cooler: AMD Wraith Prism
Motherboard:MSI MEG X670E ACE(BIOS version: 7D69v1F2)
Memory:Kingston FURY Renegade DDR5 RGB 6000 MT/s 16GBx2
Display card:MSI GeForce GTX 970 GAMING 100ME
Operating System: Windows 11 Professional 23H2
System Drive: Kingston A2000 NVMe PCIe SSD 500GB
Test drive: ADATA SD810 2TB external SSD (formatted empty)
Power supply:FSP Hydro PTM PRO ATX3.0 (PCIe5.0) 1200W
Case: STREACOM BC1 Benchtable V2
Graphics driver: GeForce Game Ready 551.23

 

First of all, we can view the basic information of ADATA SD810 2TB through CrystalDiskInfo software. Supported features include S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology), TRIM, Native Command Queuing (NCQ), and GPL, and the version of firmware tested by the author is: W0928BR0.

∆ formatted and converted to different bit system units can use 1.81 TB.

∆ CrystalDiskInfo software view information.

 

The read/write performance of the ADATA SD810 2TB external SSD was tested using CrystalDiskMark software in an empty disk, with the test file size set to 1GiB in the default mode, and sequential read/write speeds of 2081 MB/s and 1666 MB/s were measured.

The Q8T1 test result in the first column represents a thread with eight queue depths, which means that there are eight 1MB-sized accesses in the worklist waiting to be accessed. This corresponds to a real situation, such as reading or writing eight 1MB files from or to a hard disk at the same time, which is generally less likely to be done in general.

∆ CrystalDiskMark default mode 1GiB profile, continuous read/write test results.

∆CrystalDiskMark default mode to adjust the capacity to 64GiB profile for testing.

 

For daily use or for gamers, the QD1 to QD4 range is a good reference. If we switch the CrystalDiskMark profile to real-world performance, the first column will be Q1T1. Although the result will be a bit lower than the Q8T1, it will be more in line with the actual performance of the daily use experience.

The reason for this is that most of the daily operating systems use the Q1T1, which is a queue-depth mode with one thread, so the Q1T1 is more suitable for daily use than the Q8T1. The read and write speeds of the Q1T1 are 1712 MB/s and 1620 MB/s with the test file size set to 1GiB in the Q1T1 mode.

∆ CrystalDiskMark Settings: Default / Profile: Real World Mode 1GiB profile test result.

 

After setting CrystalDiskMark to NVMe SSD to enable the Random Access default project, the read/write speed of RND4K Q32T16 is 76074 IOPS and 103,710 IOPS, RND4K Q32T16 is 16 queue depths out of 32 threads, and the type of file is Random Access 4 KB. The file type is random access 4 KB file size written or read into the SSD.

∆ CrystalDiskMark Settings:NVMe SSD / Profile:Default, Random Access Default Mode RND4K Q32T16 test results.

 

ATTO Disk Benchmark was then used to test the sequential read/write performance and stability of different file sizes, with maximum values of 1.73 GB/s for writing and 1.97 GB/s for reading.

∆ ATTO Disk Benchmark.

∆ ATTO Disk Benchmark IO/s.

 

Professional video multimedia file write and read performance test, using the AJA System Test to simulate the scenario test, set to 5120 x 2700 5K RED format 64GB and 1GB files, the final results are 1GB write 1641 MB/s, read 1940 MB/s, 64GB mode is 1727 MB/s, read 1943 MB/s. The final results were 1641 MB/s write and 1940 MB/s read for 1GB and 1727 MB/s write and 1943 MB/s read for 64GB.

∆ AJA System Test 1GB.

∆ AJA System Test 64GB.

 

TxBENCH is now tested in the default test file 512MB mode, and the result is 1639 MB/s for Read and 1815 MB/s for Write.

∆ TxBENCH Default test file 512MB mode results.

 

The 3DMark Storage Benchmark test uses game startup loading, game file copying, game archiving, game installation, and OBS game recording for testing. The scenarios mainly use a number of games to conduct actual tests, so that gamers can clearly refer to the performance of the hard disk in terms of gaming usage. The higher the storage benchmark score, the better.

∆ 3DMark Storage Benchmark Test.

 

PCMARK 10 was used to test two types of storage performance. The Full System Drive Benchmark uses a range of everyday applications and software, including Windows 10, Adobe series software, game launchers, Microsoft clerical software and related applications to test the performance of the hard drive in real-world usage scenarios. In the test, a bandwidth of 151.72 MB/s, an average access time of 171 µs, and a total score of 964 points were achieved.

Data Drive Benchmark (Data Drive Benchmark), the main test object for data disks used for storing documents, can also be used to test NAS, UFD, and memory cards and other related types of storage devices, in this test, 339 JPEG files (a total of 2.37 GB) will be copied to the SSD, and then create a copy of these JPEG files, and finally copy 2.37 GB JPEG files to another hard disk to complete the entire write-read-read three-step test, the results in this test are the bandwidth of 2.37 GB of JPEG files to another hard drive. In this test, 339 JPEG files (totaling 2.37 GB) were copied to the SSD, then copies of these JPEG files were made, and finally 2.37 GB of JPEG files were copied to another hard drive, completing the entire write-read-write-read three-step test, which resulted in a bandwidth of 184.76 MB/s, an average access time of 133 µs, and a total test score of 1206 points.

∆ PCMARK 10 Full System Drive Benchmark.

∆ PCMARK 10 Data Drive Benchmark.

 

Finally, AIDA64 was used to conduct the Read Test Suite, Linear Read, and Linear Write tests. The Read Test Suite mainly uses Linear Read, Random Read, and Buffered Read to test the read performance of the hard disk through these three read methods.

∆ AIDA64 Read Test Suite reads the performance combination test.

 

AIDA64's Linear Read and Linear Write full disk read/write tests will read/write the hard disk's MAX capacity large files for users to observe its read/write stability, and most of the hard disks in the Linear Read test stayed at an average of around 1899 MB/s.

In the Linear Write test, the initial write speed stays at a peak of 1723 MB/s until the buffer is exhausted at 30 %, then the write speed drops to a minimum of 87 MB/s, then climbs to around 189 M/s and continues until the end of the test, with the overall write speed averaging 644.1 MB/s, which means that unless the user writes a large file of more than 600 GB at one time, they can enjoy a sequential write speed of around 1700 MB/s. In other words, unless the user writes a large file of over 600 GB at one time, the user can enjoy the high-speed performance of 1700 MB/s for sequential writes.

∆ AIDA64 Linear Read.

∆ AIDA64 Linear Write.

 

During all of the above tests, the author used the HWinfo64 software to record the maximum temperature of the hard disk after passing all of the tests. The temperature sensor can be read in HWinfo64, and the maximum temperature of the disk was 57°C; the average temperature was 46°C. The temperature of the disk was 57°C; the average temperature of the disk was 46°C.

∆ HWinfo64 Temperature Sensor View.

 

Barebones Thermal Imager Thermal Dissipation Observation

During the AIDA64 Linear Write test on the bare platform, a FLIR ONE PRO thermal imaging camera was used to observe the temperature of the ADATA SD810 2TB external SSD body and cables for your reference.

During the ∆ test, the backside temperatures were 36.3 °C and 32.7 °C. The temperature of the backside was 36.3 °C and 32.7 °C, respectively.

∆ The temperature of the front side is slightly higher at 39.1 °C. The temperature of the front side is slightly higher at 39.1 °C. The temperature of the front side is slightly higher at 39.1 °C.

 

Conclusion

I unboxed the ADATA SD810 2TB external SSD because I wanted to update my test external SSD, and I was attracted to the SD810's small size and light weight, and the convenience of carrying it around, and of course, the other features of the product, such as IP68 waterproof and dustproof, and the MIL-STD-810G 516.6 military impact protection, are also very important for users who are always on the go. This is also very important for users who carry it around a lot, but I use it in my room or office and I don't drop it that often.

Its labeled use of USB 20 Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen2 x2) connection specification, continuous read and write speeds of up to 2000 MB/s has also reached the standard in various tests, for large file transfer needs than the traditional external hard drive can be more quickly complete the file transfer operation time, its cache space up to 30% (about 600 GB) This part is quite surprising.

The aluminum alloy casing really helps with heat conduction. During the test, the maximum temperature of the internal sensor was 57°C, while the external temperature was around 39~40°C. During use, the outer casing felt about as warm as a hand warmer or a hand warmer, and not too hot.

This time, we also actually used it with iPhone and SAMSUNG to try it out, and concluded that the ADATA SD810 2TB external SSD is very suitable for on-the-go use, and it can also be used for cross-platform transfer, viewing, and instant use of all kinds of files.