ADATA 2TB MARS 980 BLADE PCIE GEN5 X4 M.2 2280 14,000/13,000MB/S SMAR-980B-2TCS

The ADATA 2TB MARS 980 BLADE PCIe Gen5 is a next-generation SSD equipped with a PCIe Gen 5 x4 interface and an NVMe 2.0 slot, in M.2 2280 format. It is designed to offer extremely high levels of speed on compatible laptops, mini PCs and consoles such as PS5, thanks to the SMI SM2508 controller manufactured with TSMC 6nm technology and 232-layer 3D TLC NAND memory.

🔧 Highlighted technical specifications

• Capacity : 2 TB depending on model SMAR‑980B‑2TCS.

• Maximum speeds : up to 14,000 MB/s read and 13,000 MB/s write

• 4K Random IOPS : Approximately 2,000K read IOPS and 1,650K write IOPS

• Durability (TBW) : Up to 1,480 TB written , with MTBF of 2,000,000 hours and a 5-year limited warranty

• Package & Weight : Dual-sided design (M.2 2280 form factor), with optional aluminum heatsink (weight ~12g with heatsink)

⚙️ Actual and thermal performance

• Real-world sequential performance exceeds advertised specifications — especially notable in write tests, ranking it among the fastest on the Gen5 market.

• In small file writing applications (4K), it offers outstanding response ideal for demanding operating systems and apps Overclockers +11 PCWorld +11 Overclockers +11 .

• Quiet Runtimes: Under normal loads it reaches 60‑65°C, improving thermal management over Gen5 SSDs based on previous controllers YouTube +4 Overclockers +4 TweakTown +4 .