What’s the difference between the XPG SX6000 Lite and XPG SX6000 Pro?

The SX6000 Solid State Drive from Xtreme Performance Gear has a Lite edition and Pro edition. So, what are the main differences between these two versions?

You can find out in this comparison guide of the two internal SSDs.

Quick Summary

When compared to the SX6000 Lite, the SX6000 Pro is faster at maximum sequential reading, maximum sequential writing, maximum random reading and maximum random writing.

The Pro version also has better endurance, as you will be able to write more data on it, in addition to better reliability, as it is expected to last longer.

XPG SX6000 Lite vs. XPG SX6000 Pro Comparison Chart

You can check out Seeking Tech’s comparison table between the two PCIe Gen3 x4 SSDs below.

Capacity Options and Model Numbers

The Lite edition is the only one of the two to have a 128GB capacity option while the Pro edition is the only one to offer a 2 TB capacity option.

You can find the capacities, as well as the model numbers, below:

• 128 GB: ASX6000LNP-128GT-C
• 256 GB: ASX6000LNP-256GT-C
• 512 GB: ASX6000LNP-512GT-C
• 1 TB: ASX6000LNP-1TT-C

• 256 GB: ASX6000PNP-256GT-C
• 512 GB: ASX6000PNP-512GT-C
• 1 TB: ASX6000PNP-1TT-C
• 2 TB: ASX6000PNP-2TT-C

Form Factor

The XPG SX6000 Lite and XPG SX6000 Pro both use the M.2 2280 form factor.

Dimensions

The physical size of the internal solid state drives are identical. The measurement, which is displayed in Length x Width x Height, can be found below:

• 80 mm x 22 mm x 2.15 mm

Weight

The SX6000 SSDs are also the same in terms of weight, which is around 8 grams.

Interfaces

Both the Lite and Pro editions utilize the PCIe Gen3x4 and NVMe 1.3 interfaces.

NAND Flash

When it comes to memory components, the two versions of the XPG SX6000 are equipped with 3D NAND.

General Features

The SX6000 Lite and SX6000 Pro also share the same general features, which you can find a list of below:

• Advanced LDPC ECC Technology
• HMB (Host Memory Buffer)
• SLC Caching
• XPG Heatsink (with pre-applied thermal compound)

Maximum ATTO Sequential Read

According to internal tests done by Xtreme Performance Gear, the Pro version is 300 MB per second faster (or 16.67% faster) than the Lite version at ATTO sequential reading:

• 128GB SX6000 Lite: Up to 1800 MB per second
• 256GB SX6000 Lite: Up to 1800 MB per second
• 512GB SX6000 Lite: Up to 1800 MB per second
• 1TB SX6000 Lite: Up to 1800 MB per second

• 256GB SX6000 Pro: Up to 2100 MB per second
• 512GB SX6000 Pro: Up to 2100 MB per second
• 1TB SX6000 Pro: Up to 2100 MB per second
• 2TB SX6000 Pro: Up to 2100 MB per second

Maximum ATTO Sequential Write

When you compared the same capacities for the ATTO sequential writing, the 256 GB SX6000 Pro is 300 MB per second faster (or 33.33% faster) than the 256 GB SX6000 Lite, 512 GB SX6000 Pro is 200 MB per second faster (or 16.67% faster) than the 512 SX6000 Lite and the 1 TB SX6000 Pro is 200 MB per second faster (or 16.67% faster) than the 1 TB SX6000 Lite.

You can find the ATTO sequential write specifications below:

• 128GB SX6000 Lite: Up to 600 MB per second
• 256GB SX6000 Lite: Up to 900 MB per second
• 512GB SX6000 Lite: Up to 1200 MB per second
• 1TB SX6000 Lite: Up to 1200 MB per second

• 256GB SX6000 Pro: Up to 1200 MB per second
• 512GB SX6000 Pro: Up to 1400 MB per second
• 1TB SX6000 Pro: Up to 1400 MB per second
• 2TB SX6000 Pro: Up to 1400 MB per second

Maximum CDM (QD32) Sequential Read

The SX6000 Pro is also 300 MB per second faster (or 16.6% faster) than the SX6000 Lite at maximum CDM (QD32) sequential reading:

• 128GB SX6000 Lite: Up to 1800 MB per second
• 256GB SX6000 Lite: Up to 1800 MB per second
• 512GB SX6000 Lite: Up to 1800 MB per second
• 1TB SX6000 Lite: Up to 1800 MB per second

• 256GB SX6000 Pro: Up to 2100 MB per second
• 512GB SX6000 Pro: Up to 2100 MB per second
• 1TB SX6000 Pro: Up to 2100 MB per second
• 2TB SX6000 Pro: Up to 2100 MB per second

Maximum CDM (QD32) Sequential Write

When you compare the similar capacities, the 256 GB Pro version is 300 MB per second faster (or 33.33% faster) than the 256 GB Lite version while both the 512 GB and 1 TB Pro versions are 300 MB per second faster (or 25% faster) than the 512 GB and 1 TB Lite versions.

You can find the maximum CDM (QD32) sequential write speeds below:

• 128GB SX6000 Lite: Up to 600 MB per second
• 256GB SX6000 Lite: Up to 900 MB per second
• 512GB SX6000 Lite: Up to 1200 MB per second
• 1TB SX6000 Lite: Up to 1200 MB per second

• 256GB SX6000 Pro: Up to 1200 MB per second
• 512GB SX6000 Pro: Up to 1500 MB per second
• 1TB SX6000 Pro: Up to 1500 MB per second
• 2TB SX6000 Pro: Up to 1500 MB per second

Maximum AS SSD Sequential Read

The SX6000 Pro is 100 MB per second faster (or 5.88% faster) than the SX6000 Lite at maximum AS SSD sequential reading:

• 128GB SX6000 Lite: Up to 1700 MB per second
• 256GB SX6000 Lite: Up to 1700 MB per second
• 512GB SX6000 Lite: Up to 1700 MB per second
• 1TB SX6000 Lite: Up to 1700 MB per second

• 256GB SX6000 Pro: Up to 1800 MB per second
• 512GB SX6000 Pro: Up to 1800 MB per second
• 1TB SX6000 Pro: Up to 1800 MB per second
• 2TB SX6000 Pro: Up to 1800 MB per second

Maximum AS SSD Sequential Write

For maximum AS SSD sequential writing, the 256 GB Pro version is 350 MB per second faster (or 41.18% faster) than the 256 Lite version. The 512 GB and 1 TB Pro versions are also 200 MB per second faster (or 18.18% faster) than the 512 GB and 1 TB Lite versions.

You can find the AS SSD sequential write speeds below:

• 128GB SX6000 Lite: Up to 550 MB per second
• 256GB SX6000 Lite: Up to 850 MB per second
• 512GB SX6000 Lite: Up to 1100 MB per second
• 1TB SX6000 Lite: Up to 1100 MB per second

• 256GB SX6000 Pro: Up to 1200 MB per second
• 512GB SX6000 Pro: Up to 1300 MB per second
• 1TB SX6000 Pro: Up to 1300 MB per second
• 2TB SX6000 Pro: Up to 1300 MB per second

Maximum 4K Random Read

When it comes to random reading, the 256 GB Pro edition is 90K IOPS faster (or 90% faster) than the 256 GB Lite edition, 512 GB Pro edition is 70K IOPS faster (or 38.89% faster) than the 512 GB Lite edition while the 1 TB Pro edition is 30K IOPS faster or (13.64% faster) than the 1 TB Lite edition.

You can check out the random read speed specs below:

• 128GB SX6000 Lite: Up to 100K IOPS
• 256GB SX6000 Lite: Up to 100K IOPS
• 512GB SX6000 Lite: Up to 180K IOPS
• 1TB SX6000 Lite: Up to 220K IOPS

• 256GB SX6000 Pro: Up to 190K IOPS
• 512GB SX6000 Pro: Up to 250K IOPS
• 1TB SX6000 Pro: Up to 250K IOPS
• 2TB SX6000 Pro: Up to 250K IOPS

Maximum 4K Random Write

For random writing, the 256 GB Pro version is 10K IOPS faster (or 5.88% faster) than the 256 Lite version while the 512 GB and 1 TB Pro versions are 40K IOPS faster (or 20% faster) than the 512 GB and 1 TB Lite versions.

You can take a look at the random write speeds below:

• 128GB SX6000 Lite: Up to 130K IOPS
• 256GB SX6000 Lite: Up to 170K IOPS
• 512GB SX6000 Lite: Up to 200K IOPS
• 1TB SX6000 Lite: Up to 200K IOPS

• 256GB SX6000 Pro: Up to 180K IOPS
• 512GB SX6000 Pro: Up to 240K IOPS
• 1TB SX6000 Pro: Up to 240K IOPS
• 2TB SX6000 Pro: Up to 240K IOPS

Endurance

The Pro version of the SX6000 is also more durable than the Lite version in terms of terabytes written (TBW), which measures how much data can be written on a solid state drive. When you compared the same capacity options, you can write 25% more data on the SX6000 Pro than the SX6000 Lite.

You can find the TBW stats below:

• 128GB SX6000 Lite: 60 TBW
• 256GB SX6000 Lite: 120 TBW
• 512GB SX6000 Lite: 240 TBW
• 1TB SX6000 Lite: 480 TBW

• 256GB SX6000 Pro: 150 TBW
• 512GB SX6000 Pro: 300 TBW
• 1TB SX6000 Pro: 600 TBW
• 2TB SX6000 Pro: 1200 TBW

Reliability

The Pro version is also more reliable. According to the Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) statistic, the SX6000 Pro is expected to last 200,000 hours longer (or 11.11% longer) than the SX6000 Lite.

You can find the MTBF specs below:

• SX6000 Lite: 1,800,000 hours
• SX6000 Pro: 2,000,000 hours

Typical Active Power Consumption

The two solid stated drives have the same typical active power consumption at 0.33W.

Typical Idle Power Consumption

The Pro and Lite versions also have the same typical idle power consumption at 0.14W.

Certifications

The SX6000 Lite and SX6000 Pro both received the following certifications:

• BSMI
• CE
• FCC
• KC
• RoHS
• VCCI

Operating Temperature

The Lite and Pro editions of the SX6000 have the same recommended operating temperature, which has a range of 0°C to 70°C.

Storage Temperature

The two XPG internal solid state drives also have the same recommended storage temperature, which has a range of -40°C to 85°C.

Shock Resistance

The SX6000 storage drives have the same shock resistance specs, which is 1500G/0.5ms.

Warranty

The XPG SX6000 Lite Solid State Drive and XPG SX6000 Pro Solid State Drive each comes with a 5-year limited warranty that can expired sooner if the aforementioned TBW limits are reached.

Resources:

• https://www.adata.com/upload/downloadfile/Datasheet_XPG%20SX6000%20Pro_EN_202005.pdf
• https://www.adata.com/upload/downloadfile/Datasheet_XPG%20SX6000%20Pro_EN_202005.pdf