The Biwin M560 2TB SSD is a PCIe Gen5 DRAMless drive powered by Silicon Motion’s advanced SM2504XT controller, a 6nm, four-channel design paired with Kioxia BiCS8 TLC NAND flash. This combination allows the M560 to deliver performance that rivals more expensive eight-channel SSDs with dedicated DRAM, resetting the performance and efficiency bar for the retail-ready DRAMless SSD category. The drive is advertised with sequential read speeds of up to 11,000 MB/s, and in testing it delivered exactly that figure and then some, even under a demanding user state as the operating system disk with a significant amount of data already stored on it. The M560 also achieved a massive 4K Q1T1 random read speed of 127 MB/s, which strongly indicates exceptional real-world performance for everyday computing tasks.
In real-world file transfer tests, the Biwin M560 2TB proved to be an outstanding performer. In a crushing 100GB mixed-file transfer test comprising over 62,000 files, the drive delivered exceptional transfer rates for a four-channel DRAMless SSD, outperforming other DRAMless drives including a 14.9 GB/s-capable E37T engineering sample. Most notably, it achieved the highest real-world read transfer rate the reviewer had ever seen from any flash-based DRAMless SSD, setting a new bar for this category. For write performance, the reviewer noted that random or sequential writing is an infrequent operation in the consumer space, and therefore did not consider it an important performance metric, citing that games are played far more often than they are installed.
The drive’s gaming performance was also put through its paces using UL’s 3DMark SSD Gaming Test, which the reviewer considers the world’s best way to test an SSD’s gaming prowess. The M560 2TB delivered a score well above the 6,000 milestone, making it the best gaming SSD the reviewer had ever encountered from Biwin. This performance extended to PCMark 10 storage tests, where the M560 achieved the eleventh-best score overall on the reviewer’s vast chart in the Full System Drive Benchmark, which writes 204 GB of data and covers a broad range of common consumer tasks. In the Quick System Drive Benchmark, which writes 23 GB of data and offers the best reflection of a typical consumer use case, the M560 delivered a massive score of over 8,000, another milestone achievement for any SSD.
Power efficiency is another key strength of the Biwin M560. The advanced 6nm controller keeps average power consumption below 5.2W, reducing heat buildup and energy draw under heavy loads. This efficiency helps extend battery life in laptops and maintain stable operation in compact platforms. In testing, the drive ran cool at just 42°C after three back-to-back runs of CrystalDiskMark sequentials, using only a motherboard heatsink and without any additional airflow, demonstrating excellent thermal management. The drive’s power efficiency also bodes well for use in the Sony PlayStation 5, where it makes a decent choice for M.2 storage expansion, delivering sequential read performance well above Sony’s 5,500 MB/s minimum requirement.
Biwin includes free supporting software with the M560, including Biwin Intelligence, a multifunctional management tool that helps users manage their SSDs with features like performance testing, data migration, and firmware updates. Additionally, a free Biwin Data Recovery Tool is available, which can scan and recover lost files from various storage media, including memory cards and portable solid-state drives. The M560 2TB comes in the M.2 2280 form factor, uses the PCIe Gen5 x4 interface, and is backed by a five-year limited warranty. The drive is a retail-ready product, meaning it is available for consumers to purchase and install in their systems.
The TweakTown review awarded the Biwin M560 2TB an overall score of 98%, with individual scores of 95% for performance, 99% for quality, and 99% for features. The verdict is that Biwin’s M560 2TB is currently the reviewer’s favorite retail-ready consumer SSD, and they would give it the nod as their current pick for the best retail SSD of any kind, assuming the price is reasonable. The review lists no cons for the drive, praising its power efficiency, throughput, included SSD toolbox, and elite performer status. The reviewer concludes that if the price is right, the M560 2TB is the consumer SSD to beat, delivering elite performance, unmatched efficiency, and excellent versatility.
Source: TweakTown