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Acer FA100 vs ADATA Legend 800: Comparison
Acer FA100 vs ADATA Legend 800 sequential read compared
Start with sequential read, because it is the widest measured gap between them: Acer FA100 3300 MB/s against ADATA Legend 800 3500 MB/s, 6% in favour of ADATA Legend 800. Sequential write is closer, 2700 MB/s on the Acer FA100 versus 2800 MB/s on the ADATA Legend 800. ADATA Legend 800 also leads on nand layers, 64 on the Acer FA100 versus 176 on the ADATA Legend 800. They differ on bus interface too, PCIe 3.0 x4 on the Acer FA100 versus PCIe 4.0 x4 on the ADATA Legend 800. There is a split on dram cache as well, DRAM-less on the Acer FA100 versus DRAM-less with HMB on the ADATA Legend 800. They differ on controller too, IG5216 on the Acer FA100 versus Phison E19T on the ADATA Legend 800. Controller vendor is not the same on both, InnoGrit on the Acer FA100 versus Phison on the ADATA Legend 800.
Who each one is for
The Acer FA100 suits everyday laptops and desktops with a PCIe 3.0 M.2 slot. It is equally the pick for budget upgrades needing 2000 GB of NVMe storage in a standard M.2 2280 slot. It is not the one for anyone wanting PCIe 4.0 speeds, since this drive tops out at 3300 MB/s reads.
What Acer FA100 and ADATA Legend 800 have in common
Everything else lines up. Capacity, nand type, form factor, drive type and nand vendor read the same on both, so those are not worth weighing.
Specs and benchmarks
Speed Score
- Acer FA100
- 6.4/10Best
- ADATA Legend 800
- 6.4/10Best
How fast this drive is, rated from its read and write speeds, cache and NAND type. 10 is the fastest.
Brand
- Acer FA100
- Acer
- ADATA Legend 800
- ADATA
Model Number
- Acer FA100
- Acer FA100 (Micron B27B)
- ADATA Legend 800
- ADATA Legend 800 (Phison E19T + MIcron TLC B47R FortisFlash)
Series
- Acer FA100
- FA100
- ADATA Legend 800
- Legend 800
Drive Type
- Acer FA100
- Internal
- ADATA Legend 800
- Internal
Bus Interface
- Acer FA100
- PCIe 3.0 x4
- ADATA Legend 800
- PCIe 4.0 x4
Form Factor
- Acer FA100
- M.2 2280
- ADATA Legend 800
- M.2 2280
Capacity
- Acer FA100
- 2000 GB
- ADATA Legend 800
- 2000 GB
Sequential Read
- Acer FA100
- 3300 MB/s-6%
- ADATA Legend 800
- 3500 MB/s
Sequential Write
- Acer FA100
- 2700 MB/s-4%
- ADATA Legend 800
- 2800 MB/s
Controller
- Acer FA100
- IG5216
- ADATA Legend 800
- Phison E19T
Controller Vendor
- Acer FA100
- InnoGrit
- ADATA Legend 800
- Phison
DRAM Cache
- Acer FA100
- DRAM-less (HMB)
- ADATA Legend 800
- DRAM-less with HMB
NAND Type
- Acer FA100
- TLC
- ADATA Legend 800
- TLC
NAND Vendor
- Acer FA100
- Micron
- ADATA Legend 800
- Micron
NAND Layers
- Acer FA100
- 64-64%
- ADATA Legend 800
- 176
Which one should you pick?
Choose Acer FA100 if you want the higher capacity (2000 GB vs 2000 GB).
Choose ADATA Legend 800 if you want the higher sequential read (3500 MB/s vs 3300 MB/s), the higher sequential write (2800 MB/s vs 2700 MB/s) and the higher NAND layers (176 vs 64).