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Acer FA100 vs ADATA Ultimate SU630: Comparison
Acer FA100 vs ADATA Ultimate SU630 sequential read compared
Start with sequential read, because it is the widest measured gap between them: Acer FA100 3300 MB/s against ADATA Ultimate SU630 520 MB/s, 84% in favour of Acer FA100. Measured rather than claimed: in Speed Score the Acer FA100 returns 6.4 against 2.9, a 55% lead. Acer FA100 also leads on sequential write, 2700 MB/s on the Acer FA100 versus 450 MB/s on the ADATA Ultimate SU630. ADATA Ultimate SU630 also leads on capacity, 2000 GB on the Acer FA100 versus 3800 GB on the ADATA Ultimate SU630. They differ on bus interface too, PCIe 3.0 x4 on the Acer FA100 versus SATA III on the ADATA Ultimate SU630. There is a split on nand type as well, TLC on the Acer FA100 versus QLC on the ADATA Ultimate SU630. They differ on form factor too, M.2 2280 on the Acer FA100 versus 2.5-inch on the ADATA Ultimate SU630. Controller is not the same on both, IG5216 on the Acer FA100 versus SM2259XT on the ADATA Ultimate SU630. There is a split on controller vendor as well, InnoGrit on the Acer FA100 versus Silicon Motion on the ADATA Ultimate SU630. Nand vendor is not the same on both, Micron on the Acer FA100 versus SpecTek on the ADATA Ultimate SU630.
Which should you buy, Acer FA100 or ADATA Ultimate SU630?
Buy the Acer FA100 for 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 the wrong buy for anyone wanting PCIe 4.0 speeds, since this drive tops out at 3300 MB/s reads.
What Acer FA100 and ADATA Ultimate SU630 have in common
Everything else lines up. Drive type and nand layers read the same on both, so those are not worth weighing.
Specs and benchmarks
Speed Score
- Acer FA100
- 6.4/10Best
- ADATA Ultimate SU630
- 2.9/10-55%
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 Ultimate SU630
- ADATA
Model Number
- Acer FA100
- Acer FA100 (Micron B27B)
- ADATA Ultimate SU630
- ADATA Ultimate SU630 (SM2259XT + SpecTek N18A)
Series
- Acer FA100
- FA100
- ADATA Ultimate SU630
- Ultimate SU630
Drive Type
- Acer FA100
- Internal
- ADATA Ultimate SU630
- Internal
Bus Interface
- Acer FA100
- PCIe 3.0 x4
- ADATA Ultimate SU630
- SATA III
Form Factor
- Acer FA100
- M.2 2280
- ADATA Ultimate SU630
- 2.5-inch
Capacity
- Acer FA100
- 2000 GB-47%
- ADATA Ultimate SU630
- 3800 GBBest
Sequential Read
- Acer FA100
- 3300 MB/s
- ADATA Ultimate SU630
- 520 MB/s-84%
Sequential Write
- Acer FA100
- 2700 MB/s
- ADATA Ultimate SU630
- 450 MB/s-83%
Controller
- Acer FA100
- IG5216
- ADATA Ultimate SU630
- SM2259XT
Controller Vendor
- Acer FA100
- InnoGrit
- ADATA Ultimate SU630
- Silicon Motion
DRAM Cache
- Acer FA100
- DRAM-less (HMB)
- ADATA Ultimate SU630
- DRAM-less
NAND Type
- Acer FA100
- TLC
- ADATA Ultimate SU630
- QLC
NAND Vendor
- Acer FA100
- Micron
- ADATA Ultimate SU630
- SpecTek
NAND Layers
- Acer FA100
- 64
- ADATA Ultimate SU630
- 64
Which one should you pick?
Choose Acer FA100 if you want the higher speed score (6.4 vs 2.9), the higher sequential read (3300 MB/s vs 520 MB/s) and the higher sequential write (2700 MB/s vs 450 MB/s).
Choose ADATA Ultimate SU630 if you want the higher capacity (3800 GB vs 2000 GB).