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Acer FA100 vs Addlink A90: Comparison
Acer FA100 vs Addlink A90 sequential read compared
On sequential read the spread is 34%, Acer FA100 3300 MB/s against Addlink A90 5000 MB/s, so Addlink A90 takes it. Speed Score backs the spec sheet up. Addlink A90 scores 7.7 to 6.4, 17% clear. Sequential write runs the same way, 2700 MB/s on the Acer FA100 versus 4400 MB/s on the Addlink A90, another win for Addlink A90. They differ on bus interface too, PCIe 3.0 x4 on the Acer FA100 versus PCIe 4.0 x4, M.2 2280 on the Addlink A90. There is a split on dram cache as well, DRAM-less on the Acer FA100 versus 2048 MB on the Addlink A90. There is a split on controller as well, IG5216 on the Acer FA100 versus Phison E16 on the Addlink A90. Nand vendor is not the same on both, Micron on the Acer FA100 versus Toshiba 96-layer TLC on the Addlink A90.
Who each one is for
Buy the Acer FA100 for everyday laptops and desktops with a PCIe 3.0 M.2 slot. The same goes 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.
Where the two are identical
The common ground is wider than the gap: capacity, nand type, form factor and drive type are identical here.
Specs and benchmarks
Speed Score
- Acer FA100
- 6.4/10-17%
- Addlink A90
- 7.7/10Best
How fast this drive is, rated from its read and write speeds, cache and NAND type. 10 is the fastest.
Brand
- Acer FA100
- Acer
- Addlink A90
- Addlink
Model Number
- Acer FA100
- Acer FA100 (Micron B27B)
- Addlink A90
- Addlink A90
Series
- Acer FA100
- FA100
- Addlink A90
- A90
Drive Type
- Acer FA100
- Internal
- Addlink A90
- Internal
Bus Interface
- Acer FA100
- PCIe 3.0 x4
- Addlink A90
- PCIe 4.0 x4, M.2 2280
Form Factor
- Acer FA100
- M.2 2280
- Addlink A90
- M.2 2280
Capacity
- Acer FA100
- 2000 GB
- Addlink A90
- 2000 GB
Sequential Read
- Acer FA100
- 3300 MB/s-34%
- Addlink A90
- 5000 MB/s
Sequential Write
- Acer FA100
- 2700 MB/s-39%
- Addlink A90
- 4400 MB/s
Controller
- Acer FA100
- IG5216
- Addlink A90
- Phison E16
DRAM Cache
- Acer FA100
- DRAM-less (HMB)
- Addlink A90
- 2048 MB (2 TB model)
NAND Type
- Acer FA100
- TLC
- Addlink A90
- TLC
NAND Vendor
- Acer FA100
- Micron
- Addlink A90
- Toshiba 96-layer TLC
Which one should you pick?
Choose Acer FA100 if you want the higher capacity (2000 GB vs 2000 GB).
Choose Addlink A90 if you want the higher speed score (7.7 vs 6.4), the higher sequential read (5000 MB/s vs 3300 MB/s) and the higher sequential write (4400 MB/s vs 2700 MB/s).