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Acer FA100 vs Addlink A93: Comparison
Acer FA100 vs Addlink A93: the sequential read difference
Start with sequential read, because it is the widest measured gap between them: Acer FA100 3300 MB/s against Addlink A93 7400 MB/s, 55% in favour of Addlink A93. Speed Score backs the spec sheet up. Addlink A93 scores 7.7 to 6.4, 17% clear. Addlink A93 also leads on sequential write, 2700 MB/s on the Acer FA100 versus 6500 MB/s on the Addlink A93. Addlink A93 also leads on nand layers, 64 on the Acer FA100 versus 232 on the Addlink A93. They differ on bus interface too, PCIe 3.0 x4 on the Acer FA100 versus PCIe 4.0 x4 on the Addlink A93. There is a split on controller as well, IG5216 on the Acer FA100 versus MAP1602A on the Addlink A93. They differ on controller vendor too, InnoGrit on the Acer FA100 versus Maxio on the Addlink A93. Nand vendor is not the same on both, Micron on the Acer FA100 versus YMTC on the Addlink A93.
Which should you buy, Acer FA100 or Addlink A93?
The Acer FA100 suits everyday laptops and desktops with a PCIe 3.0 M.2 slot. It also earns its place with 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 Addlink A93 have in common
The common ground is wider than the gap: capacity, nand type, dram cache, form factor and drive type are identical here.
Specs and benchmarks
Speed Score
- Acer FA100
- 6.4/10-17%
- Addlink A93
- 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 A93
- Addlink
Model Number
- Acer FA100
- Acer FA100 (Micron B27B)
- Addlink A93
- Addlink A93
Series
- Acer FA100
- FA100
- Addlink A93
- A93
Drive Type
- Acer FA100
- Internal
- Addlink A93
- Internal
Bus Interface
- Acer FA100
- PCIe 3.0 x4
- Addlink A93
- PCIe 4.0 x4
Form Factor
- Acer FA100
- M.2 2280
- Addlink A93
- M.2 2280
Capacity
- Acer FA100
- 2000 GB
- Addlink A93
- 2000 GB
Sequential Read
- Acer FA100
- 3300 MB/s-55%
- Addlink A93
- 7400 MB/s
Sequential Write
- Acer FA100
- 2700 MB/s-58%
- Addlink A93
- 6500 MB/s
Controller
- Acer FA100
- IG5216
- Addlink A93
- MAP1602A
Controller Vendor
- Acer FA100
- InnoGrit
- Addlink A93
- Maxio
DRAM Cache
- Acer FA100
- DRAM-less (HMB)
- Addlink A93
- DRAM-less (HMB)
NAND Type
- Acer FA100
- TLC
- Addlink A93
- TLC
NAND Vendor
- Acer FA100
- Micron
- Addlink A93
- YMTC
NAND Layers
- Acer FA100
- 64-72%
- Addlink A93
- 232
Which one should you pick?
Choose Acer FA100 if you want the higher capacity (2000 GB vs 2000 GB).
Choose Addlink A93 if you want the higher speed score (7.7 vs 6.4), the higher sequential read (7400 MB/s vs 3300 MB/s) and the higher sequential write (6500 MB/s vs 2700 MB/s).