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Acer FA100 vs Anacomda i3: Comparison
Acer FA100 vs Anacomda i3: the sequential write difference
Sequential write is where these two genuinely part company, Acer FA100 2700 MB/s against Anacomda i3 2000 MB/s, a 26% lead for Acer FA100. Speed Score backs the spec sheet up. Acer FA100 scores 6.4 to 6.1, 5% clear. On sequential read there is little in it, 3300 MB/s on the Acer FA100 versus 3000 MB/s on the Anacomda i3. Add nand layers to that, 64 on the Acer FA100 versus 176 on the Anacomda i3, and the pattern holds. There is a split on dram cache as well, DRAM-less on the Acer FA100 versus DRAM-less with HMB on the Anacomda i3. Controller is not the same on both, IG5216 on the Acer FA100 versus MAP1202A-F1C on the Anacomda i3. There is a split on controller vendor as well, InnoGrit on the Acer FA100 versus Maxio on the Anacomda i3. There is a split on nand vendor as well, Micron on the Acer FA100 versus SK hynix on the Anacomda i3.
Acer FA100 vs Anacomda i3: which one fits your build
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 Anacomda i3 have in common
Everything else lines up. Capacity, bus interface, nand type, form factor and drive type read the same on both, so those are not worth weighing.
Specs and benchmarks
Speed Score
- Acer FA100
- 6.4/10Best
- Anacomda i3
- 6.1/10-5%
How fast this drive is, rated from its read and write speeds, cache and NAND type. 10 is the fastest.
Brand
- Acer FA100
- Acer
- Anacomda i3
- Anacomda
Model Number
- Acer FA100
- Acer FA100 (Micron B27B)
- Anacomda i3
- Anacomda i3 (MAP1202 + SK Hynix V7 512Gb)
Series
- Acer FA100
- FA100
- Anacomda i3
- i3
Drive Type
- Acer FA100
- Internal
- Anacomda i3
- Internal
Bus Interface
- Acer FA100
- PCIe 3.0 x4
- Anacomda i3
- PCIe 3.0 x4
Form Factor
- Acer FA100
- M.2 2280
- Anacomda i3
- M.2 2280
Capacity
- Acer FA100
- 2000 GB
- Anacomda i3
- 2000 GB
Sequential Read
- Acer FA100
- 3300 MB/s
- Anacomda i3
- 3000 MB/s-9%
Sequential Write
- Acer FA100
- 2700 MB/s
- Anacomda i3
- 2000 MB/s-26%
Controller
- Acer FA100
- IG5216
- Anacomda i3
- MAP1202A-F1C
Controller Vendor
- Acer FA100
- InnoGrit
- Anacomda i3
- Maxio
DRAM Cache
- Acer FA100
- DRAM-less (HMB)
- Anacomda i3
- DRAM-less with HMB
NAND Type
- Acer FA100
- TLC
- Anacomda i3
- TLC
NAND Vendor
- Acer FA100
- Micron
- Anacomda i3
- SK hynix
NAND Layers
- Acer FA100
- 64-64%
- Anacomda i3
- 176
Which one should you pick?
Choose Acer FA100 if you want the higher speed score (6.4 vs 6.1), the higher capacity (2000 GB vs 2000 GB) and the higher sequential read (3300 MB/s vs 3000 MB/s).
Choose Anacomda i3 if you want the higher NAND layers (176 vs 64).