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Acer FA100 vs Apacer AS2280Q4U: Comparison
Acer FA100 vs Apacer AS2280Q4U: the sequential write difference
On sequential write the spread is 61%, Acer FA100 2700 MB/s against Apacer AS2280Q4U 7000 MB/s, so Apacer AS2280Q4U takes it. Measured rather than claimed: in Speed Score the Apacer AS2280Q4U returns 8.4 against 6.4, a 24% lead. Add sequential read to that, 3300 MB/s on the Acer FA100 versus 7400 MB/s on the Apacer AS2280Q4U, and the pattern holds. Nand layers runs the same way, 64 on the Acer FA100 versus 176 on the Apacer AS2280Q4U, another win for Apacer AS2280Q4U. Bus interface is not the same on both, PCIe 3.0 x4 on the Acer FA100 versus PCIe 4.0 x4 on the Apacer AS2280Q4U. There is a split on dram cache as well, DRAM-less on the Acer FA100 versus DRAM on the Apacer AS2280Q4U. Controller is not the same on both, IG5216 on the Acer FA100 versus Phison E18 on the Apacer AS2280Q4U. Controller vendor is not the same on both, InnoGrit on the Acer FA100 versus Phison on the Apacer AS2280Q4U.
Which should you buy, Acer FA100 or Apacer AS2280Q4U?
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 the wrong buy 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, drive type and nand vendor are identical here.
Specs and benchmarks
Speed Score
- Acer FA100
- 6.4/10-24%
- Apacer AS2280Q4U
- 8.4/10Best
How fast this drive is, rated from its read and write speeds, cache and NAND type. 10 is the fastest.
Brand
- Acer FA100
- Acer
- Apacer AS2280Q4U
- Apacer
Model Number
- Acer FA100
- Acer FA100 (Micron B27B)
- Apacer AS2280Q4U
- Apacer AS2280Q4U (Phison E18 + Micron B47R)
Series
- Acer FA100
- FA100
- Apacer AS2280Q4U
- AS2280Q4U
Drive Type
- Acer FA100
- Internal
- Apacer AS2280Q4U
- Internal
Bus Interface
- Acer FA100
- PCIe 3.0 x4
- Apacer AS2280Q4U
- PCIe 4.0 x4
Form Factor
- Acer FA100
- M.2 2280
- Apacer AS2280Q4U
- M.2 2280
Capacity
- Acer FA100
- 2000 GB
- Apacer AS2280Q4U
- 2000 GB
Sequential Read
- Acer FA100
- 3300 MB/s-55%
- Apacer AS2280Q4U
- 7400 MB/s
Sequential Write
- Acer FA100
- 2700 MB/s-61%
- Apacer AS2280Q4U
- 7000 MB/s
Controller
- Acer FA100
- IG5216
- Apacer AS2280Q4U
- Phison E18
Controller Vendor
- Acer FA100
- InnoGrit
- Apacer AS2280Q4U
- Phison
DRAM Cache
- Acer FA100
- DRAM-less (HMB)
- Apacer AS2280Q4U
- DRAM
NAND Type
- Acer FA100
- TLC
- Apacer AS2280Q4U
- TLC
NAND Vendor
- Acer FA100
- Micron
- Apacer AS2280Q4U
- Micron
NAND Layers
- Acer FA100
- 64-64%
- Apacer AS2280Q4U
- 176
Which one should you pick?
Choose Acer FA100 if you want the higher capacity (2000 GB vs 2000 GB).
Choose Apacer AS2280Q4U if you want the higher speed score (8.4 vs 6.4), the higher sequential read (7400 MB/s vs 3300 MB/s) and the higher sequential write (7000 MB/s vs 2700 MB/s).