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Acer FA100 vs Biwin M560: Comparison
Acer FA100 vs Biwin M560 sequential read compared
The gap that matters here is sequential read: Acer FA100 3300 MB/s against Biwin M560 11000 MB/s, which puts Biwin M560 70% ahead. Measured rather than claimed: in Speed Score the Biwin M560 returns 8.5 against 6.4, a 25% lead. Biwin M560 also leads on sequential write, 2700 MB/s on the Acer FA100 versus 10000 MB/s on the Biwin M560. Biwin M560 also leads on nand layers, 64 on the Acer FA100 versus 218 on the Biwin M560. There is a split on bus interface as well, PCIe 3.0 x4 on the Acer FA100 versus PCIe 5.0 x4 on the Biwin M560. They differ on dram cache too, DRAM-less on the Acer FA100 versus DRAM-less with HMB on the Biwin M560. There is a split on controller as well, IG5216 on the Acer FA100 versus SM2504XT on the Biwin M560. Controller vendor is not the same on both, InnoGrit on the Acer FA100 versus Silicon Motion on the Biwin M560. They differ on nand vendor too, Micron on the Acer FA100 versus Kioxia on the Biwin M560.
Who each one is for
The Acer FA100 suits 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. Avoid it for anyone wanting PCIe 4.0 speeds, since this drive tops out at 3300 MB/s reads.
Where the two are identical
Where they agree, they agree completely, capacity, nand type, form factor and drive type included, so the decision does not turn on any of those.
Specs and benchmarks
Speed Score
- Acer FA100
- 6.4/10-25%
- Biwin M560
- 8.5/10Best
How fast this drive is, rated from its read and write speeds, cache and NAND type. 10 is the fastest.
Brand
- Acer FA100
- Acer
- Biwin M560
- Biwin
Model Number
- Acer FA100
- Acer FA100 (Micron B27B)
- Biwin M560
- Biwin M560
Series
- Acer FA100
- FA100
- Biwin M560
- M560
Drive Type
- Acer FA100
- Internal
- Biwin M560
- Internal
Bus Interface
- Acer FA100
- PCIe 3.0 x4
- Biwin M560
- PCIe 5.0 x4
Form Factor
- Acer FA100
- M.2 2280
- Biwin M560
- M.2 2280
Capacity
- Acer FA100
- 2000 GB
- Biwin M560
- 2000 GB
Sequential Read
- Acer FA100
- 3300 MB/s-70%
- Biwin M560
- 11000 MB/s
Sequential Write
- Acer FA100
- 2700 MB/s-73%
- Biwin M560
- 10000 MB/s
Controller
- Acer FA100
- IG5216
- Biwin M560
- SM2504XT
Controller Vendor
- Acer FA100
- InnoGrit
- Biwin M560
- Silicon Motion
DRAM Cache
- Acer FA100
- DRAM-less (HMB)
- Biwin M560
- DRAM-less with HMB
NAND Type
- Acer FA100
- TLC
- Biwin M560
- TLC
NAND Vendor
- Acer FA100
- Micron
- Biwin M560
- Kioxia
NAND Layers
- Acer FA100
- 64-71%
- Biwin M560
- 218
Which one should you pick?
Choose Acer FA100 if you want the higher capacity (2000 GB vs 2000 GB).
Choose Biwin M560 if you want the higher speed score (8.5 vs 6.4), the higher sequential read (11000 MB/s vs 3300 MB/s) and the higher sequential write (10000 MB/s vs 2700 MB/s).